Aurora Award for Best Short Fiction

The Aurora Awards are granted annually by the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association and SFSF Boreal Inc. The Award for Best Short Fiction (French: La meilleure fiction courte), was first recognized in 1986 as a separate category from Best Long-Form and was first granted as the Award for Best Short-Form (French: Meilleure nouvelle), one granted to an English-language work and one to a French-language work, but did not become a dedicated category until 1989. In 1997 it was renamed to the Award for Best Short-Form Work and then again in 2012 it became the Award for Best Short Story, when the Prix Aurora and Prix Boreal combined, before adopting the name Award for Best Short Fiction a year later.

Robert J. Sawyer holds the highest number of awards for the English-language prize at 5 awards. Élisabeth Vonarburg and Yves Meynard hold the highest number of awards for the French-language prize at five each.

No winner was given in 1986, but a shortlist was created.

English-language Award

Winners and nominees

  *   Winners and joint winners

Year Author(s) Work Collection/Publication Ref.
1986 Rhea RoseChronos' ChristmasTesseracts (Vol. 1) [1]
1986 David KilkpatrickThe Effect of Terminal Cancer on Potential AstronautsTesseracts (Vol. 1) [1]
1986 William GibsonThe Winter MarketVancouver (Nov '85) [1]
1988 Tanya Huff*And Who Is Joah?Amazing Stories (Nov '87) [2]
1989 Candas Jane Dorsey*Sleeping in a BoxMachine Sex and Other Stories [3]
1989 Jo BeverleyThe Fruit PickerWriters of the Future (Vol. IV) [3]
1989 Robert J. SawyerGolden FleeceAmazing Stories (Sep '88) [3]
1989 Candas Jane Dorsey(Learning About) Machine SexMachine Sex and Other Stories [3]
1989 Spider RobinsonThe ParanoidPulpHouse: the Hardback Magazine (#2, Winter '88) [3]
1990 Eileen Kernaghan*Carpe DiemOn Spec (Autumn '89) [4]
1990 Rhea RoseDuty FreeOn Spec (Spring '89) [4]
1990 Clélie RichA Fertile MindOn Spec (Autumn '89) [4]
1990 J. Brian ClarkeFlaw on SerendipAnalog (Nov '89) [4]
1990 Paula JohansonIf You Go Out in the WoodsOn Spec (Autumn '89) [4]
1991 James Alan Gardner*Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at LargeOn Spec (Spring '90) [5]
1991 Andrew WeinerEternity, BabyAsimov's Science Fiction (Nov '90) [5]
1991 Charles de LintThe Fair in Emain MatchaTor SF Double (#19) [5]
1991 Charles de LintFreewheelingUnknown [5]
1991 Mary E. ChooWolfrunnerSword and Sorceress (Vol. VI) [5]
1992 Michael Skeet*Breaking BallTesseracts (Vol. 3) [6]
1992 Peter Watts*A NicheTesseracts (Vol. 3) [6]
1992 Edo van BelkomBaseball MemoriesAethlon (Vol. VII, #1) [6]
1992 S. M. StirlingThe Man Who Would Be KzinMan-Kzin Wars (Vol. IV) [6]
1992 Charles de LintRaven Sings a Medicine Way, Coyote Steals the PollenAuthor's Choice Monthly (#22) [6]
1992 James Alan GardnerReaperF&SF (Feb '91) [6]
1992 Ursula PflugThe Water ManTesseracts (Vol. 3) [6]
1992 Hugh SpencerWhy I Hunt Flying SaucersOn Spec (Autumn '91) [6]
1993 Karl Schroeder* & David Nickle*The Toy MillTesseracts (Vol. 4) [7]
1993 Alan WeissArtsTesseracts (Vol. 4) [7]
1993 Terence M. GreenBlue LimboArk of Ice: Canadian Futurefiction [7]
1993 Eileen KernaghanCouplesTesseracts (Vol. 4) [7]
1993 Nancy KilpatrickFarm WifeNorthern Frights (Vol. 1) [7]
1993 Karl SchroederHopscotchOn Spec (Spring '92) [7]
1993 Andrew WeinerSeeingF&SF (Sep '92) [7]
1994 Robert J. Sawyer*Just Like Old TimesOn Spec (Summer '93) [8]
1994 Derryl MurphyBody SolarOn Spec (Winter '93) [8]
1994 Erik Jon SpigelKissing HitlerOn Spec (Spring '93) [8]
1994 Michael ConeySophie's SpyglassF&SF (Feb '93) [8]
1994 D. L. SchaefferThree Moral TalesOn Spec (Spring '93) [8]
1995 Sally McBride*The Fragrance of OrchidsAsimov's Science Fiction (May '94) [9]
1995 Dale L. SprouleFourth Person SingularNorthern Frights (Vol. 2) [9]
1995 Paula JohansonSmall RainPrairie Fire (Vol. 15, #2) [9]
1995 Stephanie Bedwell-GrimeSuch Sweet SorrowWriter's Block (Summer '94) [9]
1995 Rebecca M. SeneseWriting CritiqueJust Write (May '94) [9]
1996 Robert Charles Wilson*The PerseidsNorthern Frights (Vol. 3) [10]
1996 Stephanie Bedwell-GrimeThe Dead Go ShoppingNorthern Frights (Vol. 3) [10]
1996 Robert J. SawyerLost in the MailTransVersions (#3) [10]
1996 David NickleThe Summer WormsNorthern Frights (Vol. 3) [10]
1996 Michael ConeyTea and HamstersF&SF (Jan '95) [10]
1997 Robert J. Sawyer*Peking ManDark Destiny (Vol. III) [11]
1997 Peter WattsBethlehemTesseracts (Vol. 5) [11]
1997 Rebecca M. SeneseFace DancesOn Spec (Summer '96) [11]
1997 Stephanie Bedwell-GrimeIn Your DreamsParsec (Apr/May '96) [11]
1997 Dale L. SprouleMemory GamesTesseracts (Vol. 5) [11]
1997 Edo van BelkomThe Piano Player Has No FingersPalace Corbie (Vol. 7) [11]
1998 James Alan Gardner*Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human BloodstreamAsimov's Science Fiction (Feb '97) [12]
1998 Eric ChoiDivisionsTesseracts (Vol. 6) [12]
1998 Katie HarseFishmonger's EmeraldsTesseracts (Vol. 6) [12]
1998 Robert J. SawyerThe Hand You're DealtFree Space [12]
1998 David ChatoThe PlayTime CaseOn Spec (Winter '97) [12]
1998 Jena SnyderPrescribed BurnTesseracts (Vol. 6) [12]
1998 Douglas SmithSpirit DanceTesseracts (Vol. 6) [12]
1998 Eileen KernaghanThe Watley Man and the Green-Eyed GirlTransVersions (#7) [12]
1999 Edo van Belkom*Hockey's Night in CanadaArrowdreams: An Anthology of Alternate Canadas [13]
1999 David ChatoBlind DateOn Spec (Autumn '98) [13]
1999 Cory DoctorowCraphoundScience Fiction Age (Mar '98) [13]
1999 Douglas SmithNew Year's EveInterzone (#128, Feb '98) [13]
1999 David ShtogrynSunny FieldsParsec (Spring '98) [13]
2000 Robert J. Sawyer*Stream of ConsciousnessPacking Fraction & Other Tales of Science & Imagination [14]
2000 Mark A. RaynerAny Port in a StormParsec (Spring/Summer '99) [14]
2000 Gemma FilesThe Emperor's Old BonesNorthern Frights (Vol. 5) [14]
2000 Mark LeslieErratic CyclesParsec (Winter '98/'99) [14]
2000 Robert Charles WilsonPlato's MirrorNorthern Frights (Vol. 5) [14]
2000 Sally McBrideSpeaking SeaTesseracts (Vol. 8) [14]
2000 Douglas SmithState of DisorderAmazing Stories (Winter '99) [14]
2000 Douglas SmithSymphonyPrairie Fire (Vol. 19, #4) [14]
2001 Marcie Tentchoff*Surrendering the BladeThe Doom of Camelot [15]
2001 Edo van BelkomComing of AgeStar Colonies [15]
2001 Julie E. CzernedaDown on the FarmFar Frontiers [15]
2001 Robert J. SawyerThe Shoulders of GiantsStar Colonies [15]
2001 Donna McMahonSquatOn Spec (Spring '00) [15]
2002 Julie E. Czerneda*Left Foot on a Blind ManSilicon Dreams [16]
2002 Mark A. RaynerAfter the InternetWestern Alumni Gazette (Autumn '01) [16]
2002 Douglas SmithBy Her Hand, She Draws You DownThe Third Alternative (#28, Autumn '01) [16]
2002 Marcie TentchoffThe Deed of SnigliWeird Tales (Summer '01) [16]
2002 Mary E. ChooEquationsThe Magazine of Speculative Poetry (Spring '01) [16]
2002 Douglas SmithThe Red BirdOn Spec (Summer '01) [16]
2002 Robert H. BeerWaking the DeadOn Spec (Autumn '01) [16]
2003 Robert J. Sawyer*IneluctableAnalog (Nov '02) [17]
2003 Isaac SzpindelBy Its CoverExplorer: Tales from the Wonder Zone [17]
2003 Eric ChoiJust Like Being ThereOrbiter [17]
2003 Julie E. CzernedaPrism30th Anniversary DAW: Science Fiction [17]
2003 James Alan GardnerRain, Ice, SteamExplorer: Tales from the Wonder Zone [17]
2004 Douglas Smith*Scream AngelLow Port [18]
2004 Robert J. SawyerCome All Ye FaithfulSpace, Inc. [18]
2004 Isaac SzpindelPorter's ProgressSpace, Inc. [18]
2004 Derwin MakThe Siren StoneSpace, Inc. [18]
2004 Carolyn ClinkStarsThe Stars As Seen from This Particular Angle of Night [18]
2005 Isaac Szpindel*When the Morning Stars Sang TogetherReVisions [19]
2005 Douglas SmithEnlightenmentInterzone (#194, Sep/Oct '04) [19]
2005 Karin LowacheeThe Forgotten OnesSo Long Been Dreaming [19]
2005 Douglas SmithJigsawOdyssey: Tales From the Wonder Zone [19]
2005 Hayden TrenholmThe Luck of Willie LumenNeo-opsis (#3) [19]
2005 Robert J. SawyerMikeysSpace Stations [19]
2005 Nalo HopkinsonThe Smile on the FaceGirls Who Bite Back [19]
2006 Derwin Mak*TransubstantiationNorthwest Passages: A Cascadian Anthology [20]
2006 Karl SchroederAlexander's RoadThe Engine of Recall [20]
2006 Douglas SmithGoing Harvey in the Big HouseCicada (Jan/Feb '05) [20]
2006 Robert J. SawyerIdentity TheftDown These Dark Spaceways [20]
2006 Hayden TrenholmLike Monsters of the DeepOn Spec (#61, Summer '05) [20]
2006 Peter Watts & Derryl MurphyMayflyTesseracts (Vol. 9) [20]
2006 Julie E. CzernedaShe's Such a Nasty MorselWomen of War [20]
2007 Robert J. Sawyer*Biding TimeSlipstreams [21]
2007 James Alan GardnerAll the Cool Monsters at OnceMythspring [21]
2007 Hayden TrenholmLumen EssenceNeo-opsis [21]
2007 John MierauMarked MenSlipstreams [21]
2007 Karin LowacheeThis Ink Feels Like SorrowMythspring [21]
2008 Hayden Trenholm*Like Water in the DesertChallenging Destiny (#24) [22]
2008 Douglas SmithThe Dancer at the Red DoorUnder Cover of Darkness [22]
2008 David ClinkFallingOn Spec (Autumn '07) [22]
2008 Tony PiMetamorphosis in AmberAbyss & Apex (#24, Q4 '07) [22]
2008 Stephen KotowychSaturn in G MinorWriters of the Future (Vol. XXIII) [22]
2009 Randy McCharles*Ringing in the Changes in Okotoks, AlbertaTesseracts (Vol. 12) [23]
2009 Peter AtwoodAll InWeird Tales (May/Jun '08) [23]
2009 Susan ForestBackAnalog (Jun '08) [23]
2009 Douglas SmithA Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase by Van GoghImpossibilia [23]
2009 Douglas SmithDoorwaysPostscripts (#17) [23]
2010 Eileen Bell*Pawns Dreaming of RosesWomen of the Apocalypse [24]
2010 Brad CarsonHere There Be MonstersAges of Wonder [24]
2010 Ivan DorinLittle DeathsTesseracts (Vol. 13) [24]
2010 Douglas SmithRadio NowhereCampus Chills [24]
2010 Robert WiersemaThe World More Full of WeepingChiZine Productions [24]
2011 Hayden Trenholm*The Burden of FireNeo-opsis (#19) [25]
2011 Suzanne ChurchDestiny Lives in the Tattoo's NeedleTesseracts (Vol. 14) [25]
2011 Al OniaThe EnvoyWarrior Wisewoman (Vol. 3) [25]
2011 Matt MooreTouch the Sky, They SayAE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review (Nov '10) [25]
2011 M. G. GillettYour Beating HeartRigor Amortis [25]
2012 Suzanne Church*The Needle's EyeChilling Tales: Evil I Did Dwell; Lewid Did I Live [26]
2012 Marie BilodeauThe Legend of GluckWhen the Hero Comes Home (Vol. 1) [26]
2012 Randy McCharlesOne Horrible DayThe 2nd Circle [26]
2012 Derek KünskenTo Live and Die in GibbontownAsimov's Science Fiction (Oct/Nov '11) [26]
2012 Susan ForestTurning It OffAnalog (Dec '11) [26]
2013 Douglas Smith*The Walker of the Shifting BorderlandOn Spec (#90, Autumn '12) [27]
2013 Matt MooreDelta PiTorn Realities [27]
2013 Marie BilodeauHappily Ever AfterWhen the Villain Comes Home [27]
2013 Al OniaKnights ExemplarOn Spec (#90, Autumn '12) [27]
2013 Suzanne ChurchSynch Me, Kiss Me, DropClarkesworld (#68, May '12) [27]
2014 Ryan McFadden*Ghost in the MachineThe Puzzle Box [28]
2014 Eileen BellAngela and Her Three WishesThe Puzzle Box [28]
2014 Randy McCharlesThe Awakening of Master MarchThe Puzzle Box [28]
2014 Mike RimarA Bunny Hug for KarlMasked Mosaic, Canadian Super Stories [28]
2014 Susan ForestThe GiftUrban Green Man [28]
2014 Billie MilhollandGreen Man She RestlessUrban Green Man [28]
2014 Suzanne ChurchLiving BargainsWhen the Hero Comes Home (Vol. 2) [28]
2015 Eric Choi*Crimson SkyAnalog (Jul/Aug '14) [29]
2015 Suzanne ChurchJelly and the D-MachineElements: A Collection of Speculative Fiction [29]
2015 Derwin MakMecha-JesusTesseracts (Vol. 18) [29]
2015 Tony PiNo Sweeter ArtBeneath Ceaseless Skies (4 Sep '14) [29]
2015 Suzanne ChurchSoul-HungryElements: A Collection of Speculative Fiction [29]
2016 Kelly Robson*Waters of Versaillestor.com [30]
2016 Costi Gurgu & Tony PiCosmoboticaThe Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk [30]
2016 Ron FriedmanGame Not OverGalaxy's Edge (Jan '15) [30]
2016 Charlotte AshleyLa HéronF&SF (Mar/Apr '15) [30]
2016 Robert J. SawyerLooking for GordoFuture Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft [30]
2016 Stephen KotowychSuper FrenemiesCaped: An Anthology of Superhero Tales [30]
2017 Hayden Trenholm*Marion's WarStrangers Among Us [31]
2017 Robert RuntéAge of MiraclesStrangers Among Us [31]
2017 Erika HoltFrog SongStrangers Among Us [31]
2017 Bev GeddesLiving in OzStrangers Among Us [31]
2017 Amal El-MohtarSeasons of Glass and IronThe Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales [31]
2017 Ace JordynWhen Phakack Comes to Steal Papa, a Ti-Jean StoryOn Spec (#103) [31]
2018 Liz Westbrook-Trenholm*Gone FlyingThe Sum of Us: Tales of the Bonded and Bound [32]
2018 Elizabeth GrotowskiThe CallingEnigma Front: The Monster Within [32]
2018 Kelly RobsonA Human Staintor.com [32]
2018 Fonda LeeOld SoulsWhen the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy [32]
2018 Calvin D. JimRose's ArmWhen the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy [32]
2019 Kelly Robson*Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky PeachTor.com Publications [33]
2019 Julie E. CzernedaA Hold Full of TrufflesTales From Plexis [33]
2019 Kate HeartfieldAlice Payne ArrivesTor.com Publications [33]
2019 Liz Westbrook-TrenholmCritical MassShades Within Us: Tales of Migrations and Fractured Borders [33]
2019 Susan ForestFor a Rich Man to EnterInterGalactic Medicine Show, Issue 62 [33]

French-language Award

Winners and nominees

  *   Winners and joint winners

Year Author(s) Work Collection/Publication Ref.
1986 Daniel Sernine*Yadjine et la mort (Yadjine and Death)Dix nouvelles de science-fiction québécoise [34]
1987 Élisabeth Vonarburg*La Carte du Tendre (Map of the Tender)Montréal (#15) [34]
1988 Alain Bergeron*Les Crabes de Vénus regardent le ciel (Venus Crabs Look to the Sky)Solaris (#73, May/Jun '87) [34]
1989 Joël Champetier*Survie sur Mars (Survival on Mars)L'Année de la Science-Fiction et du Fantastique Québécois - 1987 [34]
1990 Élisabeth Vonarburg*CogitoImagine... (#46, Dec '88) [34]
1991 Élisabeth Vonarburg*Ici, des tigres (Here, Tigers)Octa (#48) [34]
1992 Yves Meynard*L'Enfant des Mondes Assoupis (Child of the Slumbering Worlds)Sol (#11) [34]
1993 Jean Dion*Base de negotiation (Negotiation Base)Solaris (#101, Aug '92) [34]
1994 Yves Meynard*La Merveilleuse machine de Johann Havel (The Wonderful Machine of Johann Havel)Solaris (#107, Oct '93) [34]
1995 Alain Bergeron*L'Homme qui fouillait la lumière (Man Who Searched the Light)Solaris (#111, Autumn '94) [34]
1995 Yves Meynard*L'Envoyé (The Envoy)Imagine... (April '94) [34]
1996 Yves Meynard*Équinoxe (Equinox)Unknown [34]
1997 Jean-Louis Trudel*Lamente-toi, sagesse ! (Lament, Wisdom!)Genèses (#4279) [34]
1998 Yves Meynard*Une lettre de ma mere (A Letter From my Mother)Solaris (#121, Spring '97) [34]
1999 Guy Sirois*La Demoiselle sous la lune (The Lady Under the Moon)Fantasy (#1, Nov '98) [34]
2000 Éric Gauthier*Souvenirs du Saudade Express (Memories of the Saudade Express)Solaris (#131, Autumn '99) [34]
2001 Douglas Smith* & Benoît Domis*Spirit Dance (La Danse des esprits)Tesseracts (Vol. 6) [34]
2002 Daniel Sernine*Souvenirs de lumière (Memories of Light)Solaris (#138, Autumn '01) [34]
2003 Sylvie Bérard*La Guerre sans temps (War Without Time)Solaris (#143, Autumn '02) [34]
2004 Élisabeth Vonarburg*La Course de Kathryn (Kathryn's Race)Recueils (#70, Sep-Dec '03) [34]
2005 Michèle Laframboise*Ceux qui ne comptent pas (Those Who Don't Count)Solaris (#149, Spring '04) [34]
2006 Alain Ducharme*Montréal: trois uchronies (Montréal: Three Alternate Histories)Solaris (#155, Summer '05) [34]
2007 Mario Tessier*Le Regard du trilobite (The Trilobite Look)Solaris (#159, Summer '06) [34]
2008 Laurent McAllister*Sur la plage des épaves (On the Beach of the Wrecks)Solaris (#164, Autumn '07) [34]
2009 Jean-Louis Trudel*Le Dôme de Saint-Macaire (The Dome of Saint-Macaire)Solaris (#167, Summer '08) [34]
2010 Alain Bergeron*Ors blancs (White Gold)Solaris (#171, Summer '09) [34]
2011 Philippe-Aubert Côté*Pour l'honneur d'un Nohaum (For the Honour of a Nohaum)Solaris (#176, Autumn '10) [34]
2012 Ariane Gélinas*L'Enfant sans visage (The Faceless Child)Unknown [34]
2013 Geneviève Blouin*Le Chasseur (The Hunter)Unknown [34]
2014 Jonathan Reynolds*La légende de McNeil (The Legend of McNeil)Les Six Brumes [34]
2014 Dave CôtéVortexSolaris (#188, Autumn '13) [35]
2014 Yves MeynardLes Mystères d'Innsmouth (The Mysteries of Innsmouth)Solaris (#186, Spring '13) [35]
2015 Joël Champetier*Pour son oeil seulement (For His Eyes Only)Solaris (#192, Autumn '14) [34]
2015 Alain BergeronLes Pèlerins de Calcibur (The Pilgrims of Calcibur)Solaris (#190, Spring '14) [36]
2015 Geneviève BlouinLe Voleur de dieu (The Thief of God)Brins d'éternité (#38, May '14) [36]
2015 Geneviève BlouinSentence incarnée (Embodied Sentence)Solaris (#192, Autumn '14) [36]
2015 Éric GauthierLa Langue du voisin (The Neighbour's Language)Solaris (#190, Spring '14) [36]
2015 Pierre-Luc LafranceLe Lendemain, les journaux parleront de folie collective (Tomorrow, The Newspaper's Will Talk About Collective Madness)Brins d'éternité (#37, Mar '14) [36]
2016 Jean-Louis Trudel*Garder un phénix en cage (Keeping a Phoenix in a Cage)Solaris (#195, Summer '15) [34]
2016 Geneviève BlouinL'Enchanteresse portait des Lévi's (The Enchantress Wore Levis)Solaris (#195, Summer '15) [37]
2016 Élise Lucie HendripinBaptême (Baptism)Clair/Obscure (Vol. 13) [37]
2016 Pierre-Luc LafranceDans ses pas (In Its Steps)L'Arracheur de rêves [37]
2016 Guillaume VoisineLe Contraste de l'éternité (The Contrast of Eternity)Bizarro [37]
2017 Élisabeth Vonarburg*Le printemps de Krijka (Krijka's Spring)Solaris (#200, Autumn '16) [38]
2017 Raphaëlle B. AdamLa maison verte (The Green House)Solaris (#197, Winter '16) [38]
2017 Dave CôtéAngle mort (Blindspot)Brins d’éternité (#43) [38]
2017 Éric GauthierÉclairer l’origine (Illuminate the Origin)Solaris (#199, Summer '16) [38]
2017 Michèle LaframboiseLa Cousine entropie (Entropy Cousin)Galaxie (#40) [38]
2017 Isabelle LauzonConsortium: L’initiation (Consortium: The Initiation)Solaris (#197, Winter '16) [38]
2017 Yves MeynardLe guerrier aveugle (The Blind Warrior)Solaris (#200, Autumn '16) [38]
2017 Éric SimardJe ne suis pas mort (I'm Not Dead)Clair/Obscur (#17) [38]
2017 Mario TessierLe sommeil de la raison (The Sleep of Reason)Brins d’éternité (#43) [38]
2017 Mario TessierTempus fugit (Tempus Ran)Solaris (#198, Spring '16) [38]
2018 Philippe-Aubert Côté*La nuit aux trois demons (Night of the Three Demons)Les Six Brumes [39]
2018 Geneviève BlouinDémonthérapie (Demon Therapy)Solaris (#203) [40]
2018 Luc DagenaisXXZ: une histoire de sexe oral au temps des zombies (XXZ: An Oral Sex Story n the Age of Zombies)Les Six Brumes [40]
2018 Michèle LaframboisePetzisSolaris (#203) [40]
2018 Vic VerdierLac au Sable (Sand Lake)Les Six Brumes [40]

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