Tuesday, October 19, 2021

2021 Aurora Awards

The 2021 Aurora Awards for the best science fiction and fantasy of 2020 by a Canadian were announced at Can Con in Ottawa over the weekend. The awards are voted on by members of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, which basically means any Canadian SF&F fan who wnats to pay the small membership fee.

These are the fiction awards.

  • Best Novel: Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Random House Publishing Group
  • Best Young Adult Novel: Flights of Marigold, Susan Forest, Laksa Media Groups Inc.
  • Best Novelette/Novella: “Tool Use by the Humans of Danzhai County“, Derek Künsken, Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, July/Aug
  • Best Short Story: “All Cats Go to Valhalla“, Chadwick Ginther, Swashbuckling Cats: Nine Lives on the Seven Seas, Tyche Books
  • Best Graphic Novel/Comic: It Never Rains, Kari Maaren, webcomic
I didn't vote this year as I haven't read any of the nominated works. 

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