Aurora Awards for Fan Achievement


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 two 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
YearFanWorkCategoryPublicationRef.
1986*FanzineMaple Leaf Rag
1987*FanzineSolaris
1987N/AUnknown
1987N/AUnknown
1988*FanzineMaple Leaf Rag

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 and held it until 2002, and again from 2008 until 2010. In 2003, the award was renamed the Award for Best Fan Achievement, 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

Aurora Award for Best Fan Organizational

An award specifically for achievements in organizing conventions was created in 1989, and was an ongoing category in the Aurora Awards until 2023. In 1997 its name became Award for Best Fan Achievement. 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
After the 2022 awards this category was merged with Fan Related Work

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. 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
YearFanWorkCategoryPublisherRef.
1989*Non-FictionNCF
1990*PromotionN/A
1991*JournalismBCSFAzine
1992*AnthologyHorizons SF
1993*PerformanceSF2 Show
1994*PromotionN/A
1994GeneralN/A
1994MusicN/A
1994JournalismEther Patrol
1994WritingN/A
1994InternetBBS
1994GeneralN/A
1995*RadioN/A
1995WritingN/A
1995JournalismEther Patrol
1995Non-FictionN/A
1995TheatreN/A
1995GeneralN/A
1996*TheatreN/A
1996JournalismEther Patrol
1996*TheatreN/A
1996MusicN/A
1996WritingN/A
1997*WritingN/A
1997MusicN/A
1997TheatreN/A
1997Non-FictionN/A
1997InternetKIDC
1997UnknownMonSFFA
1998*TheatreN/A
1998CharityCUFF
1998JournalismHollyweird
1998WritingN/A
1998Non-Fictionwww.connect.ab.ca/~garyh/cansfrg
1999*ExhibitionNepean Museum
1999WritingN/A
1999TheatreN/A
1999FilmN/A
1999AnthologyN/A
2000*InternetN/A
2000TheatreN/A
2000TheatreN/A
2000WritingN/A
2000 & Lloyd LandaMusicN/A
2001*JournalismN/A
2001WritingN/A
2001WritingN/A
2001InternetN/A
2001 & Lloyd LandaMusicAres CD-Rom Magazine, v2n1, Summer 2000
2002*WritingN/A
2002TheatreN/A
2002JournalismN/A
2002WritingN/A
2002TheatreN/A
2003*TheatreN/A
2003WritingN/A
2003MusicToronto Trek 16 & Ad Astra '02
2003TheatreN/A
2003WritingN/A
2003WritingN/A
2004*WritingN/A
2004MusicN/A
2004MusicN/A
2004UnknownN/A
2004TheatreN/A
2005*MusicN/A
2005TheatreN/A
2005MusicN/A
2005MusicN/A
2005InternetN/A
2006*MusicN/A
2006TheatreN/A
2006MusicN/A
2006MusicN/A
2006InternetN/A
2007*, Christian Sauvé* & Laurine Spehner*Internetwww.fractale-framboise.com/
2007MusicN/A
2007TheatreN/A
2007MusicN/A
2007WritingN/A
2007MusicN/A
2008*AnthologyN/A
2008MusicN/A
2008MusicN/A
2008PresentationN/A
2008MusicN/A
2009*MusicN/A
2009 & Ryah DeinesPodcastN/A
2009JournalismMonSFFA
2009Non FictionKeycon
2009WritingN/A
2010*PresentationUSS Hudson Bay
2010WritingN/A
2010RadioCon-Version 25
2010 & Peggi LalondeMusicWorldCon 67
2010 & Sue PosteraroMusicWorldCon 67
2011* & Linda Ross Mansfield*AwardsAurora Awards
2011CharityFilKONtario
2011WritingN/A
2012*PresentationToronto SpecFic Colloquium 2011
2012ArtCanadian Fanzine Fanac Awards
2012WritingN/A
2013*AwardsAurora Awards
2013PresentationToronto SpecFic Colloquium 2012
2013Non FictionCan Spec Fic List
2013WritingN/A
2013PresentationToronto SpecFic Colloquium 2012
2014*PresentationACCSFF '13
2014JournalismAmazing Stories Magazine
2014JournalismAmazing Stories Magazine
2015*RadioTrent Radio
2015JournalismAmazing Stories Magazine
2015JournalismAmazing Stories Magazine
2015AnthologyThunder Road Trip
2015WritingN/A
2016*RadioTrent Radio
2016 & Alan PollardMusicHalsway Con
2016WritingWARP
2016JournalismAmazing Stories Magazine
2016MusicBandcamp & CD
2018*PodcastJust Joshing
2018 & Claire C. MarshallPodcastBusiness BFFs
2018MusicChiSeries
2018MusicCD
2018ArtWhen Worlds Collide 2017
2019*The WorldshapersPodcast
2019 and Clare C. MarshallBusiness BFFsPodcast
2019ChiSeries TorontoMusic
2019Radio
2019Just JoshingPodcast
2020*Radio
2020 and Evan MayBroadcasts from the WastelandPodcast
2020Music on YouTube ChannelMusic
2020Just JoshingPodcast
2020The WorldshapersPodcast
2021Randy McCharles*When Words Collide
2021 and K. T. Bryskiephemera reading series
2021 and Mark Leslie Lefebvre2020 Aurora Awards Ceremony
2021 and Terese Mason PierreAugurCon
2021Radio
2022 and Evan May*Broadcasts from the WastelandPodcast
2022 and Keladry Desmarais"How I Taught My Dragon: Kindergarten education through genre media"
2022Sci and Sci-Fi: Connecting the public to science and technology through storytelling
2022The Feather and the Book: An Improvised Musical Story
2022The WorldshapersPodcast
2023 and Derek Künsken* Can*ConConventionOttawa
2023, Kerry C. Byrne and Toria Liao AugurconConventiononline
2023 and Jen R. Albert ephemera Reading Series
2023When Words Collide
2023The Worldshapers PodcastPodcast
2024 and Jen R. Albert ephemera Reading Series
2024 and René Walling Scintillation 4ConventionMontreal
2024 Sip & Read / Sip & Social @ Librairie Saga Bookstore-
2024 When Words CollideCalgary
2024The Worldshapers PodcastPodcast
2025murmurstationsPodcast
2025 and René Walling Scintillation 2024ConventionMontreal
2025 and David ClinkTwo Old Farts Talk Sci-Fi PodcastPodcast-
2025 and David L. ClinkWizards & Spaceships PodcastPodcast
2025The Worldshapers PodcastPodcast
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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
YearFanWorkCategoryPublisherRef.
2011*PublicationBrins d’éternité
2011*Creation on siteN/A
2012*PublicationBrins d’éternité
2014*BlogLe plume et le poing
2014BlogSavante folle
2014BlogLes lectures de Prospéryne
2014BlogCulture des futurs
2015*PublicationClair/Obscur
2015*BlogLe plume et le poing
2015BlogSavante folle
2015BlogLes lectures de Prospéryne
2015BlogAveugle
2015PublicationLa Horde Geek
2016*PublicationRépublique du centaure
2016PublicationClair/Obscur
2016BlogLa plume volage
2016BlogAveugle
2016PublicationLa Horde Geek
2016BlogSavante folle
2017*PublicationClair/Obscur
2017BlogCulture des futurs
2017PublicationLa Horde Geek
2017BlogLe plume et le poing
2017BlogSavante folle
2018*BlogHorizons imaginaires
2018PublicationClair/Obscur
2018 & Etienne Lebeuf-DaigneaultBlogÉtranges 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
YearFilkerFilkMediumRef.
2011* & Tom Jeffers*CD
2011Live concert
2011Song lyrics
2012*General
2012Live concert
2012Live concert
2013*General
2013 & Alan PollardLive concert
2013 & Errol ElumirCD
2013Live concert
2013Live concert
2014*Live concert
2014General
2014CD
2014CD
2014, Devin Melanson & Leslie HudsonCD
2015*General
2015Bandcamp
2015CD
2015Live concert
2015CD