[Canvention 31] 2011 – awarded at SFContario 2(Toronto, November 18–20, 2011)
Best English Novel: WWW: Watch, RobertJ. Sawyer (Penguin Canada)
Best English Short Story: “The Burdenof Fire”, Hayden Trenholm (Neo-Opsis #19)
Best English Poem / Song: “The ABCs of the End of the World”, Carolyn Clink (A Verdant Green)
Best English Graphic Novel: Goblins, Tarol Hunt (<goblinscomic.com>)
Best English Related Work: The Dragon and the Stars, Derwin Mak & Eric Choi, eds. (DAW)
Best Artist (Professional &Amateur): Erik Mohr, cover art for ChiZine Publications
Best Fan Publications: No award will begiven out in this category due to insufficient eligible nominees
Best Fan Filk: Dave Clement and Tom Jeffers of Dandelion Wine for “Face on Mars” CD
Best Fan Organizational: Helen Marshall and Sandra Kasturi, chairs of Toronto SpecFic Colloquium
Best Fan Other: John and Linda Ross Mansfield, conception of the Aurora nominee pins
[Canvention 30] 2010 – awarded at Keycon 27 (Winnipeg, May 21–24, 2010)
Best Novel (English): Wake, Robert J.Sawyer (Penguin Canada)
Meilleur Roman (français): Suprématie,Laurent McAllister (Bragelonne)
Best Short Form Work (English): “Pawns Dreaming of Roses”, Eileen Bell, Women of the Apocalypse (Absolute Xpress)
Meilleure Nouvelle (français): «Orsblancs», Alain Bergeron (Solaris 171)
Best Other Work (English): Women of theApocalypse, The Apocalyptic Four, ed. (Absolute Xpress)
Meilleur Ouvrage Autre (français):Revue, Joel Champetier, réd., Solaris
Artistic Achievement: Dan O’Driscoll,cover of Steel Whispers (Bundoran Press)
Fan (Fanzine): Richard Graeme Cameron,WCSFAZine
Fan (Organizational): David Hayman,organization Filk Hall of Fame
Fan (Other): Ray Badgerow, astronomy lecture at USS Hudson Bay
[Canvention 29] 2009 – awarded at Anticipation[Worldcon] (Montreal, August 6–10, 2009)
Long Form Work (English): Marseguro,Edward Willett (DAW)
Meilleur Livre (français): Les ventsde Tammerlan, Michèle Laframboise (Éditions Médiaspaul)
Short Form Work (English): “Ringing in the Changes in Okotoks, Alberta”, Randy McCharles (TesseractsTwelve)
Meilleure Nouvelle (français): «LeDôme de Saint-Macaire», Jean-Louis Trudel (Solaris 167)
Best Other Work (English): Neo-Opsis,Karl Johanson, ed. Meilleur Ouvrage Autre (français): Solaris, JoëlChampetier, réd.
Artistic Achievement: Lar deSouza(Looking for Group, online comic)
Fan (Fanzine): The Original Universe,Jeff Boman, ed.
Fan (Organizational): Randy McCharles(chair, World Fantasy 2008)
Fan (Other): Joan Sherman (organizer,Heather Dale concert)
[Canvention 28] 2008 – awarded at Keycon 25(Winnipeg, May 16–19, 2008)
Long Form Work (English): The New Moon’s Arms, Nalo Hopkinson (Warner)
Meilleur Livre (français): Cimetiéredu musée, Diane Boudreau (du Phoenix)
Short Form Work (English): “Like Water in the Desert”, Hayden Trenholm (Challenging Destiny #24)
Meilleure Nouvelle (français): «Surla plage des épaves», Laurent MacAllister (Solaris 164)
Work in English (Other): Under Cover of Darkness, Julie E. Czerneda & Jana Paniccia, eds. (DAW)
Meilleur Ouvrage Français (Autre): pasde prix
Artistic Achievement: Lar deSouza, OnSpec Winter 2007, Parsec Spring/Summer 2007
Fan (Fanzine): no award/ pas de prix
Fan (Organizational): Penny Lipman,masquerades
Fan (Other): Paul Bobbit, ed., The Voyageur
[Canvention 27] 2007 – awarded at VCON32(Vancouver, Oct 19-21, 2007)
Long Form (English): Children of Chaos,Dave Duncan (Tor Books)
Meilleur Livre (français): Reine deMémoire 4: La Princesse de Vengeance, Elisabeth Vonarburg (Alire)
Short Form (English): “Biding Time”,Robert J. Sawyer (Slipstreams, DAW)
Meilleure Nouvelle (français): «Leregard du trilobite», Mario Tessier (Solaris 159)
English (Other): Neo-Opsis ScienceFiction Magazine, Karl Johanson, ed.
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): «Auxorigines des petits hommes verts», Jean-Louis Trudel (Solaris 160)
Artistic Achievement: Martin Springett
Fanzine: Brins d’Éternité,Guillaume Voisine, réd.
Fan (Organizational): Cathy Palmer-Lister (Con*Cept)
Fan (Other): Fractale-Framboise, ÉricGauthier, Christian Sauvé, Laurine Spehner [blogue/blog]
[Canvention 26] 2006 – awarded at TT20 (Toronto,July 7–9, 2006)
Long Form (English): Cagebird, KarinLowachee (Warner Aspect)
Meilleur Livre: Alégracia et leSerpent d’Argent, Dominic Bellavance (Les Six Brumes)
Short Form (English):“Transubstantiation”, Derwin Mak (Northwest Passages: A CascadianAnthology, Windstorm Creative)
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Montréal: troisuchronies», Alain Ducharme (Solaris 155)
English (Other): Tesseracts Nine: NewCanadian Speculative Fiction, Nalo Hopkinson and Geoff Ryman, eds.(Edge Publishing)
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, JoëlChampetier, réd. (www.revue-solaris.com)
Artistic Achievement: Lar deSouza
Fanzine: The Royal Swiss Navy Gazette,Garth Spencer, ed.
Fan (Organizational): Barbara Schofield(TT masquerade)
Fan (Other): Urban Tapestry,filksinging [www.urbantapestry.org]
[Canvention 25] 2005 – awarded at 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.)
Long Form (English): Wolf Pack, Edo vanBelkom (Tundra Books)
Meilleur Livre: Les Mémoires de l’Arc,Michèle Laframboise (Médiaspaul)
Short Form (English): “When theMorning Stars Sang Together”, Isaac Szpindel (ReVisions, DAW)
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Ceux qui necomptent pas», Michèle Laframboise (Solaris 149)
English (Other): Relativity: Essays and Stories, Robert J. Sawyer (ISFiC Press)
Artistic Achievement: Martin Springett
Fanzine: Opuntia, Dale Speirs, ed.
Fan (Organizational): Brian Upward(IDIC)
Fan (Other): Karen Linsley, filksinging
[Canvention 24] 2004 – awarded at Boréal (Montréal, October 29–31, 2004)
Long Form (English): Blind Lake, RobertCharles Wilson (Tor)
Meilleur Livre: Phaos, Alain Bergeron(Alire)
Short Form (English): “Scream Angel”,Douglas Smith (Low Port, Meisha Merlin)
Meilleure Nouvelle: «La Course deKathryn», Élisabeth Vonarburg (Le Jeu des coquilles de Nautilus,Alire)
English (Other): Julie E. Czerneda,editing Space Inc
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, JoëlChampetier, réd. (Les Publications bénévoles des littératures del’imaginaire du Québec)
Artistic Achievement: Jean-PierreNormand
Fanzine: Made in Canada Newsletter, DonBassie, ed. [webzine]
Fan (Organizational): Martin Miller(Torcon 3 & TT17 masquerades)
Fan (Other): Eric Layman, fanwriting/écriture fanique
[Canvention 23] 2003 – awarded at 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.)
Long Form (English): Permanence, KarlSchroeder (Tor)
Meilleur Livre: Le Revenant deFomalhaut, Jean-Louis Trudel (Médiaspaul)
Short Form (English): «Ineluctable”,Robert J. Sawyer (Analog November 2002)
Meilleure Nouvelle: «La Guerre sanstemps», Sylvie Bérard (Solaris 143)
English (Other): Edo van Belkom,editing Be VERY Afraid! (Tundra Books)
Artistic Achievement: Mel Vavaroutsos
Fanzine: Made in Canada Newsletter, DonBassie, ed. [webzine]
Fan (Organizational): Georgina Miles(Toronto Trek 16)
Fan (Other): Jason Taniguchi, one-manSF parody shows / presentations individuelles de parodies SF
[Canvention 22] 2002 – awarded at Con-Version 19(Calgary, August 9-11)
Long Form (English): In the Company of Others, Julie E. Czerneda (DAW)
Meilleur Livre: Les Transfigurés du Centaure, Jean-Louis Trudel (Médiaspaul)
Short Form (English): “Left Foot on a Blind Man”, Julie E. Czerneda (Silicon Dreams, DAW)
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Souvenirs delumière», Daniel Sernine (Solaris 138)
English (Other): “Underwater Nightmare”, Isaac Szpindel (Rescue Heroes Cycle II, Episode 17a,air-date August 2001) [TVscreenplay]
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, Joël Champetier, réd. (Les Compagnons à temps perdu) 49
Artistic Achievement: James Beveridge
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, fanwriting/écriture fanique
[Canvention 21] 2001 – awarded at VCON 26(Burnaby, May 4-6)
Long Form (English): The Snow Queen,Eileen Kernaghan (Thistledown Press)
Meilleur Livre: Demain, les étoiles,Jean-Louis Trudel (Pierre Tisseyre)
Short Form (English): “Surrendering the Blade”, Marcie Tentchoff (The Doom of Camelot, Green Knight Publishing) [poem]
Meilleure Nouvelle: «La Danse desesprits», Douglas Smith (Solaris 134) [traducteur: Benoît Domis]
English (Other): Science Fiction: ThePlay, David Widdicombe [play]
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, Joël Champetier, réd. (Les Compagnons à temps perdu)
Artistic Achievement: Jean-Pierre Normand
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
[Canvention 20] 2000 – awarded at Toronto Trek14 (Toronto, July 14-16)
Long Form (English): Flashforward,Robert J. Sawyer (Tor)
Meilleur Livre: Samiva de Frée,Francine Pelletier (Alire)
Short Form (English): “Stream of Consciousness”, Robert J. Sawyer (Packing Fraction, Trifolium)
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Souvenirs du Saudade Express», Éric Gauthier (Solaris 131)
English (Other): Northern Frights 5,Don Hutchison, ed. (Mosaic Press)
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, Joël Champetier, réd. (Les Compagnons à temps perdu)
Artistic Achievement: Larry Stewart
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)
[Canvention 19] 1999 – awarded at inCONsequential II (Fredericton, Oct 15-17)
(Because of a tie in the French (Other ) category, 11 awards were presented.)
Long Form (English): Darwinia, RobertCharles Wilson (Tor)
Meilleur Livre: Corps-machines et rêves d’anges, Alain Bergeron (Vents d’Ouest)
Short Form (English): “Hockey’s Night in Canada”, Edo van Belkom (Arrowdreams)
Meilleure Nouvelle: «La Demoisellesous la lune», Guy Sirois (Fantasy, Fleuve Noir)
English (Other): Arrowdreams: AnAnthology of Alternate Canadas, Mark Shainblum & John Dupuis,eds. (Nuage Editions) (anthology)
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): «L’entreprisede Frankenstein», John Dupuis (Solaris 126) (égalité/tie)
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Jean-LouisTrudel, critiques (Solaris 124–127) (égalité/tie)
Artistic Achievement: Jean-PierreNormand
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 muséeNepean)
[Canvention 18] 1998 – awarded at Con*Cept(Montréal, Oct 4-6)
Long Form (English): Black Wine, Candas Jane Dorsey
Meilleur Livre: L’Odyssée duPénélope, Jean-Pierre Guillet
Short Form (English): “Three Hearingson the Existence of Snakes in the Human Blood Stream”, James Alan Gardner
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Une lettre de mamère», Yves Meynard
English (Other): Northern Frights 4,Don Hutchison, ed.
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris,Hugues Morin, réd. (Les Compagnons à temps perdu)
Artistic Achievement: Jean-PierreNormand
Fanzine: Warp Factor, Chris Chartier,ed.
Fan (Organizational): Peter Halasz (TheNational SF & Fantasy Society / La Societé Nationale de la S-Fet du Fantastique)
Fan (Other): Larry Stewart (entertainer/ personnalité amuseur)
[Canvention 17] 1997 – awarded at PRIMEDIA(Markham, October 31–November 2)
Long Form (English): Starplex, Robert J. Sawyer
Meilleur Livre: La Rose du désert,Yves Meynard
Short Form (English): “Peking Man”,Robert J. Sawyer
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Lamente-toi,Sagesse!», Jean-Louis Trudel
English (Other): On Spec, The CopperPig Writers’ Society
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, LesCompagnons à temps perdu
Artistic Achievement: Jean-PierreNormand
Fanzine: Sol Rising, Theresa Wojtasiewicz
Fan (Organizational): Yvonne Penney, SFSaturday
Fan (Other): Lloyd Penney(fan-writing/écriture fanique)
[Canvention 16] 1996 – awarded at Con-VersionXIII (Calgary, July 19–21)
Long Form (English): The Terminal Experiment, Robert J. Sawyer
Meilleur Livre: Les Voyageurs malgréeux, Élisabeth Vonarburg
Short Form (English): “The Perseids”,Robert Charles Wilson
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Équinoxe», YvesMeynard
English (Other): ReBoot, BLTProductions
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Artistic Achievement: Jean-PierreNormand
Fanzine: Under the Ozone Hole, KarlJohanson & John Herbert
Fan (Organizational): Jean-LouisTrudel, SFSF Boréal et Prix Boréal
Fan (Other): Larry Stewart, entertainer/ personnalité amuseur
[Canvention 15] 1995 – awarded at Can-Con ‘95(Ottawa, May 12–14)
(Because of a tie in the French ShortForm category, 11 awards were presented.)
Long Form (English): Virtual Light,William Gibson
Meilleur Livre: La Mémoire du lac,Joël Champetier
Short Form (English): “The Fragranceof Orchids”, Sally McBride
Meilleure Nouvelle: «L’Homme quifouillait la lumière», Alain Bergeron (égalité/tie)
Meilleure Nouvelle: «L’Envoyé»,Yves Meynard (égalité/tie)
English (Other): On Spec, Copper PigWriters’ Society
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, LesCompagnons à temps perdu
Artistic Achievement: Tim Hammell
Fanzine: Under the Ozone Hole, KarlJohanson & John Herbert
Fan (Organizational): Cath Jackel,NonCon & On Spec
Fan (Other): Catherine Donahue Girczyc,Ether Patrol radio show host / Ether Patrol animatrice radio
[Canvention 14] 1994 – awarded by SF Canada(Winnipeg, September 1–5)
(This is the first Canvention not to behosted by a SF convention. Awards & business meeting were held at ConAdian (the World SF Convention) in Winnipeg. SF Canada was the host.)
Long Form (English): Nobody’s Son,Sean Stewart
Meilleur Livre: Chronoreg, DanielSernine
Short Form (English): “Just Like OldTimes”, Robert J. Sawyer
Meilleure Nouvelle: «La Merveilleusemachine de Johann Havel», Yves Meynard
English (Other): Prisoners of Gravity,TVOntario
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Les 42,210univers de la science-fiction, Guy Bouchard
Artistic Achievement: Robert Pasternak
Fanzine: Under the Ozone Hole, KarlJohanson & John Herbert
Fan (Organizational): Lloyd Penney, AdAstra
Fan (Other): Jean-Louis Trudel,promotion of Canadian SF / promotion de la SF canadienne
[Canvention 13] 1993 – awarded at Wolfcon 6(Wolfville, March 12–14)
Long Form (English): Passion Play, SeanStewart
Meilleur Livre: Chroniques du Pays desMères, Élisabeth Vonarburg
Short Form (English): “The Toy Mill”,David Nickle & Karl Schroeder
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Base denégociation», Jean Dion (Solaris 101)
English (Other): Tesseracts 4, LornaToolis & Michael Skeet (anthology)
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, JoëlChampetier, réd. (Les Compagnons à temps perdu)
Artistic Achievement: Lynne TaylorFahnestalk
Fanzine: Under the Ozone Hole, KarlJohanson & John Herbert
Fan (Organizational): AdamCharlesworth, NonCon 15
Fan (Other): Louise Hypher, SF2 show
[Canvention 12] 1992 – awarded at Wilfcon 8(Waterloo, June 27–28)
(The award design used in 1991 &1992 is accepted as the official Aurora design. Because of a tie in the English Short Form category, 11 awards were presented.)
Long Form (English): Golden Fleece,Robert J. Sawyer
Meilleur Livre: Ailleurs et au Japon,Élisabeth Vonarburg
Short Form (English): “BreakingBall”, Michael Skeet (tie/égalité)
Short Form (English): “A Niche»,Peter Watts (tie/égalité)
Meilleure Nouvelle: «L’Enfant desmondes assoupis», Yves Meynard
English (Other): Prisoners of Gravity,TVOntario
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Artistic Achievement: Martin Springett
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
[Canvention 11] 1991 – awarded at ConText ‘91(Edmonton, June 7–9)
(Number of awards expands from 9 to 10,with the addition of Artistic Achievement.)
Long Form (English): Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay
Meilleur Livre: Histoire de laPrincesse et du Dragon, Élisabeth Vonarburg
Short Form (English): “MuffinExplains Teleology to the World at Large”, James Alan Gardner
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Ici, des tigres»,Élisabeth Vonarburg
English (Other): On Spec, Copper PigWriters’ Society
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): Solaris, LesCompagnons à temps perdu
Artistic Achievement: Lynne TaylorFahnestalk
Fanzine: Neology, Catherine Girczyc,ed.
Fan (Organizational): Dave Panchyk,President of SSFS & chair of Conbine 0
Fan (Other): Al Betz, “Ask MrScience” column
[Canvention 10] 1990 – awarded at Con-Version 7(Calgary, July 20–22)
(The name “Aurora” was voted the official name for the award at the AGM. Last year the awards were called the Caspers.)
Long Form (English): West of January,Dave Duncan
Meilleur Livre: L’Oiseau de feu (TomeI), Jacques Brossard
Short Form (English): “Carpe Diem”,Eileen Kernaghan
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Cogito»,Élisabeth Vonarburg
English (Other): On Spec, Copper PigWriters’ Society
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): LucPomerleau, for editing Solaris
Fanzine: MLR, Michael Skeet, ed.
Fan (Organizational): The AlbertaSpeculative Fiction Association (TASFA)
Fan (Other): Robert Runté, forpromotion of Canadian SF writing
[Canvention 9] 1989 – awarded at PineKone 2(Ottawa, Oct 13–15)
(Number of awards expands from 3 to 9.English becomes Best Long Form, Best Short Form, and Other. French becomes Meilleur Livre,)
Meilleure Nouvelle, and MeilleurOuvrage (Autre). Fan becomes Fanzine. Fan (Organizational), and Fan(Other).
Long Form (English): Mona LisaOverdrive, William Gibson
Meilleur Livre: Temps mort, CharlesMontpetit
Short Form (English): “Sleeping in aBox”, Candas Jane Dorsey
Meilleure Nouvelle: «Survie sur Mars»,Joël Champetier
English (Other): Gerry Truscott, ed.,Porcépic/Tesseract Books
Meilleur Ouvrage (Autre): LucPomerleau, for editing Solaris
Fanzine: MLR, Michael Skeet, ed.
Fan (Organizational): Paul Valcour,PineKone I
Fan (Other): NCF Guide to Canadian SF &Fandom, 3rd edition, Robert Runté, editor/publisher
[Canvention 8] 1988 – awarded at Keycon 5(Winnipeg, May 20–22)
English: Jack the Giant Killer, Charlesde Lint
French: «Les crabes de Venus regardentvers le ciel», Alain Bergeron
Fan: MLR, Michael Skeet, ed.
[Canvention 7] 1987 – awarded at Ad Astra 7(Toronto, June 12–14)
English: The Wandering Fire, GuyGavriel Kay
French: «La Carte du Tendre»,Élisabeth Vonarburg
Fan: Élisabeth Vonarburg, forcontributions to Solaris
[Canvention 6] 1986 – awarded at VCON 14(Vancouver, May 23–25)
(First Canvention where the CSFFA Awardhas the nickname “Casper.” The number of awards increases from 1to 3 (English, French, and Fan).)
English: Judith Merril, lifetimeachievement in editing
French: «Yadjine et la mort», DanielSernine
Fan: Garth Spencer, for editing TheMaple Leaf Rag and dedication to Canadian fandom
[Canvention 5] 1985 – awarded at Halcon 8(Halifax, March 22–24)
Novel: Songs from the Drowned Land,Eileen Kernaghan
Canvention [4] 1983 – awarded at Maplecon 5(Ottawa, July 15–17)
Lifetime Contributions: Judith Merril,for lifetime contributions to the field
[Canvention 3] 1982 – awarded at NonCon 5(Edmonton, October 8–11)
(First Canvention to have a nationally distributed ballot.)
Novel: Judgement of Dragons, PhyllisGotlieb
Lifetime Contribution: Phyllis Gotlieb,for lifetime contributions to the field of Canadian SF & fantasy
[Canvention 2] 1981 – awarded at VCON 9(Vancouver, May 22–24)
Lifetime Contributions: Susan Wood, forlifetime contributions to the field, particularly as a critic &editor
[Canvention 1] 1980 – awarded at Halcon 3(Halifax, March 7–9)
Lifetime Achievement: A.E. Van Vogt