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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · 3d

Our eligibility submissions process is opening soon (November) for next year's Aurora Awards!

We are always looking for folks willing to help us verify eligibility.

If you are interested in helping out (the commitment is limited and has a set end date, please write to [email protected]

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Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · Aug 24

Just got my Aurora nominee pin from the @csffa.bsky.social. Honoured to have CEMETERY KIDS DON’T DIE recognized this year.

@danielirizarri.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social

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Y.M. Pang @ympang.bsky.social · Aug 23

Look what arrived in the mail! Aurora Awards in their natural habitat.

Thank you @csffa.bsky.social for these gorgeous trophies!

#auroraawards #sff #CanadianSFF #shortstories #poetry

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Aug 18

Full details about this year’s awards and how voting and nominations went got our statistics document in our 2025 Archive page, www.csffa.ca/aurora-archi...

2025 Aurora Awards – The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA)

www.csffa.ca

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Aug 18

Best Cover Art/Interior Illustration: Augur Magazine, Issue 7.1, cover art, Martine Nguyen
Best Fan Writing and Publication: SF&F Book Reviews, Robert Runté, Ottawa Review of Books
Best Fan Related Work: murmurstations, Sonia Urlando, Augur Society, podcast

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Aug 18

Best Poem/Song “Cthulhu on the Shores of Osaka“, Y.M. Pang, Invitation: A One-shot Anthology of Speculative Fiction
Best Related Work: Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Two,
Stephen Kotowych, editor, Ansible Press

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Aug 18

Best Short Story: “Blood and Desert Dreams“, Y.M. Pang, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue 408
Best Graphic Novel: Star Trek Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way, Ryan North, art by Chris Fenoglio, IDW Publishing

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Aug 18

The awards went to:

Best Novel: The Siege of Burning Grass, Premee Mohamed, Solaris
Best YA Novel: Heavenly Tyrant, Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books
Best Novelette/Novella: The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed, Tordotcom

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Aug 18

2025 Aurora Award Winners

We are pleased to announce (a little late) the winners of the 2025 Aurora Awards for excellence by Canadians in the fields of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. We want to congratulate all of this year’s nominees.

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Aug 7

We will have acceptance speeches by this year’s Hall of Fame inductees, and we will reveal who will take home this year’s Aurora Awards plus a few surprises.

Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Aug 7

Here are the links for this year’s awards ceremony. Sign-in so you can post your comments.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy2k...
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/10951...
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/events/73589...

The 2025 Aurora Awards

YouTube video by Mark Leslie Lefebvre

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Aug 7

The 2025 Aurora Award Ceremony will begin at 5:00pm EDT on Sunday, August 10th. That’s Eastern time (Ontario and Quebec). Make sure you adjust your time if you live elsewhere. The ceremony is again hosted by Mark and Liz.
Links to livestream the ceremony will follow in the replies.

The 2025 Aurora Awards

YouTube video by Mark Leslie Lefebvre

www.youtube.com

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Jul 20

Voting for the 2025 Auroras is officially finished for the season! Stay tuned for the awards ceremony on Sunday Aug. 10, which will be live streamed on youtube and FB. Links to come.

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · Jul 19

LAST CHANCE to vote in the 2025 Aurora Awards!

If you're already a CSFFA member and haven't voted your favs yet, you STILL CAN until 11:59pm Eastern TONIGHT (Saturday, July 19)!

🔗 Link to vote www.csffa.ca

I hope you’ll consider Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 2 for Best Related Work

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Jul 19

Today is the FINAL DAY to vote in this year's Aurora Awards. There are 7.5 hours left to so, in fact! (The voting portal will close after 11:59 PM Eastern Time).

If you are one of our members and haven't already submitted your votes, please go do so before you forget!!

#AuroraAwards2025

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Jul 19

Well gee, thanks for doing that work Nick!

The Visual Presentation was 100% discontinued at that time, but I don't recall anywhere that it was announced. I'll ask the others and if there's something you can point to I'll reply back.

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Apr 15

The 2025 Aurora ballot is live! Check out the finalists for each category here: www.csffa.ca/awards-infor...

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · Apr 5

Last day to nominate for the Auroras.

Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Apr 4

Only 2 DAYS!!! left to get your nominations in for this year's Aurora Awards!

Nominations will close at 11:59 EDT on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Please take a look through our awesome lists of eligible works and submit your nominations through our member portal at www.csffa.ca

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Fiona Moore 🇨🇦 @drfionamoore.bsky.social · Apr 4

Also someone with four items on the BSFA Award shortlist, she says politely and quietly.

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Apr 4

p.s. did you know that 5 out of 6 Nebula novella finalists are also eligible for the Auroras?! Canadians are killing it this year!

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Apr 4

Only 2 DAYS!!! left to get your nominations in for this year's Aurora Awards!

Nominations will close at 11:59 EDT on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Please take a look through our awesome lists of eligible works and submit your nominations through our member portal at www.csffa.ca

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) – Home of the Prix Aurora Awards and CSFFA Hall of FameSearchToggle MenuFacebookToggle Menu CloseSearch

www.csffa.ca

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Mar 4

Nominations are OPEN!
CSFFA members can now submit their nominations for works done in 2024. Our nomination form closes at 11:59pm Eastern Time on April 5th.

Any questions or concerns, you can contact us here or on our website!

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Feb 25

Lastly, if you notice any errors or discrepancies on our eligibility lists, please reach out ASAP. We try to catch everything but only have so much bandwidth as a volunteer team, and an item or two does slip through the cracks from time to time.

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Feb 25

If I may offer a humble recommendation, bookmark the link below and use it to browse and find works you'd like to nominate for an Aurora! The [INFO] links will take you directly to the work in some categories, like short story, where they are available publicly online.

www.csffa.ca/awards-infor...

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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association @csffa.bsky.social · Feb 25

Thanks to everyone who submitted Canadian-authored works to our awards eligibility lists! The lists closed this past weekend and we are busy vetting the most recent entries before the Aurora Nominations period opens on March 1.

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