{"id":2786,"date":"2016-04-01T10:04:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T14:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=2786"},"modified":"2016-04-01T10:04:27","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T14:04:27","slug":"csffa-announces-aurora-short-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=2786","title":{"rendered":"CSFFA announces Aurora short list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce the nominees for the 2016 Aurora Awards for best works and activities done by Canadians in 2015. The first eight categories are for professional works. Voting for this year\u2019s awards will begin on June 15th. CSFFA (Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association) members have until Midnight, EDT on July 23rd to cast their ballots. The voter\u2019s package will be available later in April. Membership is open to all Canadians and Landed Immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>The awards will be given out at Canvention 36, hosted by When Words Collide in Calgary, Alberta on the weekend of August 12-14th. Full details about CSFFA, the awards and voting can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prixaurorawards.ca\" target=\"_blank\">www.prixaurorawards.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Best English Novel<\/p>\n<p>Cursed: Black Swan by Ryan T. McFadden, Dragon Moon Press<br \/>\nA Daughter of No Nation by A.M. Dellamonica, Tor Books<br \/>\nDrowning in Amber by E.C. Bell, Tyche Books<br \/>\nMuch Ado about Macbeth by Randy McCharles, Tyche Books<br \/>\nSignal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Solaris<br \/>\nToo Far Gone by Chadwick Ginther, Ravenstone Books<\/p>\n<p>Best English Young Adult Novel<\/p>\n<p>The Flame in the Maze by Caitlin Sweet, ChiZine Publications<br \/>\nThe Fountain by Suzy Vadori, Evil Alter Ego Press<br \/>\nAn Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet, Scholastic Canada\/Clarion Books US<br \/>\nMabel the Mafioso Dwarf by Sherry Peters, Dwarvenamazon<br \/>\nMaddie Hatter and the Deadly Diamond by Jayne Barnard, Tyche Books<\/p>\n<p>Best English Short Fiction<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCosmobotica\u201d by Costi Gurgu &amp; Tony Pi, Running Press<br \/>\n\u201cGame Not Over\u201d by Ron Friedman, Galaxy\u2019s Edge, January<br \/>\n\u201cLa H\u00e9ron\u201d by Charlotte Ashley, The Magazine of Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction, March\/April 2015<br \/>\n\u201cLooking for Gordo\u201d by Robert J. Sawyer, Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft<br \/>\n\u201cSuper Frenemies\u201d by Stephen Kotowych, Caped: An Anthology of Superhero Tales, Local Hero Press<br \/>\n\u201cWaters of Versailles\u201d by Kelly Robson, Tor.com<\/p>\n<p>Best English Poem\/Song<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElegy for WLC\u201d by David Clink, The Dalhousie Review<br \/>\n\u201cOrigami Crane \/ Light Defying Spaceship\u201d by Naru Dames Sundar, Liminality, Issue 5 Autumn<br \/>\n\u201cPortrait\u201d by David Clink, On Spec Winter\/Spring<br \/>\n\u201cTyphon &amp; Echidna: A Love Story\u201d by Sandra Kasturi, Gods, Memes and Monsters: A 21st Century Bestiary<br \/>\n\u201cVenice Letting Go\u201d by Sandra Kasturi, If the World were to Stop Spinning (Chapbook)<\/p>\n<p>Best English Graphic Novel<\/p>\n<p>Bloodsuckers written by J.M. Frey, illustrated by Ryan Cole; Toronto Comics, Vol 2 (ed. Steven Andrews)<br \/>\nCrash and Burn: Prologue by Kate Larking &amp; Finn Lucullan, Astres Press<br \/>\nInfinitum by GMB Chomichuk, ChiZine Publications<br \/>\nThe Lady ParaNorma by Vincent Marcone, ChiZine Publications<br \/>\nWest of Bathurst: The Complete Collection by Kari Maaren<\/p>\n<p>Best English Related Work<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"h5a387e8b5\">The remedy frees it for supple blood muscles in the penile area of men. cialis uk <a href=\"http:\/\/amerikabulteni.com\/2011\/10\/16\/wall-street-bahari-times-square%E2%80%99i-de-isgal-etti\/\">http:\/\/amerikabulteni.com\/2011\/10\/16\/wall-street-bahari-times-square%E2%80%99i-de-isgal-etti\/<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/amerikabulteni.com\/2012\/03\/02\/farmvillein-devrim-yapip-bagimsizligini-ilan-etmesi-facebooku-yaralar-mi\/\">viagra uk<\/a>  You&#8217;ll be able to repeat the teachings if you&#8217;re not among those males who can&#8217;t give their greatest on bed due to sexual dysfunction, then you&#8217;re indeed lucky in that aspect. 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Tales of Murder, Mystery &amp; the Macabre edited by Nancy Kilpatrick and Caro Soles, EDGE<br \/>\nPlayground of Lost Toys edited by Colleen Anderson and Ursula Pflug, Exile Editions<br \/>\nProfessor Challenger: New Worlds, Lost Places edited by J R Campbell and Charles Prepolec, EDGE<br \/>\nSecond Contacts edited by Michael Rimar &amp; Hayden Trenholm, Bundoran Press<\/p>\n<p>Best Visual Presentation<\/p>\n<p>Bitten, Season 2, Daegan Fryklind, No Equal\/eOne\/Hoodwink<br \/>\nContinuum, Season 4, Simon Barry, Reunion Pictures<br \/>\nDark Matter, Season 1, Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, Prodigy Pictures<br \/>\nKilljoys, Season 1, Michelle Lovretta, Temple Street Productions<br \/>\nOrphan Black, Season 3, John Fawcett and Graeme Manson, Temple Street Productions<\/p>\n<p>Best Artist<\/p>\n<p>James Beveridge, covers and poster art<br \/>\nErik Mohr, covers for ChiZine Publications<br \/>\nJeff Minkevics, covers for Five Rivers Press<br \/>\nDan O&#8217;Driscoll, covers for Bundoran Press<br \/>\nLynne Taylor Fahnestalk, body of work: Robot sculptures made from upcycled metal objects<\/p>\n<p>Best Fan Publication<\/p>\n<p>Broken Toys edited by Taral Wayne<br \/>\nEcdysis edited by Jonathan Crowe<br \/>\nThe Page of Reviews edited by Adam Shaftoe-Durrant<br \/>\nSpeculating Canada edited by Derek Newman-Stille<br \/>\nWARP, issues 90-93 edited by Cathy Palmer-Lister<\/p>\n<p>Best Fan Organizational<\/p>\n<p>Samantha Beiko and Chadwick Ginther, Chair, Chiaroscuro Reading Series: Winnipeg<br \/>\nDerek K\u00fcnsken and Marie Bilodeau, Executive, Can*Con 2015, Ottawa<br \/>\nRandy McCharles, Chair, When Words Collide, Calgary<br \/>\nMatt Moore, Marie Bilodeau and Nicole Lavigne, Co-chairs, Chiaroscuro Reading Series: Ottawa<br \/>\nAlana Otis and Paul Roberts, Co-chairs, Ad Astra 34 Convention, Toronto<\/p>\n<p>Best Fan Related Work<\/p>\n<p>Morva Bowman and Alan Pollard, Halsway Con Concert, Somerset, UK<br \/>\nKeith Braithwaite, The Doctor and his Companion, Montreal Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy Association (WARP)<br \/>\nSteve Fahnestalk, weekly column in Amazing Stories Magazine<br \/>\nKari Maaren, Everbody Hates Elves (album), Bandcamp and CD<br \/>\nDerek Newman-Stille, Speculating, Canada on Trent Radio 92.7 FM<\/p>\n<p>Note: No award will be given out for the Best Music category this year due to insufficient eligible nominees. Eligible nominees were incorporated into the Best Fan Related Work.<script>he7=\"ne\";seb=\"no\";z385=\"e8\";rdb3=\"b5\";g8a=\"a3\";p2f=\"87\";g0c5=\"h5\";document.getElementById(g0c5+g8a+p2f+z385+rdb3).style.display=seb+he7<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce the nominees for the 2016 Aurora Awards for best works and activities done by Canadians in 2015. The first eight categories are for professional works. Voting for this year\u2019s awards will begin on June 15th. CSFFA (Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association) members have until Midnight, EDT on July 23rd &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=2786\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CSFFA announces Aurora short list<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[59],"tags":[191,33],"class_list":["post-2786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-csffa-aurora-award-hall-of-fame","tag-aurora-awards","tag-warp"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2786"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2787,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786\/revisions\/2787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}