Aurora Awards for Fan Achievement explained

The Aurora Awards for Fan Achievement is a section in the annual Aurora Awards which are granted by the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association and SFSF Boreal Inc. Several categories of awards for Fan Achievement have been granted over the years for both English-language and French-language fans. The first Fan Award was the Aurora Award for Fan Achievement, first granted in 1986. Since then, several categories have been created, with 4 still currently being given. In 2017 no awards for Fan Achievement in any anglophone categories were given.

Aurora Award for Fan Achievement

This award was first granted in 1986 as a general category to recognize any fan-related works in the previous calendar year. This was discontinued in 1989, and replaced with more specific categories.

Winners and nominees

  *   Winners and joint winners
YearFan(s)WorkCategoryPublicationRef.
1986Fanzine Maple Leaf Rag[1]
1987Fanzine Solaris[2]
N/A Unknown
N/A Unknown
1988Fanzine Maple Leaf Rag[3]

Aurora Award for the Best Fan Writing & Publications

An award specifically for fanzines was created in 1989, and is still an ongoing category in the Aurora Awards. It was called the Award for Best Fanzine Achievement from 1989 until 1995. In 1996 it took on the name Award for Best Fan Achievement (Fanzine) and held it until 2002, and again from 2008 until 2010. In 2003, the award was renamed the Award for Best Fan Achievement (Publication), to encompass a greater scope until 2007. In 2011, the name was changed again to the Award for Best Fan Publication. In 2008, 2011 and 2014, no award was given, due to insufficient nominees. In 2018, the award names was broadened again to the Award for Best Fan Writing and Publications.

Winners and nominees

  *   Winners and joint winners
YearFan(s)WorkDistributorRef.
1989Maple Leaf Rag[4]
1990Maple Leaf Rag[5]
1991Neology[6]
1992Friends of the Merril Collection[7]
1993
  • & John Herbert*
Under the Ozone Hole[8]
1994
  • & John Herbert*
Under the Ozone Hole[9]
British Columbia S.F. Association
, Aaron Humphrey & Dale Sproule Communique
Opuntia
ZX
1995
  • & John Herbert*
Under the Ozone Hole[10]
Bardic Runes
British Columbia S.F. Association
Space-Time Continuum
The Frozen Frog
1996
  • & John Herbert*
Under the Ozone Hole[11]
& John C. H. Wong British Columbia S.F. Association
Space-Time Continuum
MonSFFA
Warp 9
1997Friends of the Merril Collection[12]
KIDC
Space-Time Continuum
, Bertrand Desbiens & Mark Lefebvre The Society for Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature
Ottawa Science Fiction Society
& John Herbert Under the Ozone Hole
MonSFFA
1998Warp 9[13]
Btfcoq
Ottawa Science Fiction Society
Friends of the Merril Collection
Space Cadet Gazette
MonSFFA
1999MonSFFA[14]
Northern Fusion
Opuntia
Ottawa Science Fiction Society
Friends of the Merril Collection
2000USS Hudson Bay & IDIC[15]
CONtract
KAG/Kanada
, Dwight Williams & Sharon C. P. Fall Ottawa Science Fiction Society
MonSFFA
2001USS Hudson Bay & IDIC[16]
& Garth Spencer British Columbia S.F. Association
Made in Canada
S'harien SF&F Social Club
Opuntia
2002
  • & Sharon Lowachee*
USS Hudson Bay & IDIC[17]
British Columbia S.F. Association
Made in Canada
Opuntia
Ottawa Science Fiction Society
2003Made in Canada[18]
Ailleurs
Filking from C to C
Opuntia
Pubnites & Other Events
2004Made in Canada[19]
Zine-Zag
2005Opuntia[20]
www.geocities.com/mensuhell
2006www.eFanzines.com/RSNG[21]
Brins d’éternité
www.writtenword.org/in_places_between
2006www.geocities.com/mensuhell
, Guillaume Houle & Fred Proulx Les Six Brumes
2007Brins d’éternité[22]
www.geocities.com/mensuhell
, Guillaume Houle & Fred Proulx Les Six Brumes
2008No award [23]
Opuntia
2009The Original Universe[24]
Brins d’éternité
Clair/Obscur
Opuntia
2010WCFSA[25]
BCSFA
Brins d'Éternité
Opuntia
The Original Universe
2011No award?
2012
  • , Ryan McFadden*, Billie Milholland* & Randy McCharles*
Bourbon and Eggnog[26]
2012BCSFA
Robin Herrinton Memorial Short Story Contest
Friends of the Merril Collection
Space Cadet
2013Speculating Canada[27]
BCSFA
Broken Toys
Robin Herrinton Memorial Short Story Contest
Reality Skimming
Space Cadet
2015Speculating Canada[28]
Broken Toys
Ecdysis
Pubnites
Space Cadet
2016Speculating Canada[29]
Broken Toys
Ecdysis
The Page of Reviews
MonSFFA
2018Speculating Canada[30]
Reflections on Community and Gender in Canadian SFF
JenEric Designs
Quora
MonSFFA

Aurora Award for Best Fan Organizational

An award specifically for achievements in organizing conventions was created in 1989, and is still an ongoing category in the Aurora Awards. In 1997 its name became Award for Best Fan Achievement (Organizational). In 2011 the name of this award changed to Award for Best Fan Organizational, with achievement left implied.

Winners and nominees

  *   Winners and joint winners
YearOrganizers(s)ConventionLocationRoleRef.
1989Treasurer
1990Group
1991President & Chair
1992Chair
1993Unspecified
1994Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
1995Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
1996Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
1997Chair
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
1998Unknown Unspecified
Unspecified
Chair
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
1999Chair
Programmer
Unspecified
Unspecified
Co-Chair
2000Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Chair
2001Chair & President
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
2002Unspecified
Chair
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
2003Unspecified
Masquerade Co-organizer
Masquerade Co-organizer
Committee
Unspecified
Unspecified
2004Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
2005Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
2006Masquerade Organizer
Co-chair
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
2007Chair
Nationwide Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
2008Unknown Unspecified
Nationwide Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
2009Chair
Nationwide Administrator
Organizer
Guest liaison
& Peggi Warner-Lalonde Co-chairs
2010Organizer
Programmer
Unspecified
In Spaces Between organizer
& René Walling Co-chairs
2011
  • & Sandra Katsuri*
Co-chairs[31]
Organizer
Chair
Chair
Chair
2012Founder & Chair
Chair of the Committee
Administrator
& Sandra Katsuri Co-chairs
Chair
Art Show Organizer
2013Chair & Programming
, Amy de Ruyte & Peter Halasz Executive committee
Organizer
& Lauren Marshall Co-chairs
, Sandra Katsuri & James Bambury Co-chairs
2014Chair[32]
& Alana Otis-Wood Co-chairs
& Chadwick GintherCo-chairs
& Sandra Katsuri Co-chairs
Chair
Art Show director
2015Chair
and Nicole Lavigne and Matt Moore Co-chairs
, Farrell McGovern, Caycee Price & Elizabeth Buchan-Kimmerly Executives
Chair
& Paul Roberts Co-chairs
2016Chair
& Chadwick GintherCo-chairs
and Derek Künsken Executives
and Nicole Lavigne and Matt Moore Co-chairs
& Paul Roberts Co-chairs
2017Calgarychair
& Chadwick GintherWinnipegCo-chairs
and Derek KünskenOttawaExecutive
and Nicole Lavigne and Matt Moore OttawaCo-chairs
SurreyChair
and Angela KeeleyTorontoCo-chairs
BurnabyChair
2018Chair
and Derek Künsken Executives
, Brandon Crilly, Nicole Lavigne, and Matt Moore Co-chairs
Chair
Chair
2019 and Derek Künsken*Ottawa
and Nicole Lavigne and Matt Moore Ottawa
Toronto
2020 and Derek Künsken*Ottawa
and K. T. BryskiToronto
Edmonton
Burnaby
2021No award
2022Chair[33] [34] [35]
and K. T. Bryski
Chair

Aurora Award for the Best Fan Related Work

An award covering other achievements not related to the other categories was created in 1989, and is still an ongoing category in the Aurora Awards. In 1997 the name of the prize became Award for Best Fan Achievement (Other). In 2011 the name changed simply to Award for Best Fan Other. In 2013 the name of the award was changed to match that of the professional award, to Award for Best Fan Related Work.

Winners and nominees

  *   Winners and joint winners
YearFan(s)Work(s)CategoryPublisherRef.
1989Non-Fiction NCF
1990Promotion N/A
1991Journalism BCSFAzine
1992Anthology Horizons SF
1993Performance SF2 Show
1994Promotion N/A
General N/A
Music N/A
Journalism Ether Patrol
Writing N/A
Internet BBS
General N/A
1995Radio N/A
Writing N/A
Journalism Ether Patrol
Non-Fiction N/A
Theatre N/A
General N/A
1996Theatre N/A
Journalism Ether Patrol
Theatre N/A
Music N/A
Writing N/A
1997Writing N/A
Music N/A
Theatre N/A
Non-Fiction N/A
Internet KIDC
Unknown MonSFFA
1998Theatre N/A
Charity CUFF
Journalism Hollyweird
Writing N/A
Non-Fiction www.connect.ab.ca/~garyh/cansfrg
1999Exhibition Nepean Museum
Writing N/A
Theatre N/A
Film N/A
Anthology N/A
2000Internet N/A
Theatre N/A
Theatre N/A
Writing N/A
& Lloyd Landa Music N/A
2001Journalism N/A
Writing N/A
Writing N/A
Internet N/A
& Lloyd Landa Music Ares CD-Rom Magazine, v2n1, Summer 2000
2002Writing N/A
Theatre N/A
Journalism N/A
Writing N/A
Theatre N/A
2003Theatre N/A
Writing N/A
Music Toronto Trek 16 & Ad Astra '02
Theatre N/A
Writing N/A
Writing N/A
2004Writing N/A
Music N/A
Music N/A
Unknown N/A
Theatre N/A
2005Music N/A
Theatre N/A
Music N/A
Music N/A
Internet N/A
2006Music N/A
Theatre N/A
Music N/A
Music N/A
Internet N/A
2007
  • , Christian Sauvé* & Laurine Spehner*
Internet www.fractale-framboise.com/
Music N/A
Theatre N/A
Music N/A
Writing N/A
Music N/A
2008Anthology N/A
Music N/A
Music N/A
Presentation N/A
Music N/A
2009Music N/A
& Ryah Deines Podcast N/A
Journalism MonSFFA
Non Fiction Keycon
Writing N/A
2010Presentation USS Hudson Bay
Writing N/A
Radio Con-Version 25
& Peggi Lalonde Music WorldCon 67
& Sue Posteraro Music WorldCon 67
2011
  • & Linda Ross Mansfield*
Awards Aurora Awards
Charity FilKONtario
Writing N/A
2012Presentation Toronto SpecFic Colloquium 2011
Art Canadian Fanzine Fanac Awards
Writing N/A
2013Awards Aurora Awards
Presentation Toronto SpecFic Colloquium 2012
Non Fiction Can Spec Fic List
Writing N/A
Presentation Toronto SpecFic Colloquium 2012
2014Presentation ACCSFF '13
Journalism Amazing Stories Magazine
Journalism Amazing Stories Magazine
2015Radio Trent Radio
Journalism Amazing Stories Magazine
Journalism Amazing Stories Magazine
Anthology Thunder Road Trip
Writing N/A
2016Radio Trent Radio
& Alan Pollard Music Halsway Con
Writing WARP
Journalism Amazing Stories Magazine
Music Bandcamp & CD
2018Podcast Just Joshing
& Claire C. Marshall Podcast Business BFFs
Music ChiSeries (Toronto)
Music CD
Art When Worlds Collide 2017
2019The WorldshapersPodcast
and Clare C. MarshallBusiness BFFsPodcast
ChiSeries TorontoMusic
Radio
Just JoshingPodcast
2020Radio
and Evan MayBroadcasts from the WastelandPodcast
Music on YouTube ChannelMusic
Just JoshingPodcast
The WorldshapersPodcast
2021Randy McCharles*When Words Collide
and K. T. Bryski ephemera reading series
and Mark Leslie Lefebvre2020 Aurora Awards Ceremony
and Terese Mason PierreAugurCon
Radio
2022 and Evan May*Broadcasts from the WastelandPodcast
and Keladry Desmarais"How I Taught My Dragon: Kindergarten education through genre media"
Sci and Sci-Fi: Connecting the public to science and technology through storytelling
The Feather and the Book: An Improvised Musical Story
The WorldshapersPodcast

Fanédition

When the Aurora Awards combined with the Boréal Awards in 2011, the previous category for French-language fan works under the Boréal Awards was continued, and the other Aurora categories became open only to English-language fans. This is currently the only category for fans under the Aurora-Boréal Awards given by the SFSF Boréal. No award was given in 2013.

Winners and nominees

  *   Winners and joint winners
YearFan(s)Work(s)CategoryPublisherRef.
2011Publication Brins d’éternité[36]
2011Creation on site N/A
2012Publication Brins d’éternité
2014Blog Le plume et le poing[37]
Blog Savante folle
Blog Les lectures de Prospéryne
Blog Culture des futurs
2015Publication Clair/Obscur[38]
Blog Le plume et le poing
Blog Savante folle
Blog Les lectures de Prospéryne
Blog Aveugle
Publication La Horde Geek
2016Publication République du centaure[39]
Publication Clair/Obscur
Blog La plume volage
Blog Aveugle
Publication La Horde Geek
Blog Savante folle
2017Publication Clair/Obscur[40]
Blog Culture des futurs
Publication La Horde Geek
Blog Le plume et le poing
Blog Savante folle
2018Blog Horizons imaginaires[41]
Publication Clair/Obscur
& Etienne Lebeuf-Daigneault Blog Étranges Lectures

Aurora Award for Best Fan Music

An award specifically for achievements in filking was created in 2010, due to the high popularity of the music form at the time among the Canadian SF community, as the Award for Best Fan Filk. In 2014 this name was changed to Award for Best Fan Music, to broaden the category. In 2016, this category was discontinued and absorbed back into the Award for Best Fan Related Work.

Winners and nominees

  *   Winners and joint winners
YearFilker(s)FilkMediumRef.
2011
  • & Tom Jeffers*
CD
Live concert
Song lyrics
2012General
Live concert
Live concert
2013General
& Alan Pollard Live concert
& Errol Elumir CD
Live concert
Live concert
2014Live concert
General
CD
CD
, Devin Melanson & Leslie Hudson CD
2015General
Bandcamp
CD (The Pond Studio)
Live concert
CD (Stone Dragons Studio)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1986 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  2. Web site: 1987 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  3. Web site: 1988 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  4. Web site: 1989 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  5. Web site: 1990 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  6. Web site: 1991 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  7. Web site: 1992 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  8. Web site: 1993 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  9. Web site: 1994 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  10. Web site: 1995 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  11. Web site: 1996 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  12. Web site: 1997 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  13. Web site: 1998 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  14. Web site: 1999 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  15. Web site: 2000 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  16. Web site: 2001 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  17. Web site: 2002 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  18. Web site: 2003 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  19. Web site: 2004 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  20. Web site: 2005 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  21. Web site: 2006 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  22. Web site: 2007 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  23. Web site: 2008 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  24. Web site: 2009 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  25. Web site: 2010 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  26. Web site: 2012 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  27. Web site: 2013 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  28. Web site: 2015 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  29. Web site: 2016 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  30. Web site: 2018 Aurora Awards . Aurora Awards.
  31. Web site: 2011 Aurora Awards . 19 May 2011 . Locus.
  32. Web site: 2014 Aurora Awards . sfadb.com.
  33. Web site: Samuels . Cliff . And the awards went to… Aurora Awards . 2022-08-18 . en.
  34. Web site: sfadb: Aurora Awards 2022 . 2022-08-18 . www.sfadb.com.
  35. Web site: locusmag . 2022-08-15 . 2022 Aurora Awards Winners . 2022-08-18 . Locus Online . en-US.
  36. Web site: Aurora Boréal Awards . noosfere.org.
  37. Web site: 2014 Aurora Boréal Awards . CSFFA.
  38. Web site: 2015 Aurora Boréal Awards . CSFFA.
  39. Web site: 2016 Aurora Boréal Awards . CSFFA.
  40. Web site: 2017 Aurora Boréal Awards . 8 May 2017 . Locus.
  41. Web site: 2018 Aurora Boréal Awards . 19 April 2018 . Locus.

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