Post by RENECUS7 on May 27, 2005 3:09:45 GMT -6
Aurora Finalists Announced
The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association has anounced the 2005 finalists for the Prix Aurora Awards, honoring works by Canadian authors. A list of finalists follows.
Best Long-Form Work in English: Fallen Angel by Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Survival by Julie E. Czerneda, Radiant by James Alan Gardner, Black Brillion by Matthew Hughes, The Alchemist's Daughter by Eileen Kernaghan, Wolf Pack by Edo van Belkom
Best Long-Form Work in French: Terre des Autres by Sylvie Bérard, Les Mémoires de l'Arc by Michèle Laframboise, Les Jours de l`ombre by Francine Pelletier, Oniria by Patrick Senécal, Suzanne, ouvre-toi, by Yves Steinmetz
Best Short-Form Work in English: "The Smile on the Face" by Nalo Hopkinson, "The Forgotten Ones" by Karin Lowachee, "Mikeys" by Robert J. Sawyer, "Enlightenment" by Douglas Smith, "Jigsaw" by Douglas Smith, "When the Morning Stars Sang Together" by Isaac Szpindel, "The Luck of Willie Lumen" by Hayden Trenholm
Best Short-Form Work in French: "Galdana" by Richard Blanchette, "Anne de la Terre" by Mehdi Bouhalassa, "Ceux qui ne comptent pas" by Michèle Laframboise, "Poussière de diamant" by Mario Tessier
Best Work in English (Other): Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel for editing ReVisions; Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan for editing So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy; Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Karl Johanson, ed.; Odyssey: Tales From the Wonder Zone, Julie E. Czerneda, ed.; Relativity: Essays and Stories by Robert J. Sawyer
Best Work in French (Other): No award
Artistic Achievement: Lar deSouza, Stephanie Ann Johanson, Jean-Pierre Normand, Martin Springett, Ronn Sutton
Fan Achievement (Publication): MensuHell, Francis Hervieux, ed.; Opuntia, Dale Speirs, ed.
Fan Achievement (Organizational): Roy Miles (I.D.I.C.), Greg Cairns (VCON), Rebecca M. Senese (Space-Time Continuum), Joan Sherman (I.D.I.C.), Brian Upward (I.D.I.C.)
Fan Achievement (Other): Made in Canada by Don Bassie; Karen Linsley for filksinging; Bright Weaving CD by Martin Springett; Larry Stewart, entertainer; Urban Tapestry, filksinging
source: scifiwire2005