The finalists for the Aurora Award, celebrating the best in Canadian fiction (in both English and French), have been announced :

Best English Novel

Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer

by Robert J. Sawyer River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay

by Guy Gavriel Kay The Tattooed Witch by Susan MacGregor

by Susan MacGregor Tombstone Blues by Chadwick Ginther

by Chadwick Ginther A Turn of Light by Julie E. Czerneda

Best English YA (Young Adult) Novel

The Ehrich Weisz Chronicles: Demon Gate by Marty Chan

by Marty Chan Ink by Amanda Sun

by Amanda Sun The Lake and the Library by S.M. Beiko

by S.M. Beiko Out of Time by D.G. Laderoute

by D.G. Laderoute Resolve by Neil Godbout

by Neil Godbout The Rising by Kelley Armstrong

Best English Short Fiction

“A Bunny Hug for Karl” by Mike Rimar

“Angela and Her Three Wishes” by Eileen Bell

“The Awakening of Master March” by Randy McCharles

“Ghost in the Machine” by Ryan McFadden

“The Gift” by Susan Forest

“Green Man She Restless” by Billie Milholland

“Living Bargains” by Suzanne Church

Best English Poem/Song

“A City of Buried Rivers” by David Clink

“Awake” by Peter Storey

“The Collected Postcards of Billy the Kid” by Helen Marshall

“Lost” by Amal El-Mohtar

“Night Journey: West Coast” by Kernaghan, Eileen

“Turning the Leaves” by Amal El-Mohtar

Best English Graphic Novel

Looking for Group by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza

by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza Rock, Paper, Cynic by Peter Chiykowski

by Peter Chiykowski Weregeek by Alina Pete

by Alina Pete Wild Game: Sweet Tooth Vol. 6, by Jeff Lemire

Best English Related Work

The Puzzle Box by The Apocalyptic Four

by The Apocalyptic Four Urban Green Man edited by Adria Laycraft and Janice Blaine

edited by Adria Laycraft and Janice Blaine On Spec published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society

published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society Suzenyms by Susan MacGregor

by Susan MacGregor Imaginarium 2013: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing edited by Sandra Kasturi and Samantha Beiko

Best Artist

Erik Mohr, cover art for ChiZine Publications

Melissa Mary Duncan, illustrations and cover art

Dan O’Driscoll, covers for Bundoran Press and the SF Aurora banner

Apis Teicher, body of work

Tanya Montini, cover design for The Ehrich Weisz Chronicles: Demon Gate

Best Fan Publications

No award will be given out in this category in 2014 due to insufficient eligible nominees

Best Fan Music

Brooke Abbey for writing and publishing 12 songs

Debs & Errol for CTRL+ALT+DUETS

Chris Hadfield for his performance of “Space Oddity”

Kari Maaren for Beowulf Pulled My Arm Off,

Devin Melanson, Leslie Hudson and, Kari Maaren for Pirate Elves in Space

Best Fan Organizational

Evelyn Baker and Alana Otis-Wood, co-chairs Ad Astra, Toronto

S.M. Beiko and Chadwick Ginther, co-chairs Chiaroscuro Reading Series, ChiSeries Winnipeg

Sandra Kasturi and James Bambury, co-chairs Chiaroscuro Reading Series, ChiSeries Toronto

Randy McCharles, chair When Words Collide, Calgary

Matt Moore, chair Ottawa Chiaroscuro Reading Series, ChiSeries Ottawa

Rose Wilson, Art Show Director, VCON 38, Vancouver

Best Fan Related Work

R. Graeme Cameron, weekly column in Amazing Stories Magazine

Steve Fahnestalk, weekly column in Amazing Stories Magazine

Robert Runté, ”Why I Read Canadian Speculative Fiction: The Social Dimension of Reading”, Scholar Keynote Address at ACCSFF ’13, Toronto

The Aurora Awards will be presented at V-Con in Vancouver the weekend of October 3-5.

Congratulations to all the nominees!

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