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More Award Nomination Deadlines

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FAAn Awards
Nomination deadline: March 1, 2012
What: Best Genzine; Personalzine; Fanwriter; Fanartist / Cartoonist; Single Issue, Anthology or Special Publication; Harry Warner Memorial Award Best Letterhack; Fan Website.
Presented at: Corflu Glitter Las Vegas
See Corflu Glitter for the ballot and a list of fanzines published in 2011.

Constellation Awards
Nomination deadline: March 2, 2012.
What: Canada’s annual science fiction awards focused on rewarding excellence in science fiction film and television.
Presented at: Polaris 26 Toronto North
See Constellations for the nomination guidelines and forms. Also a list of film and television works that TCON Promotional Society has identified as being eligible for nomination this year.

CORRECTION to Previous Post
Hugo Awards nomination deadline is March 11, 2012.

Aurora Awards
Nomination deadline: March 31, 2012
What: Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (Auroras) recognizing work and fan activity done in 2011. Awards are open to all Canadians, expats, and landed immigrants.
Presented at: When Words Collide Calgary
To nominate or vote you must be a member of CSFFA (Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association), the society which runs the awards. Annual dues to join the society are just $10 Cdn.
To register go to: Membership .
Full details about the society here: Aurora Awards .

Hugo Awards Nomination Deadline

Written January 30th, 2012 by
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Nomination deadline: Jan. 31, 2012
What: Science fiction’s most prestigious award. Voted by members of the World Science Fiction Convention.
Presented at: Chicon 7 chicon.org/
Nomination information here: Nominate

Scalzi reading at the Merril – Thursday night

Written November 14th, 2011 by
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You don’t have to wait until Friday for the fun to start. SFContario International Author Guest of Honour, John Scalzi, will give a public reading at the Merril Collection at 7 PM on Thursday night. On his blog, John says “I’ll likely read from Redshirts and then possibly a couple other things, and have a Q&A.”

All are welcome.  More information here.

Friends of the Merril Short Story Contest Announced

Written November 10th, 2011 by
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The Friends of the Merril Collection are running a Speculative Fiction Short Story Contest in order to raise awareness of, and funds for, the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy.

The Friends of the Merril Short Story Contest will be open to entries as of Nov. 15, 2011. There are 3 monetary prizes to be won: 1st place $350 (CDN), 2nd place $100 (CDN) and 3rd place $50 (CDN). Winners will also have their fiction published both on the contest website and in a limited edition hand crafted booklet (5 copies – 1 to be archived in the Merril Collection, 1 to be retained by the artist crafting the booklets, and the others to be distributed among the winners). We are accepting only original, previously unpublished Spec Fic (SF/F/H, Magic Realism, Slipstream, etc.) short fiction of up to 4,000 words. The hard deadline for submissions is Feb. 15, 2012. International entries are welcomed. All subs are judged blind. There is an entry fee of $5(CDN).

Entrants are encouraged to visit http://friendsmerrilcontest.com for a full set of entry rules, contest FAQs, and other contest related information and updates.

Toronto Public Library budget public consultation

Written November 5th, 2011 by
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The Toronto Public Libraries need your support.

Reductions to library service are currently being proposed.  These cuts would include reduced open hours in branches across the city, and fewer new titles and copies of books, audio books, DVDs and magazines.
The Library Board needs to hear from you on how these cuts would impact you, your family, and your community.  Please join Library staff at a public meeting to find out more about the potential reductions and to provide your comments. 
Date:          Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Time:           6:30pm
Location:    Lillian H. Smith Branch, 239 College St (at Huron)
Join us to support the libraries as an important foundation of Canadian culture.

New award for children’s science fiction and fantasy in Canada

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The Canadian Children’s Book Centre announces the creation of a new award for science fiction and fantasy in Canadian children’s literature. The Monica Hughes Award will come with a $5,000 prize and will be presented in October 2012. Sponsored by HarperCollins Canada, the award is named for the late Monica Hughes, who wrote several books in this category.

See the announcement of the Monica Hughes Award at the CCBC website.

Aurora Awards Nominees Announced

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The English-language Aurora Awards for 2011 will be presented during SFContario 2.

If you are going to vote, you must pay the voting fee, unless you are a SFContario 2 member.

SFContario 2 is the host convention and members of SFContario 2 are relieved of the requirement to pay the voting fee to cast a ballot.

The SFContario 2 membership fee increases this coming Monday, May 23, so, if you buy your membership now, you save twice: vote later for free, and save money on your SFContario 2 membership now.

The 2011 English-language Aurora Award nominees are:

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