The 2012 English language Aurora Awards final ballot (for works and activities in 201) has been announced. Voting will run from 16 April to 23 July. Winners will be announced at When Words Collide (Canvention 32) in Calgary, Alberta, 10-12 August.
The nominees are:
Best Novel:
Enter Night by Michael Rowe (ChiZine Publications)
Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism by David Nickle (ChiZine Publications)
Napier’s Bones by Derryl Murphy (ChiZine Publications)
The Pattern Scars by Caitlin Sweet (ChiZine Publications)
Technicolor Ultra Mall by Ryan Oakley (EDGE)
WWW: Wonder by Robert J. Sawyer (Penguin Canada)
Best Short Fiction:
“The Legend of Gluck” by Marie Bilodeau (When the Hero Comes Home, Dragon Moon Press)
“The Needle’s Eye” by Suzanne Church (Chilling Tales: Evil Did I Dwell; Lewd Did I Live, EDGE)
“One Horrible Day” by Randy McCharles (The 2nd Circle, The 10th Circle Project)
“Turning It Off” by Susan Forest (Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December)
“To Live and Die in Gibbontown” by Derek Künsken (Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November)
Best Poem / Song:
“A Good Catch” by Colleen Anderson (Polu Texni, April)
“Ode to the Mongolian Death Worm” by Sandra Kasturi (ChiZine, Supergod Mega-Issue, Volume 47)
“Skeleton Leaves” by Helen Marshall (Kelp Queen Press)
“Skeleton Woman” by Heather Dale and Ben Deschamps (Fairytale, CD)
“Zombie Bees of Winnipeg” by Carolyn Clink (ChiZine, Supergod Mega-Issue, Volume 47)
Best Graphic Novel:
Goblins (webcomic) created by Tarol Hunt
Imagination Manifesto, Book 2 by GMB Chomichuk, James Rewucki and John Toone (Alchemical Press)
Weregeek (webcomic) created by Alina Pete
Best Related Work:
Fairytale (CD) by Heather Dale
The First Circle: Volume One of the Tenth Circle Project, edited by Eileen Bell and Ryan McFadden
Neo-Opsis edited by Karl Johanson
On Spec, published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society
Tesseracts Fifteen: A Case of Quite Curious Tales edited by Julie Czerneda and Susan MacGregor (EDGE)
Best Artist (Professional and Amateur Nominations):
Janice Blaine
Costi Gurgu
Erik Mohr
Dan O’Driscoll
Martin Springett
Best Fan Publication:
BCSFAzine edited by Felicity Walker
Bourbon and Eggnog by Eileen Bell, Ryan McFadden, Billie Milholland and Randy McCharles (10th Circle Project)
In Places Between: The Robin Herrington Memorial Short Story Contest book edited by Reneé Bennett
Sol Rising edited by Michael Matheson
Space Cadet edited by R. Graeme Cameron
Best Fan Filk:
Stone Dragons (Tom and Sue Jeffers), concert at FilKONtario
Phil Mills, Body of Song-Writing Work including FAWM and 50/90
Cindy Turner, Interfilk concert at OVFF
Best Fan Organization:
Andrew Gurudata, chair of the Constellation Awards committee
Peter Halasz, administrator of the Sunburst Awards
Helen Marshall and Sandra Kasturi, chairs of the Chiaroscuro Reading Series (Toronto)
Randy McCharles, founder and chair of When Words Collide (Calgary)
Alex von Thorn, chair of SFContario 2 (Toronto)
Rose Wilson, for organizing the Art Show at V-Con (Vancouver)
Best Fan Other:
Lloyd Penney, letters of comment
Peter Watts, “Reality: The Ultimate Mythology” lecture, Toronto SpecFic Colloquium
Taral Wayne, Canadian Fanzine Fanac Awards art