CSFFA, the Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association, announced the winners of this year’s Prix Aurora Awards (English) Saturday night at When Words Collide (Canvention 32) in Calgary, Alberta.
The winners are:
Best Novel: WWW: Wonder by Robert J. Sawyer (Penguin Canada)
Best Short Fiction: “The Needle’s Eye” by Suzanne Church (Chilling Tales: Evil Did I Dwell; Lewd I Did Live, Edge)
Best Poem / Song: “Skeleton Leaves” by Helen Marshall (Kelp Queen Press)
Best Graphic Novel: Goblins (webcomic) created by Tarol Hunt
Best Related Work: On Spec, published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society
Best Artist: Dan O’Driscoll
Best Fan Publication: Bourbon and Eggnog by Eileen Bell, Ryan McFadden, Billie Milholland and Randy McCharles (10th Circle Project)
Best Fan Filk: Phil Mills, Body of Song-Writing Work including FAWM and 50/90
Best Fan Organizational: Randy McCharles, founder and chair of When Words Collide (Calgary)
Best Fan Other: Peter Watts, “Reality: The Ultimate Mythology” lecture, Toronto SpecFic Colloquium
The win in the novel category is Sawyer’s third in a row, one for each volume in his WWW trilogy.
We detailed the nominees in this article.