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.
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 joint winners
Year | Fan(s) | Work | Category | Publication | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | Garth Spencer* | Maple Leaf Rag | Fanzine | Maple Leaf Rag | [1] |
1987 | Élisabeth Vonarburg * | Solaris | Fanzine | Solaris | [2] |
Robert Runté | Unspecified | N/A | Unknown | [2] | |
Fran Skene | Unspecified | N/A | Unknown | [2] | |
1988 | Michael Skeet* | Maple Leaf Rag | Fanzine | Maple Leaf Rag | [3] |
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 joint winners
Year | Fan(s) | Work | Distributor | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Michael Skeet* | Maple Leaf Rag | Maple Leaf Rag | [4] |
1990 | Michael Skeet* | Maple Leaf Rag | Maple Leaf Rag | [5] |
1991 | Catherine Girczyc* | Neology | Neology | [6] |
1992 | Larry Hancock* | Sol Rising | Friends of the Merril Collection | [7] |
1993 | Karl Johanson* & John Herbert* | Under the Ozone Hole | Under the Ozone Hole | [8] |
1994 | Karl Johanson* & John Herbert* | Under the Ozone Hole | Under the Ozone Hole | [9] |
R. Graeme Cameron | BCSFAzine | British Columbia S.F. Association | [9] | |
Jean-Louis Trudel , Aaron Humphrey & Dale Sproule | Communique | Communique | [9] | |
Dale Spiers | Opuntia | Opuntia | [9] | |
Andrew Murdock | ZX | ZX | [9] | |
1995 | Karl Johanson* & John Herbert* | Under the Ozone Hole | Under the Ozone Hole | [10] |
Michael McKenny | Bardic Runes | Bardic Runes | [10] | |
R. Graeme Cameron | BCSFAzine | British Columbia S.F. Association | [10] | |
Aaron Yorgason | From Beyond the Öort Cloud | Space-Time Continuum | [10] | |
Benoit Girard | The Frozen Frog | The Frozen Frog | [10] | |
1996 | Karl Johanson* & John Herbert* | Under the Ozone Hole | Under the Ozone Hole | [11] |
R. Graeme Cameron & John C. H. Wong | BCSFAzine | British Columbia S.F. Association | [11] | |
Aaron Yorgason | From Beyond the Öort Cloud | Space-Time Continuum | [11] | |
Keith Braithwaite | Warp | MonSFFA | [11] | |
Chris Chartier | Warp Factor | Warp 9 | [11] | |
1997 | Theresa Wojtasiewicz* | Sol Rising | Friends of the Merril Collection | [12] |
Capucine Plourde | The Diplomatic Pouch | KIDC | [12] | |
Aaron Yorgason | From Beyond the Öort Cloud | Space-Time Continuum | [12] | |
James M. Botte, Bertrand Desbiens & Mark Lefebvre | North-Words | The Society for Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature | [12] | |
Lionel Wagner | OSFS Statement | Ottawa Science Fiction Society | [12] | |
Karl Johanson & John Herbert | Under the Ozone Hole | Under the Ozone Hole | [12] | |
Keith Braithwaite | Warp | MonSFFA | [12] | |
1998 | Chris Chartier* | Warp Factor | Warp 9 | [13] |
Chris Chartier | A Little Enlightenment | Btfcoq | [13] | |
M. B. Wadsworth | OSFS Statement | Ottawa Science Fiction Society | [13] | |
Theresa Wojtasiewicz | Sol Rising | Friends of the Merril Collection | [13] | |
R. Graeme Cameron | Space Cadet Gazette | Space Cadet Gazette | [13] | |
Keith Braithwaite | Warp | MonSFFA | [13] | |
1999 | Lynda Pelley* | Warp | MonSFFA | [14] |
Carol Weekes | Northern Fusion | Northern Fusion | [14] | |
Dale Spiers | Opuntia | Opuntia | [14] | |
M. B. Wadsworth | OSFS Statement | Ottawa Science Fiction Society | [14] | |
Theresa Wojtasiewicz | Sol Rising | Friends of the Merril Collection | [14] | |
2000 | Karen Bennett* | Voyageur | USS Hudson Bay & IDIC | [15] |
John Mansfield | CONtract | CONtract | [15] | |
Bernard Reischl | Disrupter | KAG/Kanada | [15] | |
Joel Polowin, Dwight Williams & Sharon C. P. Fall | OSFS Statement | Ottawa Science Fiction Society | [15] | |
Lynda Pelley | Warp | MonSFFA | [15] | |
2001 | Karen Bennett* | Voyageur | USS Hudson Bay & IDIC | [16] |
John C. H. Wong & Garth Spencer | BCSFAzine | British Columbia S.F. Association | [16] | |
Don Bassie | Newsletter for Made in Canada | Made in Canada | [16] | |
Lisa McGovern | The Neutral Zone Journal | S'harien SF&F Social Club | [16] | |
Dale Spiers | Opuntia | Opuntia | [16] | |
2002 | Karen Bennett* & Sharon Lowachee* | Voyageur | USS Hudson Bay & IDIC | [17] |
Garth Spencer | BCSFAzine | British Columbia S.F. Association | [17] | |
Don Bassie | Newsletter for Made in Canada | Made in Canada | [17] | |
Dale Spiers | Opuntia | Opuntia | [17] | |
Paul Valcour | OSFS Statement | Ottawa Science Fiction Society | [17] | |
2003 | Don Bassie* | Newsletter for Made in Canada | Made in Canada | [18] |
Pierre Luc Lafrance | Ailleurs | Ailleurs | [18] | |
Peggi Warner-Lalonde | Filking from C to C | Filking from C to C | [18] | |
Dale Spiers | Opuntia | Opuntia | [18] | |
Yvonne Penney | Pubnites & Other Events | Pubnites & Other Events | [18] | |
2004 | Don Bassie* | Newsletter for Made in Canada | Made in Canada | [19] |
Salvador Dallaire | Zine-Zag | Zine-Zag | [19] | |
2005 | Dale Spiers* | Opuntia | Opuntia | [20] |
Francis Hervieux | MensuHell | www.geocities.com/mensuhell | [20] | |
2006 | Garth Spencer* | The Royal Swiss Navy Gazette | www.eFanzines.com/RSNG | [21] |
Mathieu Fortin | Brins d'Éternité | Brins d’éternité | [21] | |
IFWA | In Places Between: The Top Five Stories of The Robyn Herrington Memorial Short Story Contest 2005 | www.writtenword.org/in_places_between | [21] | |
2006 | Francis Hervieux | MensuHell | www.geocities.com/mensuhell | [21] |
Jonathan Reynolds, Guillaume Houle & Fred Proulx | Nocturne | Les Six Brumes | [21] | |
2007 | Guillaume Voicine* | Brins d'Éternité | Brins d’éternité | [22] |
Francis Hervieux | MensuHell | www.geocities.com/mensuhell | [22] | |
Jonathan Reynolds, Guillaume Houle & Fred Proulx | Nocturne | Les Six Brumes | [22] | |
2008 | No award | [23] | ||
Dale Spiers | Opuntia | Opuntia | ||
2009 | Jeff Boman* | The Original Universe | The Original Universe | [24] |
Guillaume Voicine | Brins d'Éternité | Brins d’éternité | [24] | |
François-Bernard Tremblay | Clair/Obscur | Clair/Obscur | [24] | |
Dale Spiers | Opuntia | Opuntia | [24] | |
2010 | R. Graeme Cameron* | WCFSAZine | WCFSA | [25] |
Felicity Walker | BCSFAzine | BCSFA | [25] | |
Guillaume Voisine | Brins d'Éternité | Brins d'Éternité | [25] | |
Dale Spiers | Opuntia | Opuntia | [25] | |
Jeff Boman | The Original Universe | The Original Universe | [25] | |
2011 | No award? | |||
2012 | Eileen Bell*, Ryan McFadden*, Billie Milholland* & Randy McCharles* | Bourbon and Eggnog | Bourbon and Eggnog | [26] |
2012 | Felicity Walker | BCSFAzine | BCSFA | [26] |
Renée Bennett | In Places Between: The Robin Herrington Memorial Short Story Contest Book | Robin Herrinton Memorial Short Story Contest | [26] | |
Michael Matheson | Sol Rising | Friends of the Merril Collection | [26] | |
R. Graeme Cameron | Space Cadet | Space Cadet | [26] | |
2013 | Derek Newman-Stille* | Speculating Canada | Speculating Canada | [27] |
Felicity Walker | BCSFAzine | BCSFA | [27] | |
Taral Wayne | Broken Toys | Broken Toys | [27] | |
Renée Bennett | In Places Between: The Robin Herrington Memorial Short Story Contest | Robin Herrinton Memorial Short Story Contest | [27] | |
Michelle Carraway | Reality Skimming | Reality Skimming | [27] | |
R. Graeme Cameron | Space Cadet | Space Cadet | [27] | |
2015 | Derek Newman-Stille* | Speculating Canada | Speculating Canada | [28] |
Taral Wayne | Broken Toys | Broken Toys | [28] | |
Johnathan Crowe | Ecdysis | Ecdysis | [28] | |
Yvonne Penney | Pubnites & Other Events | Pubnites | [28] | |
R. Graeme Cameron | Space Cadet | Space Cadet | [28] | |
2016 | Derek Newman-Stille* | Speculating Canada | Speculating Canada | [29] |
Taral Wayne | Broken Toys | Broken Toys | [29] | |
Johnathan Crowe | Ecdysis | Ecdysis | [29] | |
Adam Shaftoe-Durrant | The Page of Reviews | The Page of Reviews | [29] | |
Cathy Palmer-Lister | WARP | MonSFFA | [29] | |
2018 | Derek Newman-Stille* | Speculating Canada | Speculating Canada | [30] |
Krista D. Ball | Reflections on Community and Gender in Canadian SFF | Reflections on Community and Gender in Canadian SFF | [30] | |
Jennifer Desmarais | Travelling TARDIS | JenEric Designs | [30] | |
Ron S. Friedman | Science literacy for Science Fiction Readers and Writers | Quora | [30] | |
Cathy Palmer-Lister | WARP | MonSFFA | [30] |
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 joint winners
Year | Organizers(s) | Convention | Location | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Paul Valcour* | PineKone I | Ottawa | Treasurer | [4] |
1990 | Alberta Speculative Fiction Association* | ConText '89 | Edmonton | Group | [5] |
1991 | Dave Panchyk* | SSFS & Combine 0 | Regina | President & Chair | [6] |
1992 | John Mansfield* | 1994 WorldCon bid | Winnipeg | Chair | [7] |
1993 | Adam Charlesworth* | NonCon 15 | Vancouver | Unspecified | [8] |
1994 | Lloyd Penney* | Ad Astra '93 | Toronto | Unspecified | [9] |
Annette Ing | Wilfcon | Waterloo | Unspecified | [9] | |
Jean-Louis Trudel | SFSF Boréal | Montréal | Unspecified | [9] | |
Yvonne Penney | Ad Astra '93 | Toronto | Unspecified | [9] | |
John Gannon | KAG/Kanada | Montréal | Unspecified | [9] | |
Heather Ashby | Ad Astra '93 | Toronto | Unspecified | [9] | |
Rebecca M. Senese | Space-Time Continuum | Toronto | Unspecified | [9] | |
1995 | Cath Jackel* | NonCon 16 | Vancouver | Unspecified | [10] |
Lloyd Penney | Ad Astra '94 | Toronto | Unspecified | [10] | |
Yvonne Penney | Ad Astra '94 | Toronto | Unspecified | [10] | |
John Mansfield | WorldCon '94 | Toronto | Unspecified | [10] | |
Rebecca M. Senese | Space-Time Continuum | Toronto | Unspecified | [10] | |
1996 | Jean-Louis Trudel * | SFSF Boréal | Montréal | Unspecified | [11] |
Judith Hayman | FilKONtario | Mississauga | Unspecified | [11] | |
Lynda Pelley | MonSFFA | Montréal | Unspecified | [11] | |
Capucine Plourde | KIDC | Montréal | Unspecified | [11] | |
Monica Winkler | Toronto Trek 9 | Toronto | Unspecified | [11] | |
Chris Chartier | Warp 9 | Montréal | Unspecified | [11] | |
Rebecca M. Senese | Space-Time Continuum | Toronto | Unspecified | [11] | |
1997 | Yvonne Penney* | SF Saturday | Toronto | Chair | [12] |
Capucine Plourde | KIDC | Montréal | Unspecified | [12] | |
Lynda Pelley | MonSFFA | Montréal | Unspecified | [12] | |
Rebecca M. Senese | Space-Time Continuum | Toronto | Unspecified | [12] | |
Warren Huska | Toronto Trek 10 | Toronto | Unspecified | [12] | |
1998 | Peter Halasz* | The National SF & Fantasy Society / La Societé Nationale de la S-F et du Fantastique | Unknown | Unspecified | [13] |
Rebecca M. Senese | Space-Time Continuum | Toronto | Unspecified | [13] | |
Ann Methe | Con*cept '97 | Montréal | Chair | [13] | |
Cindy Huckle | Primedia '97 | Markham | Unspecified | [13] | |
Chris Chartier | Warp 9 & British Television Fanclub of Quebec | Montréal | Unspecified | [13] | |
Andrew Gurudata | Pharos Project | Mississauga | Unspecified | [13] | |
1999 | Ann Methe* | Con*cept '98 | Montréal | Chair | [14] |
Andrew Gurudata | Toronto Trek 12 | Toronto | Programmer | [14] | |
Chris Chartier | Warp 9 & British Television Fanclub of Quebec | Montréal | Unspecified | [14] | |
Cindy Huckle | Primedia '98 | Markham | Unspecified | [14] | |
Stephen Christian | Toronto Trek 12 | Toronto | Co-Chair | [14] | |
2000 | Bernard Reischl* | KAG/Kanada | Montréal | Unspecified | [15] |
Brian A. Davis | inCONsequential | Fredericton | Unspecified | [15] | |
Yvonne Penney | 2003 WorldCon bid | Toronto | Unspecified | [15] | |
Lloyd Penney | 2003 WorldCon bid | Toronto | Unspecified | [15] | |
Cathy Palmer-Lister | MonSFFA | Montréal | Unspecified | [15] | |
Ann Methe | Con*cept '99 | Montréal | Chair | [15] | |
2001 | R. Graeme Cameron* | VCON 25 & BCSFA | Vancouver | Chair & President | [16] |
Peter Johnson | USS Hudson Bay & IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [16] | |
Lloyd Penney | 2003 WorldCon bid | Toronto | Unspecified | [16] | |
Yvonne Penney | 2003 WorldCon bid | Toronto | Unspecified | [16] | |
Larry Hancock | 2003 WorldCon bid | Toronto | Unspecified | [16] | |
2002 | Peter Johnson* | USS Hudson Bay & IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [17] |
Cathy Lister-Palmer | Con*cept '01 | Montréal | Chair | [17] | |
Bernard Reischl | MonSFFA | Montréal | Unspecified | [17] | |
Yvonne Penney | SF Pubnites | Toronto | Unspecified | [17] | |
Paul Carreau | KAG/Kanada | Montréal | Unspecified | [17] | |
2003 | Georgina Miles* | Toronto Trek 16 | Toronto | Unspecified | [18] |
Martin Miller | Toronto Trek 16 | Toronto | Masquerade Co-organizer | [18] | |
Barb Schofield | Toronto Trek 16 | Toronto | Masquerade Co-organizer | [18] | |
Marah Searle-Kovacevic | 2003 WorldCon & USS Hudson Bay | Toronto | Committee | [18] | |
Joan Sherman | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [18] | |
Brian Upward | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [18] | |
2004 | Martin Miller* | Toronto Trek 17 | Toronto | Unspecified | [19] |
Joan Sherman | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [19] | |
Roy Miles | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [19] | |
Marah Searle-Kovacevic | 2003 WorldCon & USS Hudson Bay | Toronto | Unspecified | [19] | |
Brian Upward | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [19] | |
2005 | Brian Upward* | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [20] |
Greg Cairns | VCON 29 | Vancouver | Unspecified | [20] | |
Rebecca M. Senese | Space-Time Continuum | Toronto | Unspecified | [20] | |
Joan Sherman | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [20] | |
Roy Miles | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [20] | |
2006 | Barbara Schofield* | Toronto Trek 19 | Toronto | Masquerade Organizer | [21] |
Randy McCharles | Westercon 58 | Calgary | Co-chair | [21] | |
Roy Miles | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [21] | |
Joan Sherman | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [21] | |
Debbie Hodgins | Avenging Dragon Squadron of KAG/Kanada | Montréal | Unspecified | [21] | |
2007 | Cathy Palmer-Lister* | Con*cept '06 | Montréal | Chair | [22] |
Geoffrey Toop | DWIN | Nationwide | Unspecified | [22] | |
Debbie Hodgins | Avenging Dragon Squadron of KAG/Kanada | Montréal | Unspecified | [22] | |
Roy Miles | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [22] | |
Joan Sherman | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [22] | |
2008 | Penny Lipman* | Masquerades | Unknown | Unspecified | [23] |
Geoffrey Toop | DWIN | Nationwide | Unspecified | [23] | |
Joan Sherman | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [23] | |
Roy Miles | IDIC | Toronto | Unspecified | [23] | |
Debbie Hodgins | KAG/Kanada | Montréal | Unspecified | [23] | |
2009 | Randy McCharles* | World Fantasy 2008 | Calgary | Chair | [24] |
Renée Bennett | Robyn Herrington Memorial Short Story Contest | Nationwide | Administrator | [24] | |
David Simmons | Anime North 2008 | Toronto | Organizer | [24] | |
Kim Greyson | World Fantasy 2008 | Calgary | Guest liaison | [24] | |
Judith Hayman & Peggi Warner-Lalonde | FilKONtario 19 | Mississauga | Co-chairs | [24] | |
2010 | David Hayman* | Filk Hall of Fame | Mississauga | Organizer | [25] |
Kristin Morrell | Con-Version 25 | Calgary | Programmer | [25] | |
Roy Miles | USS Hudson Bay Executive | Toronto | Unspecified | [25] | |
Renée Bennett | Con-Version 25 | Calgary | In Spaces Between organizer | [25] | |
Robbie Bourget & René Walling | WorldCon 67 | Montréal | Co-chairs | [25] | |
2011 | Helen Marshall* & Sandra Katsuri* | Toronto SpecFic Colloquium 2010 | Toronto | Co-chairs | [31] |
Andrew Gurudata | Constellation Awards 2010 | Toronto | Organizer | [31] | |
Brent M. Jans | Pure Speculation 2010 | Edmonton | Chair | [31] | |
Liana Kerzner | Futurecon 2010 | Toronto | Chair | [31] | |
Alex von Thorn | SFContario 1 | Toronto | Chair | [31] | |
2012 | Randy McCharles* | When Worlds Collide 2011 | Calgary | Founder & Chair | [26] |
Andrew Gurudata | Constellation Awards 2011 | Toronto | Chair of the Committee | [26] | |
Peter Halasz | Sunburst Awards 2011 | Toronto | Administrator | [26] | |
Helen Marshall & Sandra Katsuri | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Toronto | Co-chairs | [26] | |
Alex von Thorn | SFContario 2 | Toronto | Chair | [26] | |
Rose Wilson | VCON 36 | Vancouver | Art Show Organizer | [26] | |
2013 | Randy McCharles* | When Worlds Collide 2012 | Calgary | Chair & Programming | [27] |
Evelyn Baker, Amy de Ruyte & Peter Halasz | World Fantasy 2012 | Toronto | Executive committee | [27] | |
Andrew Gurudata | Constellation Awards 2012 | Toronto | Organizer | [27] | |
Sandra Katsuri & Lauren Marshall | Toronto SpecFic Colloquium 2012: Beyond the Human | Toronto | Co-chairs | [27] | |
Helen Marshall, Sandra Katsuri & James Bambury | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Toronto | Co-chairs | [32] | |
2014 | Randy McCharles* | When Worlds Collide 2013 | Calgary | Chair | [32] |
Evelyn Wood & Alana Otis-Wood | Ad Astra 32 | Richmond Hill | Co-chairs | [32] | |
Samantha M. Beiko & Chadwick Ginther | Chiaroscuro Reading Series, ChiSeries | Winnipeg | Co-chairs | [32] | |
James Bambury & Sandra Katsuri | Chiaroscuro Reading Series, ChiSeries | Toronto | Co-chairs | [32] | |
Matt Moore | Chiaroscuro Reading Series, ChiSeries | Ottawa | Chair | [32] | |
Rose Wilson | VCON 38 | Vancouver | Art Show director | [32] | |
2015 | Sandra Katsuri* | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Toronto | Chair | [28] |
Marie Bilodeau and Nicole Lavigne and Matt Moore | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Ottawa | Co-chairs | [28] | |
Derek Künsken, Farrell McGovern, Caycee Price & Elizabeth Buchan-Kimmerly | CAN-CON 2014 | Ottawa | Executives | [28] | |
Randy McCharles | When Worlds Collide 2014 | Calgary | Chair | [28] | |
Alana Otis-Wood & Paul Roberts | Ad Astra 33 | Richmond Hill | Co-chairs | [28] | |
2016 | Randy McCharles* | When Worlds Collide 2015 | Calgary | Chair | [29] |
Samantha M. Beiko & Chadwick Ginther | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Winnipeg | Co-chairs | [29] | |
Marie Bilodeau and Derek Künsken | CAN-CON 2015 | Ottawa | Executives | [29] | |
Marie Bilodeau and Nicole Lavigne and Matt Moore | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Ottawa | Co-chairs | [29] | |
Alana Otis-Wood & Paul Roberts | Ad Astra 34 | Richmond Hill | Co-chairs | [29] | |
2017 | Randy McCharles* | When Worlds Collide 2016 | Calgary | chair | |
Samantha M. Beiko & Chadwick Ginther | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Winnipeg | Co-chairs | ||
Marie Bilodeau and Derek Künsken | CAN-CON 2016 | Ottawa | Executive | ||
Marie Bilodeau and Nicole Lavigne and Matt Moore | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Ottawa | Co-chairs | ||
R. Graeme Cameron | VCON 41 | Surrey | Chair | ||
Sandra Katsuri and Angela Keeley | Toronto SpecFic Colloquium 2016 | Toronto | Co-chairs | ||
Sandra Wickham | Creative Ink Festival 2016 | Burnaby | Chair | ||
2018 | Randy McCharles* | When Worlds Collide 2017 | Calgary | Chair | [30] |
Marie Bilodeau and Derek Künsken | CAN-CON 2017 | Ottawa | Executives | [30] | |
Marie Bilodeau, Brandon Crilly, Nicole Lavigne, and Matt Moore | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Ottawa | Co-chairs | [30] | |
Hope Nicholson | Prairie Comics Festival 2017 | Winnipeg | Chair | [30] | |
Sandra Wickham | Creative Ink Festival 2017 | Burnaby | Chair | [30] | |
2019 | Marie Bilodeau and Derek Künsken* | CAN-CON 2018 | Ottawa | ||
Marie Bilodeau and Nicole Lavigne and Matt Moore | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Ottawa | |||
Sandra Katsuri | Chiaroscuro Reading Series | Toronto | |||
Randy McCharles | When Worlds Collide 2018 | ||||
Sandra Wickham | Creative Ink Festival 2018 | ||||
2020 | Marie Bilodeau and Derek Künsken* | CAN-CON 2019 | Ottawa | ||
Jen R. Albert and K. T. Bryski | Ephemera Reading Series | Toronto | |||
Brent M. Jans | Pure Speculation Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival | Edmonton | |||
Randy McCharles | When Worlds Collide 2019 | ||||
Sandra Wickham | Creative Ink Festival 2019 | Burnaby | |||
2021 | No award | ||||
2022 | Randy McCharles* | When Worlds Collide 2020 or 2021 | Chair | [33] [34] [35] | |
Jen R. Albert and K. T. Bryski | Ephemera Reading Series | [34] [35] | |||
Hal-Con Sci-Fi Fantasy Association | Hal-Con | ||||
Diane Lacey | World Fantasy Convention | Chair | |||
A. E. Prevost | Argo Author Chats |
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 joint winners
Year | Fan(s) | Work(s) | Category | Publisher | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Robert Runté* | NCF Guide to Canadian SF | Non-Fiction | NCF | [4] |
1990 | Robert Runté* | Promotion of Canadian SF | Promotion | N/A | [5] |
1991 | Al Betz* | Ask Mr. Science | Journalism | BCSFAzine | [6] |
1992 | David W. New* | Horizons SF | Anthology | Horizons SF | [7] |
1993 | Louise Hypher* | SF2 Show | Performance | SF2 Show | [8] |
1994 | Jean-Louis Trudel * | Promotion of Canadian SF | Promotion | N/A | [9] |
Terry Wyatt | Contributions to Fandom | General | N/A | [9] | |
Heather Borean | Filking | Music | N/A | [9] | |
Adam Charlesworth | Reviews for Ether Patrol | Journalism | Ether Patrol | [9] | |
Karl Johanson | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [9] | |
Ron Sharp | Cybersquid | Internet | BBS | [9] | |
Larry Stewart | Contributions to Fandom | General | N/A | [9] | |
1995 | Catherine Donahue Girczyc* | Host of Ether Patrol | Radio | N/A | [10] |
Capucine Plourde | The Diplomatic Planetary Handbook | Writing | N/A | [10] | |
Adam Charlesworth | Reviews for Ether Patrol | Journalism | Ether Patrol | [10] | |
Robert J. Sawyer | Random Musings | Non-Fiction | N/A | [10] | |
Larry Stewart | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [10] | |
Bob Hadji | Contributions to Fandom | General | N/A | [10] | |
1996 | Larry Stewart* | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [11] |
Adam Charlesworth | Reviews for Ether Patrol | Journalism | Ether Patrol | [11] | |
Lou Israel* | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [11] | |
Stephanie Bedwell-Grime | Filking | Music | N/A | [11] | |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [11] | |
1997 | Lloyd Penney* | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [12] |
Judith Hayman | Filking | Music | N/A | [12] | |
Larry Stewart | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [12] | |
Norbert Spehner | Bibliography of Dracula Opus 300 | Non-Fiction | N/A | [12] | |
Capucine Plourde | Design of the KIDC website | Internet | KIDC | [12] | |
MonSFFA | Plant 9 from Outer Space | Unknown | MonSFFA | [12] | |
1998 | Larry Stewart* | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [13] |
R. Graeme Cameron | CUFF | Charity | CUFF | [13] | |
Charles Mohapel | Column in Hollyweird | Journalism | Hollyweird | [13] | |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [13] | |
Gary Hilson | Canadian SF & Fantasy Resource Guide | Non-Fiction | www.connect.ab.ca/~garyh/cansfrg | [13] | |
1999 | Janet L. Hetherington* | 60 Years of Superman Exhibit | Exhibition | Nepean Museum | [14] |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [14] | |
Larry Stewart | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [14] | |
N/A | Moxie episode of the FedEx Files | Film | N/A | [14] | |
Aaron Yorgason | The Return of X the Unknown | Anthology | N/A | [14] | |
2000 | Don Bassie* | Made In Canada | Internet | N/A | [15] |
Larry Stewart | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [15] | |
Jason Taniguchi | SF Parody Shows | Theatre | N/A | [15] | |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [15] | |
Karen Linsley & Lloyd Landa | The Road to Roswell | Music | N/A | [15] | |
2001 | Donna McMahon* | Book Reviews | Journalism | N/A | [16] |
Garth Spencer | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [16] | |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [16] | |
Don Bassie | Made In Canada | Internet | N/A | [16] | |
Karen Linsley & Lloyd Landa | Pioneers of Mars | Music | Ares CD-Rom Magazine, v2n1, Summer 2000 | [16] | |
2002 | Alex von Thorn* | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [17] |
Jason Taniguchi | SF Parody Shows | Theatre | N/A | [17] | |
Janet L. Hetherington | Film Reviews | Journalism | N/A | [17] | |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [17] | |
Larry Stewart | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [17] | |
2003 | Jason Taniguchi* | SF Parody Shows | Theatre | N/A | [18] |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [18] | |
Gord Rose | Masquerade MC | Music | Toronto Trek 16 & Ad Astra '02 | [18] | |
Larry Stewart | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [18] | |
Alex von Thorn | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [18] | |
Eric Layman | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [18] | |
2004 | Eric Layman* | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [19] |
Urban Tapestry | Filking | Music | N/A | [19] | |
Gord Rose | Unknown | Music | N/A | [19] | |
Peter de Jager | Unknown | Unknown | N/A | [19] | |
Larry Stewart | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [19] | |
2005 | Karen Linsley* | Filking | Music | N/A | [20] |
Larry Stewart | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [20] | |
Urban Tapestry | Filking | Music | N/A | [20] | |
Martin Springett | Bright Weaving | Music | N/A | [20] | |
Don Bassie | Made In Canada | Internet | N/A | [20] | |
2006 | Urban Tapestry* | Filking | Music | N/A | [21] |
Larry Stewart | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [21] | |
Judith Hayman | Filking | Music | N/A | [21] | |
Martin Springett | Filking | Music | N/A | [21] | |
Don Bassie | Made In Canada | Internet | N/A | [21] | |
2007 | Éric Gauthier*, Christian Sauvé* & Laurine Spehner* | Fractale-Framboise | Internet | www.fractale-framboise.com/ | [22] |
Peggi Warner-Lalonde | Filking | Music | N/A | [22] | |
Larry Stewart | Entertainment | Theatre | N/A | [22] | |
Martin Springett | Filking | Music | N/A | [22] | |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [22] | |
Judith Hayman | Filking | Music | N/A | [22] | |
2008 | Paul Bobbit* | The Voyageur | Anthology | N/A | [23] |
Peggi Warner-Lalonde | Filking | Music | N/A | [23] | |
Martin Springett | Filking | Music | N/A | [23] | |
Larry Stewart | Master of Ceremonies | Presentation | N/A | [23] | |
Judith Hayman | Filking | Music | N/A | [23] | |
2009 | Joan Sherman* | Organizer of the Heather Dale Concert | Music | N/A | [24] |
Kurt Armbruster & Ryah Deines | World Fantasy 2008 Podcasts | Podcast | N/A | [24] | |
Keith Braithwaite | Impulse | Journalism | MonSFFA | [24] | |
Jennifer Ennis | Through the Keyhole -- 25 years of Keycon Memories | Non Fiction | Keycon | [24] | |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [24] | |
2010 | Roy Badgerow* | Astronomy Lecture | Presentation | USS Hudson Bay | [25] |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [25] | |
Ivan Dorin | Gods Anonymous | Radio | Con-Version 25 | [25] | |
Judith Hayman & Peggi Lalonde | Filk track | Music | WorldCon 67 | [25] | |
Tom Jeffers & Sue Posteraro | Filk concert | Music | WorldCon 67 | [25] | |
2011 | John Mansfield* & Linda Ross Mansfield* | Conception of the Aurora Nominee Pins | Awards | Aurora Awards | [31] |
Tom Jeffers | Fundraising | Charity | FilKONtario | [31] | |
Lloyd Penney | Fan Writing | Writing | N/A | [31] | |
2012 | Peter Watts* | Reality: The Ultimate Mythology lecture | Presentation | Toronto SpecFic Colloquium 2011 | [26] |
Taral Wayne | Art for the Canadian Fanzine Fanac Awards | Art | Canadian Fanzine Fanac Awards | [26] | |
Lloyd Penney | Letters of comment | Writing | N/A | [26] | |
2013 | Ron Friedman* | Conception and delivery of the Aurora Awards voter package | Awards | Aurora Awards | [27] |
Helen Marshall | ("The Book is Dead; Long Live the Book!": Some Thoughts on the Coming of eBooks lecture | Presentation | Toronto SpecFic Colloquium 2012 | [27] | |
Michael Matheson | Can Spec Fic List | Non Fiction | Can Spec Fic List | [27] | |
Lloyd Penney | Fan writing | Writing | N/A | [27] | |
Peter Watts | Hive Minds, Mind Hives lecture | Presentation | Toronto SpecFic Colloquium 2012 | [27] | |
2014 | Robert Runté* | Why I Read Canadian Speculative Fiction: The Social Dimension of Reading the scholar keynote address | Presentation | ACCSFF '13 | [32] |
R. Graeme Cameron | Weekly column in Amazing Stories Magazine | Journalism | Amazing Stories Magazine | [32] | |
Steve Fahnestalk | Weekly column in Amazing Stories Magazine | Journalism | Amazing Stories Magazine | [32] | |
2015 | Derek Newman-Stille* | Speculating, Canada | Radio | Trent Radio | [28] |
R. Graeme Cameron | Weekly column in Amazing Stories Magazine | Journalism | Amazing Stories Magazine | [28] | |
Steve Fahnestalk | Weekly column in Amazing Stories Magazine | Journalism | Amazing Stories Magazine | [28] | |
Kevin B. Madison | Thunder Road Trip | Anthology | Thunder Road Trip | [28] | |
Lloyd Penney | Fan writing | Writing | N/A | [28] | |
2016 | Derek Newman-Stille* | Speculating Canada | Radio | Trent Radio | [29] |
Morva Bowman & Alan Pollard | Halsway Con Concert | Music | Halsway Con | [29] | |
Keith Braithwaite | The Doctor and his Companion | Writing | WARP | [29] | |
Steve Fahnestalk | Weekly column in Amazing Stories Magazine | Journalism | Amazing Stories Magazine | [29] | |
Kari Maaren | Everbody Hates Elves | Music | Bandcamp & CD | [29] | |
2018 | Joshua Pantalleresco* | Just Joshing | Podcast | Just Joshing | [30] |
Samantha M. Beiko & Claire C. Marshall | Business BFFs | Podcast | Business BFFs | [30] | |
Kari Maaren | Monthly Musical Performances | Music | ChiSeries (Toronto) | [30] | |
Kraken Not Stirred | Robots vs. Monsters | Music | CD | [30] | |
Steve Swanson | Poster for When Worlds Collide 2017 | Art | When Worlds Collide 2017 | [30] | |
2019 | Edward Willett* | The Worldshapers | Podcast | ||
Samantha M. Beiko and Clare C. Marshall | Business BFFs | Podcast | |||
Kari Maaren | ChiSeries Toronto | Music | |||
Derek Newman-Stille | Speculating Canada | Radio | |||
Joshua Pantalleresco | Just Joshing | Podcast | |||
2020 | Derek Newman-Stille* | Speculating Canada | Radio | ||
Brandon Crilly and Evan May | Broadcasts from the Wasteland | Podcast | |||
Kari Maaren | Music on YouTube Channel | Music | |||
Joshua Pantalleresco | Just Joshing | Podcast | |||
Edward Willett | The Worldshapers | Podcast | |||
2021 | Randy McCharles* | When Words Collide | |||
Jen R. Albert and K. T. Bryski | ephemera reading series | ||||
Liz Anderson and Mark Leslie Lefebvre | 2020 Aurora Awards Ceremony | ||||
Kerry C. Byrne and Terese Mason Pierre | AugurCon | ||||
Derek Newman-Stille | Speculating Canada | Radio | |||
2022 | Brandon Crilly and Evan May* | Broadcasts from the Wasteland | Podcast | ||
Jen Desmarais and Keladry Desmarais | "How I Taught My Dragon: Kindergarten education through genre media" | ||||
Ron S. Friedman | Sci and Sci-Fi: Connecting the public to science and technology through storytelling | ||||
Kari Maaren | The Feather and the Book: An Improvised Musical Story | ||||
Edward Willett | The Worldshapers | Podcast |
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 joint winners
Year | Fan(s) | Work(s) | Category | Publisher | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Guillaume Voicine* | Brins d'Éternité | Publication | Brins d’éternité | [36] |
2011 | Élisabeth Vonarburg * | En vol (In Flight) | Creation on site | N/A | [36] |
2012 | Guillaume Voicine* | Brins d'Éternité | Publication | Brins d’éternité | [36] |
2014 | Geneviève Blouin* | Le plume et le poing (The Pen and the Fist) | Blog | Le plume et le poing | [37] |
Michèle Laframboise | Savante folle (Scholarly Crazy) | Blog | Savante folle | [37] | |
Marian Cayer | Les lectures de Prospéryne (The Lectures of Prospéryne) | Blog | Les lectures de Prospéryne | [37] | |
Jean-Louis Trudel | Culture des futurs (Culture of the Future) | Blog | Culture des futurs | [37] | |
2015 | Anne-Marie Bouthillier* | Clair/Obscur | Publication | Clair/Obscur | [38] |
Geneviève Blouin* | Le plume et le poing (The Pen and the Fist) | Blog | Le plume et le poing | [38] | |
Michèle Laframboise | Savante folle (Scholarly Crazy) | Blog | Savante folle | [38] | |
Marian Cayer | Les lectures de Prospéryne (The Lectures of Prospéryne) | Blog | Les lectures de Prospéryne | [38] | |
Johnathan Reynolds | Aveugle (Blind) | Blog | Aveugle | [38] | |
Martine Vignola | La Horde Geek (The Geek Horde) | Publication | La Horde Geek | [38] | |
2016 | Alain Ducharme* | République du centaure (Republic of Centaurs) | Publication | République du centaure | [39] |
Anne-Marie Bouthillier | Clair/Obscur | Publication | Clair/Obscur | [39] | |
Isabelle Lauzon | La plume volage (The Fickle Feather) | Blog | La plume volage | [39] | |
Johnathan Reynolds | Aveugle (Blind) | Blog | Aveugle | [39] | |
Martine Vignola | La Horde Geek (The Geek Horde) | Publication | La Horde Geek | [39] | |
Michèle Laframboise | Savante folle (Scholarly Crazy) | Blog | Savante folle | [39] | |
2017 | Anne-Marie Bouthillier* | Clair/Obscur | Publication | Clair/Obscur | [40] |
Jean-Louis Trudel | Culture des futurs (Culture of the Future) | Blog | Culture des futurs | [40] | |
Martine Vignola | La Horde Geek (The Geek Horde) | Publication | La Horde Geek | [40] | |
Geneviève Blouin | Le plume et le poing (The Pen and the Fist) | Blog | Le plume et le poing | [40] | |
Michèle Laframboise | Savante folle (Scholarly Crazy) | Blog | Savante folle | [40] | |
2018 | Mathieu Lauzon-Dicso* | Horizons imaginaires (Imaginary Horizons) | Blog | Horizons imaginaires | [41] |
Anne-Marie Bouthillier | Clair/Obscur | Publication | Clair/Obscur | [41] | |
Emmanuelle Cartier & Etienne Lebeuf-Daigneault | Étranges Lectures (Strange Readings) | Blog | Étranges Lectures | [41] |
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 joint winners
Year | Filker(s) | Filk | Medium | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Dave Clement* & Tom Jeffers* | Face on Mars | CD | [31] |
Karen Linsley | SFContario 1 Guest of Honour | Live concert | [31] | |
Phil Mills | Time Traveller | Song lyrics | [31] | |
2012 | Phil Mills* | Body of Song-Writing Work including FAWM and 50/90 | General | [26] |
Stone Dragons | FilKONtario 21 | Live concert | [26] | |
Cindy Turner | Interfilk at the OVFF | Live concert | [26] | |
2013 | Kari Maaren* | Body of Song-Writing Work | General | [27] |
Morva Bowman & Alan Pollard | FilKONtario 22 | Live concert | [27] | |
Deborah Linden & Errol Elumir | Songs in the Key of Geek | CD | [27] | |
Brooke Lunderville | International Guest of Honour at Consonance | Live concert | [27] | |
Peggi Warner-Lalonde | NEFilk 22 at ConCertino 2012 | Live concert | [27] | |
2014 | Chris Hadfield * | Performance of Space Oddity | Live concert | [32] |
Brooke Abbey | Writing and publishing 12 songs | General | [32] | |
Debs & Errol | CTRL+ALT+DUETS EP | CD | [32] | |
Kari Maaren | Beowulf Pulled My Arm Off | CD | [32] | |
Kari Maaren, Devin Melanson & Leslie Hudson | Pirate Elves in Space | CD | [32] | |
2015 | Kari Maaren* | Kari Maaren YouTube channel | General | [28] |
Brooke Abbey | Weirdness from 2014 | Bandcamp | [28] | |
Copy Red Leader | Crossing the Streams | CD (The Pond Studio) | [28] | |
Debs & Errol | OVFF | Live concert | [28] | |
Stone Dragons | Dream of Flying | CD (Stone Dragons Studio) | [28] |
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