Prix canadien de science-fiction et de fantasy, les Aurora Awards ont annoncé leur sélection 2024.
On y reconnait quelques noms connus par ici : Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Nalo Hopkinson, ou Fonda Lee. A noter qu'il y a une catégorie "Hall of Fame". On y retrouve Kelley Armstrong, Gordon R. Dickson, Nalo Hopkinson, Charles R. Saunders, Karl Schroeder ou bien encore Jo Walton.
Verdict final le 11 août prochain.
Best Novel
Bad Cree, Jessica Johns, HarperCollins Canada
The Marigold, Andrew F. Sullivan, ECW Press
Moon of the Turning Leaves, Waubgeshig Rice, Random House Canada
Silver Nitrate, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey
The Valkyrie, Kate Heartfield, HarperVoyager
Best Young Adult Novel
The Crystal Key: The Dream Rider Saga, Book 2, Douglas Smith, Spiral Path Books
Flower and Thorn, Rati Mehrotra, Wednesday Books
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls, Cherie Dimaline, Tundra Books
The Grimmer, Naben Ruthnum, ECW Press
The Stars of Mount Quixx, S.M. Beiko, ECW Press
Best Novelette/Novella
Green Fuse Burning, Tiffany Morris, Stelliform Press
I AM AI, Ai Jiang, Shortwave Media
“The Most Strongest Obeah Woman of the World,” Nalo Hopkinson,
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror, Random House
Pluralities, Avi Silver, Atthis Arts
Untethered Sky, Fonda Lee, Tordotcom
Best Short Story
“At Every Door A Ghost,” Premee Mohamed, Communications Breakdown, MIT Press
“The Dust Bowl Café,” Justin Dill, Augur Magazine, Issue 6.1
“If I Should Fall Behind,” Douglas Smith, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sept/Oct Issue
“Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont,” P.A. Cornell, Fantasy Magazine, Issue 96
“Sink Your Sorrows to the Sea,” Chandra Fisher, Saltwater Sorrows, Tyche Books
Best Graphic Novel/Comic
Atana and the Firebird, Vivian Zhou, HarperCollins
A Call to Cthulhu, Norm Konyu, Titan Nova
Carson of Venus, Ronn Sutton (artist), Martin Powell (writer), and Maggie Lopez (colourist), webcomic
Cosmic Detective, Jeff Lemire and Matt Kindt, art by David Rubin, Image Comics
It Never Rains, Kari Maaren, webcomic
The Secret of the Ravens, written and illustrated by Joanna Cacao, with lettering by Kyla Aiko, Clarion Books
Wychwood, Ally Rom Colthoff, webcomic
Best Poem/Song
“As a, I want to, so I can,” Kelley Tai, Heartlines Spec, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2023
“Awakening,” Tiffany Morris, Nightmare Magazine, Issue 134
“Lying Flat,” Lynne Sargent, Strange Horizons, Issue 9 October 2023
“predictive text,” Dominik Parisien, Augur, Issue 6.1
“Scarecrow,” David Shultz, Polar Starlight, Issue 9
“A Siren’s Call, A Banshee’s Wail, A Grandmother’s Dream,” Ai Jiang, Uncanny Magazine, Issue Fifty-Four
Best Related Work
GAME ON!, Stephen Kotowych & Tony Pi, editors, Zombies Need Brains LLC
No One Will Come Back for Us and Other Stories, Premee Mohamed, Undertow Publications
On Spec Magazine, Diane L. Walton, Managing Editor, The Copper Pig Writers’ Society
Skin Thief: Stories, Suzan Palumbo, Neon Hemlock Press
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One, Stephen Kotowych, editor, Ansible Press
Best Cover Art/Interior Illustration
Augur Magazine, Issue 6.1, cover art, Lorna Antoniazzi
Endless Library – Fantasy, interior art, Marco Marin,
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One, Ansible Press
Green Fuse Burning, cover art, Chief Lady Bird, Stelliform Press
The Machines That Make Us, cover art, Brent Nichols, Tyche Books
The Passion of Ivan Rodriguez, cover art, Kayla Kowalyk, Tyche Books
Tales & Feathers Magazine, Issue 1, cover art, Jade Zhang
Best Fan Writing and Publication
Maria’s Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Short Fiction Roundup, Maria Haskins
Polar Borealis Magazine, Issues: 24, 25, 26, and 27, edited by R. Graeme Cameron
Polar Starlight Magazine, Issues: 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, edited by Rhea E. Rose
The Travelling TARDIS, Jennifer Desmarais, JenEric Designs
Young People Read Old SFF, edited by James Davis Nicoll, online
Best Fan Related Work
ephemera Reading Series, KT Bryski and Jen R. Albert, co-chairs, online
Scintillation 4, Jo Walton and René Walling, co-chairs, Montreal
Sip & Read / Sip & Social @ Librairie Saga Bookstore, Mathieu Lauzon-Dicso, bookstore owner
When Words Collide, Randy McCharles, chair, Calgary
The Worldshapers Podcast, Edward Willett, online
The CSFFA also recently announced this year’s nominees for the CSFFA Hall of Fame. Each year, three people are inducted—and this year’s trio will be chosen from the following nominees:
Kelley Armstrong
Clint Budd
Gordon R. Dickson
James Alan Gardner
Chris A. Hadfield
Nalo Hopkinson
Karl Johanson
James Davis Nicoll
Robert Priest
Hubert Rogers
Charles R. Saunders
Karl Schroeder
Diane L. Walton
Jo Walton
Michael James Walsh
Lynda Williams
La chronique de 16h16 !