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Award-Winning Canadian SF&F

Compiled by Robert J. Sawyer

Copyright © 1983-2009 by Robert J. Sawyer
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Updated June 2009. In brochure format, thousands of copies of this list have been distributed over the years by Bakka, Toronto's SF specialty store. Versions also appears as appendices in the anthologies Distant Early Warnings: Canada's Best Science Fiction, edited by Robert J. Sawyer [Red Deer Press, 2009], and Aurora Awards: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Science Fiction & Fantasy, edited by Edo van Belkom [Quarry Press, 1999].

"Sawyer's list could be considered as a buying guide for those new to the genres of fantasy and science fiction." — Canadian Materials

An asterisk (*) marks works that have won multiple awards
SF=Science Fiction; F=Fantasy

Aurora Award (novels)

The Aurora is Canada's "people's choice" award. Ballots are distributed online and through Canadian SF specialty bookstores, periodicals, and conventions. Below are the English-language fiction winners; Auroras are also given to works in French.

2008: The New Moon's Arms (F) by Nalo Hopkinson of Toronto, Ontario. Grand Central Publishing, 2007.*
2007: Children of Chaos (F) by Dave Duncan of Vancouver, British Columbia. Tor, 2006.
2006: Cagebird (SF) by Karin Lowachee of Mississauga, Ontario. Warner, 2005.
2005: Wolf Pack (F) by Edo van Belkom of Brampton, Ontario. Tundra, 2004.
2004: Blind Lake (SF) by Robert Charles Wilson of Concord, Ontario. Tor, 2003.
2003: Permanence (SF) by Karl Schroeder of Toronto, Ontario. Tor, 2002.
2002: In the Company of Others (SF) by Julie E. Czerneda of Orillia, Ontario. DAW, 2001.
2001: The Snow Queen (F) by Eileen Kernaghan of New Westminster, British Columbia. Thistledown, 2000.
2000: Flashforward (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Mississauga, Ontario. Tor, 1999.
1999: Darwinia (SF) by Robert Charles Wilson of Toronto, Ontario. Tor, 1999.
1998: Black Wine (F) by Candas Jane Dorsey of Edmonton, Alberta. Tor, 1998.*
1997: Starplex (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer ten of Thornhill, Ontario. Ace, 1996 [press release].*
1996: The Terminal Experiment (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. HarperPrism, 1995 [press release].*
1995: Virtual Light (SF) by William Gibson of Vancouver, British Columbia. Bantam, 1993.
1994: Nobody's Son (F) by Sean Stewart, now of Davis, California. Maxwell MacMillan, 1993; Ace, 1995.
1993: Passion Play (SF) by Sean Stewart now of Davis, California. Beach Holme, 1992.*
1992: Golden Fleece (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Toronto, Ontario. Warner Questar, 1990.*
1991: Tigana (F) by Guy Gavriel Kay of Toronto, Ontario. Penguin, 1990.
1990: West of January (F) by Dave Duncan then of Calgary, Alberta. Del Rey, 1989.
1989: Mona Lisa Overdrive (SF) by William Gibson of Vancouver, British Columbia. Bantam, 1988.
1988: Jack, the Giant Killer (F) by Charles de Lint of Ottawa, Ontario. Ace, 1987.
1987: The Wandering Fire (F) by Guy Gavriel Kay of Toronto, Ontario. Collins, 1986.
1985: Songs From The Drowned Lands (F) by Eileen Kernaghan of Burnaby, British Columbia. Ace, 1983.
1982: A Judgment of Dragons (SF) by Phyllis Gotlieb of Toronto, Ontario. Berkley, 1980.

Aurora Award (short fiction)

2008: "Like Water in the Desert" (SF) by Hayden Trenholm of Ottawa, Ontario. In Challenging Destiny, August 2007.
2007: "Biding Time" (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Mississauga, Ontario. In Slipstreams, John Helfers and Martin H. Greenberg, ed., DAW, 2006.
2006: "Transubstantiation" (SF) by Derwin Mak of Toronto, Ontario. In Northwest Passages: A Cascadian Anthology, Cris DiMarco, ed., CascadiaCon, 2005.
2005: "When the Morning Stars Sang Together" (SF) by Isaac Szpindel of Toronto, Ontario. In ReVisions, Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel, ed., DAW 2004.
2004: "Scream Angel" (SF) by Douglas Smith of Aurora, Ontario. In Low Port, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, ed., Meisha Merlin, 2003.
2003: "Ineluctable" (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Mississauga, Ontario. In Analog, November 2002.
2002: "Left Foot on a Blind Man" (SF) by Julie E. Czerneda of Orillia, Ontario. In Silicon Dreams, Martin H. Greenberg and Larry Segriff, ed., DAW, 2001.
2000: "Stream of Consciousness" (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Mississauga, Ontario. In Packing Fraction, Julie E. Czerneda, ed., Trifolium, 1999.
1999: "Hockey's Night in Canada" (SF) by Edo van Belkom of Brampton, Ontario. In Arrowdreams: An Anthology of Alternate Canadas, Mark Shainblum and John Dupuis, ed., Editions NuAge, 1998.
1998: "Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream" (F) by James Alan Gardner of Waterloo, Ontario. In Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1997.
1997: "Peking Man" (F) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. In Dark Destiny III, Edward E. Kramer, ed., White Wolf, 1996 [press release].
1996: "The Perseids" (F) by Robert Charles Wilson of Toronto, Ontario. In Northern Frights 3, Don Hutchison, ed., Mosaic, 1995.
1995: "The Fragrance of Orchids" (SF) by Sally McBride now of Toronto, Ontario. In Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1994.
1994: "Just Like Old Times" (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. In On Spec, Summer 1993, and Dinosaur Fantastic, Mike Resnick, ed., DAW, 1993.*
1993: "The Toy Mill" (F) by David Nickle and Karl Schroeder, both of Toronto, Ontario. In Tesseracts⁴, 1992.
1992: "A Niche" (SF) by Peter Watts of Vancouver, and "Breaking Ball" (SF) by Michael Skeet of Toronto [tie]. Both in Tesseracts³, 1990.
1991: "Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at Large" (F) by James Alan Gardner of Waterloo, Ontario. In On Spec, Spring 1990, and Tesseracts³.
1990: "Carpe Diem" (SF) by Eileen Kernaghan of New Westminster, British Columbia. In On Spec, Fall 1989.
1989: "Sleeping in a Box" (SF) by Candas Jane Dorsey of Edmonton, Alberta. In her Machine Sex and Other Stories, Beach Holme, 1988.

Analytical Laboratory Award

Voted on by the readers of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, the world's best-selling English-language science-fiction magazine, for the material published by the magazine.

2005: "Shed Skin" (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Mississauga, Ontario. Short Story, January/February 2004 [and reprinted in Distant Early Warnings: Canada's Best Science Fiction, Robert J. Sawyer, ed., Robert J. Sawyer Books, 2009].
2003: "In Spirit" (SF) by Pat Forde of Waterloo, Ontario. Novella, September 2002 [and reprinted in Distant Early Warnings: Canada's Best Science Fiction, Robert J. Sawyer, ed., Robert J. Sawyer Books, 2009].
1988: "The Gift" (SF) by Pat Forde of Waterloo, Ontario. Novella/Novelette, December 1987.
1983: "Melancholy Elephants" (SF) by Spider Robinson of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Short Story, June 1982.
1979: "Stardance II" (SF) by Spider & Jeanne Robinson of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Serial, September, October, November 1978.

  British Science Fiction Award

Given annually by the British Science Fiction Association.

1977: Brontomek! (SF) by Michael Coney of Sidney, British Columbia. Gollancz, 1976.

  John W. Campbell Memorial Award

The top juried award in the SF field, given annually since 1973 for best SF novel of the year.

2009: Little Brother (SF) by Cory Doctorow of London, UK. Tor, 2008.

2006: Mindscan (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Mississauga, Ontario. Tor, 2005 [press release].

2002: The Chronoliths (SF) by Robert Charles Wilson of Concord, Ontario. Tor, 2001.

1990: The Child Garden (SF) by Geoff Ryman now of Manchester, UK. Unwin, 1989.

  Arthur C. Clarke Award

A juried award for the best SF novel published in Great Britain.

1987: The Handmaid's Tale (SF) by Margaret Atwood of Toronto, Ontario. Canadian edition: McClelland & Stewart, 1985.

  William L. Crawford Fantasy Award

A juried award for the best book-length debut of the year in the fantasy field, presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.

1997: Black Wine (F) by Candas Jane Dorsey of Edmonton, Alberta. Tor, 1997.*

1984: The Riddle of the Wren (F) and Moonheart (F), both by Charles de Lint of Ottawa, Ontario. Both Ace, 1984.

  Compton Crook Memorial Award

The Baltimore SF Society's juried award for the best first novel of the year.

1983: Courtship Rite (SF) by Donald Kingsbury of Montreal, Quebec. Simon & Schuster, 1982.

  Philip K. Dick Award

An American juried award for the best SF novel first published in paperback.

1999: The Print Remix (SF) by Geoff Ryman now of Manchester, UK. St. Martin's, 1998.

1994: Mysterium (SF) by Robert Charles Wilson then of Toronto, Ontario. Bantam, 1994.

1984: Neuromancer (SF) by William Gibson of Vancouver, British Columbia. Ace, 1984.*

  Arthur Ellis Award

A juried award presented annually since 1983 by the Crime Writers of Canada, which has twice gone to SF/mystery crossover works.

1993 Short Story: "Just Like Old Times" (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. [press release].*

1992 First Novel: Passion Play (SF) by Sean Stewart now of Davis, California. Beach Holme, 1992.*

  Geffen Award

Israel's top science-fiction and fantasy award.

2006 Science Fiction Novel: Spin (SF) by Robert Charles Wilson of Concord, Ontario. Graff Publishing, 2006.*

2004 Science Fiction Novel: Warchild (SF) by Karin Lowachee of Mississauga, Ontario. Opus Press, 2004.*

  Homer Award

Voted on by the 30,000 online members of CompuServe's Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Forum; presented annually to works published from 1990 to 2000.

2000 Novel: Calculating God (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. Tor, 2000.

1998 Short Story: "Face of God" (F) by Barbara Galler-Smith of Edmonton, Alberta. In On Spec, Winter 1998.

1997 Novel: Broken Blade (F) by Ann Marston of Edmonton, Alberta. HarperCollins, 1997.

1996 Novel: Starplex (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. Ace, 1996.

1995 Novel: The Terminal Experiment (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. HarperPrism, 1995.*

1994 Novel: End of an Era (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. Ace, 1994.*

1993 Novel: Fossil Hunter (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. Ace, 1993.

1992 Novel: Far-Seer (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Toronto, Ontario. Ace, 1992.

1996 Short Story: "Above It All" (F) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. In Dante's Disciples, Peter Crowther and Edward E. Kramer, ed., White Wolf, 1996.

1995 Short Story: "You See But You Do Not Observe" (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Otario.*

1992 Short Story: "Black Ice" (F) by Barbara Delaplace now of Gainesville, Florida. In Aladdin: Master of the Lamp, Mike Resnick, ed., DAW, 1992.

1991 Fantasy Novel: The Little Country (F) by Charles de Lint of Ottawa, Ontario. Morrow, 1991.

1990 First Novel: Golden Fleece (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Toronto, Ontario. Warner Questar, 1990.*

  Hugo Award

Voted on by the members of the annual World Science Fiction Convention.

2006 Novel: Spin (SF) by Robert Charles Wilson of Concord, Ontario. Tor, 2005.*

2003 Novel: Hominids (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Mississauga, Ontario. Tor, 2002. [press release].

1985 Novel: Neuromancer (SF) by William Gibson of Vancouver, British Columbia. Ace, 1984.*

1983 Short Story: "Melancholy Elephants" (SF) by Spider Robinson then of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In his Melancholy Elephants, Penguin, 1984.

1978 Novella: "Stardance" (SF) by Spider and Jeanne Robinson then of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Part of Stardance, Dial, 1979 [reprinted by Tor, 1986].*

1977 Novella: "By Any Other Name" (SF) by Spider Robinson of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Part of Telempath, Berkley, 1976 [reprinted by Tor, 1988].

  Le Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire

France's top SF award.

2007 Foreign Novel: Spin (SF) by Robert Charles Wilson of Concord, Ontario. DEnoël, 2007.*

1996 Foreign Short Story: "You See But You Do Not Observe" (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. In Sherlock Holmes in Orbit, Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg, ed., DAW, 1995 [press release].*

1993 Foreign Novel: Dark Matter (SF) by Garfield Reeves-Stevens then of Thornhill, Ontario. Pocket, 1993.

  Kurd Lasswitz Preis

Germany's top science-fiction award.

2007 Foreign Novel: Spin (SF) by Robert Charles Wilson of Concord, Ontario. Heyne, 2006.*

  Nebula Award

The "Academy Award of SF," voted on by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

1995 Novel: The Terminal Experiment (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Thornhill, Ontario. HarperPrism, 1995. May 1995 [press release].*

1984 Novel: Neuromancer (SF) by William Gibson of Vancouver, British Columbia. Ace, 1984.*

1977 Novella: "Stardance" (SF) by Spider and Jeanne Robinson then of Halifax, Nova Scotia.*

  Science Fiction Chronicle Reader Award

Given annually since 1981 by the readers of Science Fiction Chronicle: The Science Fiction & Fantasy Newsmagazine, the trade journal of the SF field published in New York.

1997 Short Story: "The Hand You're Dealt" by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. In Free Space, Brad Linaweaver and Edward E. Kramer, ed., Tor, 1997 [press release].

1984 Novel: Neuromancer by William Gibson of Vancouver, British Columbia. Ace, 1984.*

  Seiun Award

Japan's top honour in Science Fiction, voted on by the attendees of the Japanese National Science Fiction Convention.

2003: Illegal Alien (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. Hayakawa, 2002.

2001: Frameshift (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontaro. Hayakawa, 2000 [press release].*

1997: End of an Era (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. Hayakawa, 1996 [press release].*

1987: Neuromancer (SF) by William Gibson of Vancouver, British Columbia. Hayakawa, 1986.*

  Bram Stoker Award

The "Academy Award" of the dark-fantasy field, presented annually by the Horror Writers Association.

1997 Short Story: "Rat Food" (F) by Edo van Belkom of Brampton, Ontario, and David Nickle of Toronto, Ontario. In On Spec, Spring 1997.

  Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award

A juried award given annually since 1987, by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction in conjunction with Sturgeon's heirs.

2009: "The Ray-Gun: A Love Story" (SF) by James Alan Gardner of Kitcener, Ontario. In Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2008 [and reprinted in Distant Early Warnings: Canada's Best Science Fiction, Robert J. Sawyer, ed., Robert J. Sawyer Books, 2009].

2007: "The Cartesian Theater" (SF) by Robert Charles Wilson of Concord, Ontario. In Futureshocks, Lou Anders, ed., Roc, 2006 [and reprinted in Distant Early Warnings: Canada's Best Science Fiction, Robert J. Sawyer, ed., Robert J. Sawyer Books, 2009].

  Sunburst Award

A juried award for broadly defined "Canadian fantastic literature" given annually since 2001, named for Phyllis Gotlieb's first novel.

2008: The New Moon's Arms (F) by Nalo Hopkinson of Toronto, Ontario. Warner, 2007.*

2007: Fabrizio's Return (F) by Mark Frutkin of Ottawa, Ontario. Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2006.

2006: In the Palace of Repose (F) by Holly Phillips of Trail, British Columbia. Prime, 2005.

2005: Air (SF) by Geoff Ryman of Manchester, UK. St. Martin's, 2004.

2004: A Place So Foreign: and 8 more (SF) by Cory Doctorow of London, UK. Four Walls Eight Windows Press, 2003.

2003: Skin Folk (F) by Nalo Hopkinson of Toronto, Ontario. Warner, 2001.*

2002: When Alice Lay Down with Peter (F) by Margaret Sweatman of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2001.

2001: Galveston (F) by Sean Stewart of Davis, California. Ace, 2000.

  Sunburst Award for Young Adult Fiction

A companion to the above: a juried award given annually since 2008 for Canadian fantastic works aimed at teenagers.

2008: Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet (F) by Joanne Proulx of Ottawa, Ontario. Viking Canada, 2007.

  Premio UPC de Ciencia Ficción

A juried prize — and the world's largest cash award for science fiction — presented annually by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain.

2004: "Identity Theft" (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer of Mississauga, Ontario. Science Fiction Book Club [press release].

1998: Flashforward (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. Tor, 1999 [press release].

1997: Factoring Humanity (SF) by Robert J. Sawyer then of Thornhill, Ontario. Tor, 1998 [press release].

  Warner Aspect First Novel Competition

A juried contest sponsored by Warner Books to find the best novel by a previously unpublished novelist.

2001: Warchild (SF) by Karin Lowachee of Mississauga, Ontario. Warner Aspect, 2001.*

1998: Brown Girl in the Ring (F) by Nalo Hopkinson of Toronto, Ontario. Warner Aspect, 1998.

  World Fantasy Award

The world's top award for fantasy fiction; a juried award presented at the annual World Fantasy Convention.

2008 Best Novel: Ysabel (F) by Guy Gavriel Key of Toronto, Ontario. Penguin Viking, 2007.

2002 Best Collection: Skin Folk (F) by Nalo Hopkinson of Toronto, Ontario. Warner, 2001.*

2000 Best Collection: Moonlight and Vines (F) by Charles de Lint of Ottawa, Ontario. Tor, 1999.

1984 Best Collection: High Spirits (F) by Robertson Davies of Toronto, Ontario. McClelland & Stewart, 1983.

  Writers of the Future Award

L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future, an international contest carrying a $5,000 grand prize for new SF writers, with big-name SF writers as jurors.

2007 Grand Prize: "Saturn in G Minor" (SF) by Stephen Kotowych of Toronto, Ontario. In Writers of the Future 23, Galaxy, 2007.

1993 Grand Prize: "Schrödinger's Mousetrap" (SF) by Alan Barclay of Vancouver, British Columbia. In Writers of the Future 10, Bridge, 1993.

1990 Grand Prize: "The Children of Crèche" (SF) by James Alan Gardner. In Writers of the Future 4, Bridge, 1990.

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SCIENCE FICTION WRITER
ROBERT J. SAWYER
Best Novel Hugo and Nebula Award Winner

Award-Winning Canadian SF&F

Compiled by Robert J. Sawyer

Copyright © 1983-2009 by Robert J. Sawyer
All Rights Reserved

Aurora Award (novels)

Aurora Award (short fiction)

Analytical Laboratory Award

British Science Fiction Award

John W. Campbell Memorial Award

Arthur C. Clarke Award

William L. Crawford Fantasy Award

Compton Crook Memorial Award

Philip K. Dick Award

Arthur Ellis Award

Geffen Award

Homer Award

Hugo Award

Le Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire

Kurd Lasswitz Preis

Nebula Award

Science Fiction Chronicle Reader Award

Seiun Award

Bram Stoker Award

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award

Sunburst Award

Sunburst Award for Young Adult Fiction

Premio UPC de Ciencia Ficción

Warner Aspect First Novel Competition

World Fantasy Award

Writers of the Future Award

More Good Reading

SCIENCE FICTION WRITER ROBERT J. SAWYER Best Novel Hugo and Nebula Award Winner

Award-Winning Canadian SF&F

Compiled by Robert J. Sawyer

Copyright © 1983-2009 by Robert J. Sawyer All Rights Reserved

Aurora Award (novels)

Aurora Award (short fiction)

Analytical Laboratory Award

British Science Fiction Award

John W. Campbell Memorial Award

Arthur C. Clarke Award

William L. Crawford Fantasy Award

Compton Crook Memorial Award

Philip K. Dick Award

Arthur Ellis Award

Geffen Award

Homer Award

Hugo Award

Le Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire

Kurd Lasswitz Preis

Nebula Award

Science Fiction Chronicle Reader Award

Seiun Award

Bram Stoker Award

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award

Sunburst Award

Sunburst Award for Young Adult Fiction

Premio UPC de Ciencia Ficción

Warner Aspect First Novel Competition

World Fantasy Award

Writers of the Future Award

More Good Reading

SCIENCE FICTION WRITER
ROBERT J. SAWYER
Best Novel Hugo and Nebula Award Winner

Copyright © 1983-2009 by Robert J. Sawyer
All Rights Reserved