{"id":17965,"date":"2021-06-07T11:28:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=17965"},"modified":"2021-06-07T11:28:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:28:39","slug":"csffa-releases-aurora-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=17965","title":{"rendered":"CSFFA releases Aurora Package"},"content":{"rendered":"

News from the directors of CSFFA<\/em><\/h3>\n

Aurora Awards<\/strong>
\nCanadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association<\/strong><\/p>\n

2021 Aurora Voters Package is available<\/strong><\/h5>\n

We are pleased to announce that the 2021 Aurora Awards Voters Package is now available. Become a part of the excitement and download your package today! Items in our Voters Package have been kindly provided by the nominees and their publishers. They are there to help our members make more informed decisions when they vote and are strictly for their personal use.<\/p>\n

Voting for this year’s awards opens on July 31, 2021, and will close on September 4, 2021 at 11:59pm EDT. The Voter’s Package will close at the same time and will no longer be available to download. Please be aware that our system gets busy in the last few days and your votes may be locked out if made to close to the deadline.<\/p>\n

To download this year’s package or to vote you must be a paid member of CSFFA. Annual memberships are just $10.00 and are open to all Canadian citizens or permanent residents.<\/p>\n

The Aurora Awards will be presented virtually by Can-Con on October 16, 2021<\/p>\n

Good luck to all the nominees and happy reading to all our CSFFA members.<\/p>\n

2021 AGM happening June 27<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The 2021 annual general meeting (AGM) of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) will begin Sunday, June 27 at 2 p.m. E.D.T.\u00c2 \u00c2 CSFFA members can now vote on this year’s AGM items. Voting must be done online prior to our virtual Zoom AGM. Voting will close at 11:59 pm EDT on June 25th. You must have a 2021 CSFFA membership to vote.<\/p>\n

We are doing our annual general meeting within the first six months of our calendar year in compliance with federal government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s requirements.\u00c2 In the past we had a dispensation that allowed us to hold it later but with better online tools it is easier to hold the AGM online.\u00c2 It also allows more members to participate.<\/p>\n

All AGM documents are accessible once you have logged into your account. We have provided our 2020 financial statement, actions taken by the board in 2020 and who is running to be on the board.\u00a0 You can also submit questions to the board.<\/p>\n

We encourage all members to participate.
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\nPlease note:\u00c2 This is our annual meeting to discuss the CSFFA society.\u00c2 This is not a vote for the Aurora Awards.\u00c2 That will not begin until July 31st.<\/p>\n

Aurora Award Interviews<\/h4>\n

Over the past few weeks, Cliff Samuels has done a few interviews about this year’s Aurora Awards.<\/p>\n

The first was with Ryah Deines from Tyche Books.\u00c2 Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the link to the YouTube video:\u00c2 https:\/\/youtu.be\/55u3ROQBO2o<\/p>\n

The second is an audio interview for the Stuph File Program (#0614)\u00c2 hosted by Peter Anthony Holder. We have a link to just Cliff’s portion of the interview here: Stuph File interview. For the full show and other shows go to Stuph File website at www.thestuphfile.com<\/a>. For their newsletter go to: The Stuph File Newsletter<\/p>\n

\n2021 French Language Aurora winners<\/h4>\n

On Sunday, April 2nd, as part of the 2021 edition of the Boreal Congress, “Imaginary Effects: From Dark to Bright”, this year’s Aurora Boreal awards were unveiled. These are the French language awards for works by Canadians done in 2020.<\/p>\n

Full details about who won can be found at: 2021 Aurora Boreal Award winners<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n

Your CSFFA Board of Directors<\/p>\n