The Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association has announced this year’s Aurora Award ballot for works done in 2017 by Canadians. We are very pleased to note that numerous SF Canada members are included in the ballot in various categories:
In Best Young Adult Novel, S.M. Beiko (Scion of the Fox)
In Best Poem/Song, Rhea Rose (Cruising Glaciers)
In Best Related Work, Spider Robinson(Compostela (Tesseracts 20)), Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law (The Sum of Us: Tales of the Bonded and Bound), and Lucas K. Law (Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy)
In Best Artist, Samantha M. Beiko (cover for Laksa Media)
In Best Fan Writing and Publications, Krista D. Ball (Reflections on Community and Gender in Canadian SFF), and Ron S. Friedman (Science literacy for Science Fiction Readers and Writers)
In Best Fan Organizational, Marie Bilodeau (executive, Can*Con), and Marie Bilodeau (co-chair, Chiaroscuro Reading Series)
In Best Fan Related Work, S.M. Beiko (Business BFFs podcast)
As well, various members are associated with other nominated projects and anthologies.
Voting has begun and will end on September 8, 2018. The awards ceremony will be held at VCON 42, October 5-7, 2018, in Richmond, BC (www.vcon.ca). If you would like to join CFFSA to be eligible to vote on the shortlisted nominees, you can do so at their website: www.prixaurorawards.ca.
Congratulations to all the finalists!