The 2015 Prix Aurora Awards were presented November 22 at Canvention 35, hosted by SFContario 6 in Toronto.
Best English Novel
- A Play of Shadow by Julie E. Czerneda, DAW Books
Best English YA Novel
(TIE)
- Lockstep by Karl Schroeder, Tor Books
- Out of This World by Charles de Lint, Razorbill Canada
Best English Short Fiction
- “Crimson Sky” by Eric Choi, Analog, July/August
Best English Poem/Song
- “A Hex, With Bees” by Tony Pi, Wrestling With Gods: Tesseracts Eighteen, EDGE
Best English Graphic Novel
- It Never Rains by Kari Maaren, Webcomic
Best English Related Work
- On Spec published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society
Best Artist
- Dan O’ Driscoll, covers for Bundoran Press and On Spec magazine
Best Fan Publication
- Speculating Canada edited by Derek Newman-Stille
Best Fan Music
- Kari Maaren, YouTube Channel
Best Fan Organizational
- Sandra Kasturi, Chair, Chiaroscuro Reading Series: Toronto
Best Fan Related Work
- Derek Newman-Stille, Speculating Canada on Trent Radio 92.7 FM
The voting statistics [PDF file] are available. A total of 173 ballots were cast.
(While Brian Z. doubtless would prefer to see William Gibson’s The Peripheral as the winner, he can feel justified by its finishing a close second to the Czerneda novel, 58-54.)
[Via John Scalzi.]
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I’ve never read Julie E. Czerneda’s fantasy, but I really like her science fiction. I’m sure it’s well deserved.
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