Science Fiction Awards
Science Fiction Awards
From “Across the Fandomension" website, last updated February 25, 2026
NOTE: This is a very short list of the awards presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror by a variety of organizations. I am always looking for corrections, additions and updates; if you spot errors and omissions below, please contact me at [email protected] so that I can update this page. – G.S.
The Aurora Awards
- Canada’s National Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (https://www.csffa.ca) are fan-voted awards presented annually for science fiction written by Canadians, nominated by and voted on by members of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA), a federally-registered society whose role is to give out the Aurora Awards – yearly. CSFFA members from across Canada.
Les Prix Boréal
visent à reconnaître ce qui s’est fait de mieux en imaginaire d’ici, et sont remis chaque année au Congrès Boréal. Ils sont les seuls prix du Canada francophone à être décernés directement par le public des lecteurs dans les genres de la science-fiction et du fantastique.Le choix des gagnants se fait selon une approche qui rappelle celle des prix Hugo.
Elle commence par une période de sélection des titres, laquelle est suivie d’une période de vote. Il se fait selon la formule australienne : les électeurs ordonnent leurs choix en ordre. Voyez https://congresboreal.ca/
(English)
The Boréal Awards
aim to recognize the best in Canadian speculative fiction, and are presented annually at the Congrès Boréal. They are the only prizes in French-speaking Canada awarded directly by readers in the science fiction and fantasy genres. The selection of winners follows a process similar to that of the Hugo Awards. It begins with a selection period for titles, followed by a voting period. The voting follows the Australian model: voters rank their choices in order. See https://congresboreal.ca/
The Ditmar Awards
are Australia’s national SF and fantasy awards, presented at Australia’s national convention each year. The online voting system provides a passworded facility to adjust your vote at any time before the close of voting. Alternatively, votes will be accepted via email to: [email protected]. Postal ballots will also be distributed. Voting for the Ditmar Award is conducted in accordance with the rules specified at http://wiki.sf.org.au/index.php/Ditmar_rules, and is open to members of the current and previous Australian Natcons.
The Hugo Awards
https://www.thehugoawards.org/, first presented in 1953 and presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious award. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon"), which is also responsible for administering them. The Hugo Awards are trademarked by the World Science Fiction Society (“WSFS"), an unincorporated literary society which sponsors the annual World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon") and the Hugo Awards.
The Nebula Awards ®
https://nebulas.sfwa.org/ are voted on, and presented by, active members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. Founded as the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1965 by Damon Knight, the organization began with a charter membership of 78 writers; it now has over 1,500 members, among them many of the leading writers of science fiction and fantasy. Lloyd Biggle, Jr., the SFWA’s first secretary-treasurer, originally proposed in 1965 that the organization publish an annual anthology of the best stories of the year. This notion, according to Damon Knight, in his introduction to Nebula Award Stories: 1965 (Doubleday, 1966), “rapidly grew into an annual ballot of SFWA’s members to choose the best stories, and an annual awards banquet." Since 1965, the Nebula Awards have been given each year for the best novel, novella, novelette, and short story eligible for that year’s award. The Award for Best Script was added in 2000. An anthology including the winning pieces of short fiction and several runners-up is also published every year. The Nebula Awards® Banquet, which takes place each spring, is attended by many writers and editors and is preceded by meetings and panel discussions.
Le Prix Solaris/Dagon
(https://www.revue-solaris.com/pour-les-ecrivains/prix-solaris/): Solaris organise un concours annuel, le Prix Solaris, destiné à encourager la relève dans les domaines de la création littéraire, s’adresse aux auteurs canadiens francophones. Une bourse de 1000 dollars est remise au gagnant ou à la gagnante.
Depuis 2016, le Prix Joël-Champetier offre l’équivalent du prix Solaris à tous les auteurs francophones non canadiens. Une bourse de 1000 euros est remise au gagnant ou à la gagnante.
(English) Solaris magazine organizes an annual competition, the Solaris Award https://www.revue-solaris.com/pour-les-ecrivains/prix-solaris/, designed to encourage emerging talent in the field of literary creation, open to French-Canadian authors. A $1,000 grant is awarded to the winner.
Since 2016, the Joël-Champetier Prize has offered the equivalent of the Solaris Prize to all non-Canadian French-speaking authors. A €1,000 grant is awarded to the winner.
The Sunburst Award
(https://www.sunburstaward.org/): The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is a unique juried award that celebrates exceptional writing published any time during the previous calendar year.
Named after the first novel by Phyllis Gotlieb (1926–2009), a distinguished poet and notable writer of early Canadian science fiction, the award offers a cash prize of $3000 to the winning book. The award is presented along with the distinctive Sunburst medallion.
To learn about many more professional awards, please see the Worlds Without End website (https://www.worldswithoutend.com/books.asp).
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