FAN AWARDS (1986-2006)

[1] 1980 Halcon 3 (Halifax, Mar 7-9)

[2] 1981 VCon 9 (Vancouver, May 22-24)

[3] 1982 NonCon 5 (Edmonton, Oct 8-11)
First Canvention to have a nationally distributed ballot.

[4] 1983 Maplecon 5 (Ottawa, July 15-17)

[5] 1985 Halcon 8 (Halifax, Mar 22-24)

[6] 1986 VCON 14 (Vancouver, May 23-25)
First Canvention where the CSFFA Award had the nickname Casper. Number of awards were increased from 1 to 3 (English, French & Fan). 1986 was the first year that fan awards were presented in a Presentation Ceremony.
FAN Garth Spencer, for editing of The Maple Leaf Rag and dedication to Canadian fandom.

[7] 1987 Ad Astra 7 (Toronto, June 12-14)
FAN Élisabeth Vonarburg, for contributions to Solaris

[8] 1988 Keycon 5 (Winnipeg, May 20-22)
FAN The Maple Leaf Rag, Michael Skeet, ed.

[9] 1989 PineKone 2 (Ottawa, Oct 13-15)
Number of awards expanded from 3 to 9. English becomes Best Long Form, Best Short Form & Other. French becomes Meilleur livre, Meilleure nouvelle, & Meilleur ouvrage (autre). Fan becomes Fanzine. Fan (Organizational), & Fan (Other).
FANZINE The Maple Leaf Rag, Michael Skeet, ed.
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Paul Valcour, PineKone I
FAN (OTHER) NCF Guide to Canadian SF & Fandom, 3rd edition, Robert Runté, editor/publisher

[10] 1990 Con-Version 7 (Calgary, July 20-22)
The name Aurora becomes the official name for the award.
FANZINE The Maple Leaf Rag, Michael Skeet, ed.
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) The Alberta Speculative Fiction Association (TASFA)
FAN (OTHER) Robert Runté, for promotion of Canadian sf writing

[11] 1991 ConText'91 (Edmonton, June 7-9)
Number of awards expanded from 9 to 10. Artistic Achievement is added.
FANZINE Neology, Catherine Girczyc, ed.
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Dave Panchyk, President of SSFS & chair of Conbine
FAN (OTHER) Al Betz, "Ask Mr Science" column

[12] 1992 Wilfcon 8 (Waterloo, June 27-28)
Award design used in 1991 & 1992 accepted as the official Aurora design. Because of a tie in the English Short Form category, 11 awards were presented.
FANZINE SOL Rising, Larry Hancock, ed.
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL)John Mansfield, Winnipeg in '94 Worldcon Bid Committee Chairman
FAN (OTHER) David W. New, editing Horizons SF

[13] 1993 Wolfcon 6 (Wolfville, Mar 12-14)
FANZINE Under the Ozone Hole, Karl Johanson & John Herbert
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Adam Charlesworth, Noncon 15
FAN (OTHER) Louise Hypher, SF2 show

[14] 1994 SF Canada (Winnipeg, Sept 1-5)
This is the first Canvention not to be hosted by a sf convention. Awards & business meeting were held at ConAdian (the World SF convention) in Winnipeg. SF Canada was the host.
FANZINE Under the Ozone Hole, Karl Johanson & John Herbert
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Lloyd Penney, Ad Astra
FAN (OTHER) Jean-Louis Trudel, promotion of Canadian SF / promotion de la SF canadienne

[15] 1995 Can-Con'95 (Ottawa, May 12-14)
Because of a tie in the French Short Form category, 11 awards were presented.
FANZINE Under the Ozone Hole, Karl Johanson & John Herbert
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Cath Jackel, NonCon & On Spec
FAN (OTHER) Catherine Donahue Girczyc, Ether Patrol radio show host / Ether Patrol: animatrice radio

[16] 1996 Con-Version XIII (Calgary, July 19-21)
FANZINE Under the Ozone Hole, Karl Johanson & John Herbert
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Jean-Louis Trudel, SFSF Boréal et Prix Boréal
FAN (OTHER) Larry Stewart, entertainer / personnalité amuseur

[17] 1997 PRIMEDIA (Markham, Oct 31-Nov 2)
FANZINE Sol Rising, Theresa Wojtasiewicz
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Yvonne Penney, SF Saturday
FAN (OTHER) Lloyd Penney (fan-writing/écriture fanique)

[18] 1998 Con*Cept (Montréal, Oct 4-6)
FANZINE Warp Factor, Chris Chartier, ed.
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Peter Halasz (The National SF & Fantasy Society / La Societé Nationale de la S-F et du Fantastique)
FAN (OTHER) Larry Stewart (entertainer/personnalité amuseur)

[19] 1999 inCONsequential II (Fredericton, Oct 15-17)
Because of a tie in the French Other category, 11 awards were presented.
FANZINE Warp, Lynda Pelley, ed. (MonSFFA) (clubzine)
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Ann Methe (Con*cept 98)
FAN (OTHER) Janet L. Hetherington (Co-curator, 60 Years of Superman exhibit at Nepean Museum / Co-commissaire, exposition sur Superman au musée Nepean)

[20] 2000 TT2000 (Toronto, July 14-16)
FANZINE Voyageur, Karen Bennett, ed. (USS Hudson Bay / IDIC)
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Bernard Reischl (KAG/Kanada)
FAN (OTHER) Made in Canada, Don Bassie (website / site web)

[21] 2001 VCON 26 (Burnaby, May 4-6)
FANZINE Voyageur, Karen Bennett, ed. (USS Hudson Bay / IDIC)
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) R. Graeme Cameron (BCSFA president & VCON 25 chair)
FAN (OTHER) Donna McMahon, book reviews/ critiques de livres

[22] 2002 Con-Version 19 (Calgary, August 9-11)
FANZINE Voyageur, Karen Bennett & Sharon Lowachee, eds. (USS Hudson Bay / IDIC) (www.idic.ca)
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Peter Johnson (USS Hudson Bay / IDIC)
FAN (OTHER) Alex von Thorn, fan writing/écriture fanique

[23] 2003 Torcon 3 (Toronto, August 28-September 1)
Because of insufficient nominees the French Other category was not voted on, so only 9 awards were presented.
FANZINE Made in Canada Newsletter, Don Bassie, ed. [webzine]
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Georgina Miles (Toronto Trek 16)
FAN (OTHER) Jason Taniguchi, one-man SF parody shows / presentations individuelles de parodies SF

[24] 2004 Boréal (Montréal, October 29-31, 2004)
FANZINE Made in Canada Newsletter, Don Bassie, ed. [webzine]
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Martin Miller (Torcon 3 & TT17 masquerades)
FAN (OTHER) Eric Layman, fan writing/écriture fanique

[25] 2005 Westercon 58 "Due North" (Calgary, July 1-4, 2005)
Because of insufficient nominees the French Other category was not voted on, so only 9 awards were presented.
FANZINE Opuntia, Dale Speirs, ed.
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Brian Upward (I.D.I.C.)
FAN (OTHER) Karen Linsley, filksinging

[26] 2006 TT20 (Toronto, July 7-9, 2006)
FANZINE The Royal Swiss Navy Gazette, Garth Spencer, ed.
FAN (ORGANIZATIONAL) Barbara Schofield (TT Masquerade)
FAN (OTHER) Urban Tapestry, filksinging [www.urbantapestry.org]