I remembered to submit my votes for the Aurora Awards! Did you? They close tonight at 11:59 PM (EDT). You still have time. Support Cdn creators! Visit @csffa.bsky.social and learn how to take out a membership for next year!

Today is your last chance to vote in the #2026AuroraAwards! There remain just over 6hours left to vote before the deadline at midnight Eastern Time. If you've read even one nominee you consider worthy of support, please make the effort to get your vote in! www.csffa.ca/members-home...

Only a bit >24 hours left to join CSFFA for 2026 and participate in voting for this year's Aurora Awards! After the membership deadline tomorrow you won't be able to get the voter package. If you D/L the voter package by then you keep the ebooks *forever*! Only $10 at www.csffa.ca/become-a-member/

Make that the #AuroraAwards2026 too

Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association@csffa.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Announcing the #AuroraAwars2026 finalists! Check out the full ballot at our Current Ballot page: www.csffa.ca/awards-infor... We're currently working on the voters’ package which includes digital copies of nominated works. We hope to release it in mid-May. Voting for the awards will begin in June.

Announcing the #AuroraAwars2026 finalists! Check out the full ballot at our Current Ballot page: www.csffa.ca/awards-infor... We're currently working on the voters’ package which includes digital copies of nominated works. We hope to release it in mid-May. Voting for the awards will begin in June.

Last chance to nominate in the #AuroraAwards2026! The nomination period ends in only *5* hours, at 11:59pm Eastern. Get your picks in! Let's celebrate Canadian genre together!

THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S PRANK! The #AuroraAwards2026 nominations CLOSE in 3 days, on Sat. Apr. 4, at 11:59pm EDT. Already a member? Fill out your nominating ballot - nominating numbers are never that high so your vote can make a big difference to who gets on the final ballot. www.csffa.ca

The nomination period for the 2026 Aurora Awards is officially open! All CSFFA members can log into the website at www.csffa.ca and submit up to five works in each our ten categories. Please only nominate what you're familiar with. Nominations close 11:59pm EST on April 4th, 2026. #AuroraAwards2026

CSFFA's March Newsletter is out: mailchi.mp/csffa/march-... Find within: 2026 Aurora Award Nominations are Open! The March Aurora Book Club book is "Songs from the Drowned Lands" by Eileen Kernaghan We share an interview w/ Jon Tattrie, author of a new Charles Saunders (2025 CSFFA HOF Inductee)

Sorry for the late reminder! today is the final day to submit any SFFH creative work originally released in 2025 for consideration in this year's Aurora Awards. Eligibility lists close at 11:59pm EST tonight. Anything not on our confirmed lists *cannot* be nominated for the awards. #AuroraAwards

Jan. 2026 CSFFA Newsletter drops, including: registration for the year is open, and our first book club meeting is happening on Jan. 22 (featuring @cjdwriter.bsky.social!) to talk A JUDGMENT OF DRAGONS and matron saint of Canadian spec fic, Phyllis Gotlieb. mailchi.mp/csffa/jan-2026

Happy Holidays from CSFFA! Check out the info for our Aurora Book Club, launching in January with Phyllis Gotlieb's "A Judgment of Dragons" and a book club event featuring special guest @cjdwriter.bsky.social! + CSFFA's 2026 Calendar & Aurora Eligibility Reminder mailchi.mp/csffa/dec-2025

Please find an announcement from us on the tragic passing of our friend and fellow board member, Jean-Louis Trudel. mailchi.mp/csffa/in-mem...

Eligibility lists are now OPEN for Canadian speculative fiction works published in 2025. If you purchased a 2025 membership to vote in the Aurora Awards this past year, you can head over to www.csffa.ca and log in to add works to our lists. 1/

After skipping October, our November newsletter is out: mailchi.mp/csffa/nov-2025

Our eligibility submissions process is opening soon (November) for next year's Aurora Awards! We are always looking for folks willing to help us verify eligibility. If you are interested in helping out (the commitment is limited and has a set end date, please write to volunteer.csffa@gmail.com

Just got my Aurora nominee pin from the @csffa.bsky.social. Honoured to have CEMETERY KIDS DON’T DIE recognized this year. @danielirizarri.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social

Look what arrived in the mail! Aurora Awards in their natural habitat. Thank you @csffa.bsky.social for these gorgeous trophies! #auroraawards #sff #CanadianSFF #shortstories #poetry

2025 Aurora Award Winners We are pleased to announce (a little late) the winners of the 2025 Aurora Awards for excellence by Canadians in the fields of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. We want to congratulate all of this year’s nominees.

The 2025 Aurora Award Ceremony will begin at 5:00pm EDT on Sunday, August 10th. That’s Eastern time (Ontario and Quebec). Make sure you adjust your time if you live elsewhere. The ceremony is again hosted by Mark and Liz. Links to livestream the ceremony will follow in the replies.

The 2025 Aurora Awards

YouTube video by Mark Leslie Lefebvre

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Voting for the 2025 Auroras is officially finished for the season! Stay tuned for the awards ceremony on Sunday Aug. 10, which will be live streamed on youtube and FB. Links to come.

LAST CHANCE to vote in the 2025 Aurora Awards! If you're already a CSFFA member and haven't voted your favs yet, you STILL CAN until 11:59pm Eastern TONIGHT (Saturday, July 19)! 🔗 Link to vote www.csffa.ca I hope you’ll consider Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 2 for Best Related Work

Today is the FINAL DAY to vote in this year's Aurora Awards. There are 7.5 hours left to so, in fact! (The voting portal will close after 11:59 PM Eastern Time). If you are one of our members and haven't already submitted your votes, please go do so before you forget!! #AuroraAwards2025

The 2025 Aurora ballot is live! Check out the finalists for each category here: www.csffa.ca/awards-infor...

Last day to nominate for the Auroras.

Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association@csffa.bsky.social · last yr.

Only 2 DAYS!!! left to get your nominations in for this year's Aurora Awards! Nominations will close at 11:59 EDT on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Please take a look through our awesome lists of eligible works and submit your nominations through our member portal at www.csffa.ca

Also someone with four items on the BSFA Award shortlist, she says politely and quietly.

Only 2 DAYS!!! left to get your nominations in for this year's Aurora Awards! Nominations will close at 11:59 EDT on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Please take a look through our awesome lists of eligible works and submit your nominations through our member portal at www.csffa.ca

Nominations are OPEN! CSFFA members can now submit their nominations for works done in 2024. Our nomination form closes at 11:59pm Eastern Time on April 5th. Any questions or concerns, you can contact us here or on our website!

Thanks to everyone who submitted Canadian-authored works to our awards eligibility lists! The lists closed this past weekend and we are busy vetting the most recent entries before the Aurora Nominations period opens on March 1.

Reposting our Eligibility Lists for this awards season. So much has been added over the last few months, we're really happy to see so many Canadians active in the field. *We* can't highlight particular works, but *you* can! Share what's stood out with you & what others should consider nominating!

Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association@csffa.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here is the list of confirmed eligible works of Canadian SFF published in the year 2024: www.csffa.ca/awards-infor... Please use this list to explore the work of talanted Canadian creators and help us recognize their achievements by nominating your favourites!