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The Aurora Awards

Voting for the awards  closes at Midnight (end of day) EDT on October 17, 2015.

The awards will be presented at  SFContario 6 / Canvention 35 on the weekend of November 20-22, 2015.

Best Novel – English

Echopraxia by Peter Watts, Tor Books
The Future Falls
by Tanya Huff, DAW Books
My Real Children by Jo Walton, Tor Books
The Peripheral by William Gibson, Penguin Books
A Play of Shadow by Julie E. Czerneda, DAW Books

Best Young Adult Novel – English

Lockstep by Karl Schroeder, Tor Books
Mabel the Lovelorn Dwarf by Sherry Peters, Dwarvenamazon
Out of This World by Charles de Lint, Razorbill Canada
Rain by Amanda Sun, Harlequin TEEN
Twist of the Blade by Edward Willett, Coteau Books
Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong, Doubleday Canada
The Voices in Between by Charlene Challenger, Tightrope Books

Click here to see the rest of the ballot

If you are wondering what is in this year’s package go here.

To download the voter’s package log into your account and go here or go to the link on the Aurora Awards dropdown menu item on the main page.  You must be a paid member to access it, but it’s a steal @ 10$. Click here to join.

When you are ready to vote just log into your account, pay if you have not already done so, and then click here .

 

CSFFA Hall of Fame

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The male face represents the field of Fantasy with elements of Bacchus, Loki and the Green Man in the wild look and secretive, ironic smile. His helmet is the Knight’s helmet of Classical Fantasy. His wild face reminds us of not only the myths and legends that underlie all literature but also of dark fantasy and all of its eldritch children.
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The female face is timeless, a homage to the sub-genre of Time Travel. Her helmet is a retro space helmet, referencing the traditional role of Space in Science Fiction. The retro helmet is also a bow to the sub-genre of Steam Punk, a part of the growing field of Alternate History.

Have you nominated your choice for this year’s addition to the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association’s Hall of Fame?

http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/hall-of-fame/ 

The two back-to-back faces are in the spirit of Janus, Roman God of doorways, of decisions and of beginnings and endings. They look forward to the future, as much of Science Fiction always has, and back to the past, which is the home of most of Fantasy.