SFContario News » books http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:20:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 More Award Nomination Deadlines http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2012/02/more-award-nomination-deadlines/ http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2012/02/more-award-nomination-deadlines/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:11:55 +0000 Murray http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/?p=206 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, [...]

]]> 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 .

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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

]]> http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2012/01/hugo-awards-nomination-deadline/feed/ 1 Scalzi reading at the Merril – Thursday night http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2011/11/scalzi-reading-at-the-merril-thursday-night/ http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2011/11/scalzi-reading-at-the-merril-thursday-night/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:50:55 +0000 Diane http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/?p=185 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 [...]

]]> 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.

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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.

]]> http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2011/11/friends-of-the-merril-short-story-contest-announced/feed/ 3 Toronto Public Library budget public consultation http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2011/11/toronto-public-library-budget-public-consultation/ http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2011/11/toronto-public-library-budget-public-consultation/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:07:18 +0000 Alex http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/?p=153 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.  [...]

]]> 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.
]]> http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2011/11/toronto-public-library-budget-public-consultation/feed/ 0 New award for children’s science fiction and fantasy in Canada http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2011/10/new-award-for-childrens-science-fiction-and-fantasy-in-canada/ http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/2011/10/new-award-for-childrens-science-fiction-and-fantasy-in-canada/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:14:46 +0000 Alex http://2011.sfcontario.ca/blog/?p=109 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 [...]

]]> 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.

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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:

Professional Awards

 

Best English Novel

Black Bottle Man by Craig Russell, Great Plains Publications

Destiny’s Bloodby Marie Bilodeau, Dragon Moon Press

Stealing Home by Hayden Trenholm, Bundoran Press

Under Heavenby Guy Gavriel Kay, Viking Canada

Watch, by Robert J. Sawyer, Penguin Canada

Best English Short Story

The Burden of Fireby Hayden Trenholm, Neo-Opsis #19

Destiny Lives in the Tattoo’s Needleby Suzanne Church, Tesseracts Fourteen, EDGE

The Envoyby Al Onia, Warrior Wisewoman 3, Norilana Books

Touch the Sky, They Sayby Matt Moore, AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review, November

Your Beating Heart by M. G. Gillett, Rigor Amortis, Absolute Xpress

 

Best English Poem / Song

The ABCs of the End of the World by Carolyn Clink, A Verdant Green, The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box

Let the Night In by Sandra Kasturi, Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead, EDGE

Of the Corn: Kore’s Innocence by Colleen Anderson, Witches & Pagans #21

The Transformed Man by Robert J. Sawyer, Tesseracts Fourteen, EDGE

Waiting for the Harrowing by Helen Marshall, ChiZine 45

 

Best English Graphic Novel

Goblins, Tarol Hunt, goblinscomic.com

Looking For Group, Vol. 3 by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza

Stargazer, Volume 1 by Von Allan, Von Allan Studio

Tomboy Tara,Emily Ragozzino, tomboytara.com

 

Best English Related Work

Chimerascope, Douglas Smith (collection), ChiZine Publications

The Dragon and the Stars,edited by Derwin Mak and Eric Choi, DAW

Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead,edited by Nancy Kilpatrick, EDGE

On Spec, edited by Diane Walton, Copper Pig Writers Society

Tesseracts Fourteen,edited by John Robert Colombo and Brett Alexander Savory, EDGE

 

Best Artist (Professional and Amateur)

(An example of each artist’s work is listed below but they are to be judged on the body of work they have produced in the award year)

Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk, Brekky cover art, On Spec Fall

Erik Mohr, cover art for ChiZine Publications

Christina Molendyk, Girls of Geekdom Calendar for Argent Dawn Photography

Dan O’Driscoll, cover art for Stealing Home

Aaron Paquette, A New Season cover art, On Spec Spring

 

Fan/ Amateur Awards

 

 

Best Fan Publications

No award will be given out in this category due insufficient eligible nominees

 

 

Best Fan Filk

Dave Clement and Tom Jeffersof Dandelion Wine for “Face on Mars” CD

Karen Linsley; concert as SFContario Guest of Honour

Phil Mills, for “Time Traveller” (song writing)

 

Best Fan Organizational

Andrew Gurudata, organizing the Constellation Awards

Brent M. Jans, chair of Pure Speculation (Edmonton)

Liana Kerzner, chair of Futurecon (Toronto)

Helen Marshalland Sandra Kasturi, chairs of Toronto SpecFic Colloquium (Toronto)

Alex Von Thorn, chair of SFContario (Toronto)

 

Best Fan Other

Tom Jeffers, Fundraising, FilKONtario

John and Linda Ross Mansfield, Conception of the Aurora Nominee pins

Lloyd Penney, Articles, columns and letters of comment – fanzines

Voting will begin in early June through the Prix Aurora Awards website on-line forms or by mail-in ballot.  All ballots must be received by October 15, 2011, Midnight PST.

The French-language awards were presented during Le Congrès Boréal in Montreal.

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Murray

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