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The Aurora Awards are granted annually by the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association and SFSF Boreal Inc. The Award for Best Novel was first awarded in 1982 as the Award for Best Outstanding Work, and there are two awards, one granted to an English-language work and one to a French-language work. No winner was awarded in 1983 and 1986, but shortlists were created. Until 1989, it was dedicated to any works, including non-novel-length works. It became a dedicated category in 1989 as the Award for Best Long Form (French: Meilleur Livre). It became the Award for Best Novel (Meilleur Roman) in 2011 when the Prix Aurora and Prix Boréal combined.

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Robert J. Sawyer won the English-language award the most times (nine times), and Élisabeth Vonarburg has won the French-language award the most times (seven times).

English-language Award

Winners and nominees

  *   Winners and joint winners

More information Year, Author(s) ...
Year Author(s) Work Publisher/Publication Result Ref.
1982 Phyllis GotliebJudgement of DragonsBerkley Winner [1]
John Robert Colombo (editor)Friendly Aliens: Thirteen Stories of the Fantastic set in CanadaHounslow Finalist [1]
Charles R. SaundersImaroDAW Finalist [1]
Lesley Choyce & John Bell (editors)Visions from the EdgePottersfield Finalist [1]
1983 No winner selected [2]
Michael G. ConeyCat KarinaAce Finalist [2]
Crawford KillianEyasBantam Spectra Finalist [2]
Pauline GedgeStargateMacmillan Finalist [2]
Andrew WeinerStation GehannaF&SF (Apr. 1982) Finalist [2]
John Robert Colombo Wendigo: An Anthology of Fact and Fantastic Fiction Prairie Finalist [2]
1984 Not awarded; no nominees
1985 Eileen KernaghanSongs from the Drowned LandsAce Winner [3]
Michael G. ConeyThe Celestial Steam LocomotiveHMH Finalist [3]
Spider RobinsonMelancholy ElephantsAnalog (Jun. 1982) Finalist [3]
William GibsonNeuromancerAce Finalist [3]
1986 No winner selected [4]
Margaret AtwoodThe Handmaid's TaleMcClelland & Stewart Finalist [4]
Phyllis GotliebThe Kingdom of the CatsAce Finalist [4]
Charles de LintMulengroAce Finalist [4]
1987 Guy Gavriel KayThe Wandering FireCollins Winner [5]
Robert Charles WilsonA Hidden PlaceBantam Spectra Finalist [5]
Crawford KillianLifterAce Finalist [5]
Charles de LintYarrow (novel)Ace Finalist [5]
1988 Charles de LintJack, the Giant KillerAce Winner [6]
Guy Gavriel KayThe Darkest RoadCollins Finalist [6]
Robert Charles WilsonMemory WireBantam Spectra Finalist [6]
Spider RobinsonTime PressureHRW Finalist [6]
1989 William GibsonMona Lisa OverdriveGollancz Winner [7]
Candas Jane DorseyMachine Sex and Other StoriesPorcépic Finalist [7]
Robert Charles WilsonMemory WireBantam Spectra Finalist [7]
Spider RobinsonTime PressureHRW Finalist [7]
Élisabeth VonarburgThe Silent CityPorcépic Finalist [7]
1990 Dave DuncanWest of JanuaryDel Rey Winner [8]
Terence M. GreenBarking DogsSt. Martin's Finalist [8]
Tanya HuffGate of Darkness, Circle of LightDAW Finalist [8]
Robert Charles WilsonGypsiesBantam Finalist [8]
Crawford KillianRogue EmperorDel Rey Finalist [8]
Eileen KernaghanThe Sarsen WitchAce Finalist [8]
1991 Guy Gavriel KayTiganaViking Winner [9]
Tanya HuffGate of Darkness, Circle of LightDAW Finalist [9]
Robert Charles WilsonGypsiesBantam Finalist [9]
Robert J. SawyerGolden FleeceWarner Finalist [9]
Michael G. ConeyKing of the Scepter'd IsleDutton Finalist [9]
1992 Robert J. SawyerGolden FleeceWarner Winner [10]
Tanya HuffBlood PriceDAW Finalist [10]
William Gibson & Bruce SterlingThe Difference EngineGollancz Finalist [10]
Robert Charles WilsonThe DivideDoubleday Finalist [10]
Spider RobinsonKill the EditorAxolotl Finalist [10]
Charles de LintThe Little CountryMorrow Finalist [10]
1993 Sean StewartPassion PlayBeach Holme Winner [11]
Tanya HuffBlood TrailDAW Finalist [11]
Terence M. GreenChildren of the RainbowMcClelland & Stewart Finalist [11]
Robert J. SawyerFar-SeerAce Finalist [11]
Guy Gavriel KayA Song for ArbonneViking Finalist [11]
1994 Sean StewartNobody's SonMacmillan Winner [12]
Robert J. SawyerFar-SeerAce Finalist [12]
Guy Gavriel KayA Song for ArbonneViking Finalist [12]
William GibsonVirtual LightSeal Finalist [12]
1995 William GibsonVirtual LightSeal Winner [13]
Spider RobinsonCallahan's TouchAce Finalist [13]
Robert J. SawyerEnd of an EraAce Finalist [13]
Robert Charles WilsonMysteriumBantam Spectra Finalist [13]
Nancy KilpatrickNear DeathPocket Finalist [13]
1996 Robert J. SawyerThe Terminal ExperimentHarper Prism Winner [14]
Dave DuncanThe CursedDel Rey Finalist [14]
Guy Gavriel KayThe Lions of Al-RassanViking Finalist [14]
Robert Charles WilsonMysteriumBantam Spectra Finalist [14]
Sean StewartResurrection ManAce Finalist [14]
Spider Robinson & Jeanne RobinsonStar MindAce Finalist [14]
1997 Robert J. SawyerStarplexAce Winner [15]
Nancy KilpatrickChild of the NightRaven Finalist [15]
Tanya HuffNo QuarterDAW Finalist [15]
Sean StewartResurrection ManAce Finalist [15]
Terence M. GreenShadow of AshlandTor Finalist [15]
1998 Candas Jane DorseyBlack WineTor Winner [16]
Robert J. SawyerFrameshiftTor Finalist [16]
Robert J. SawyerIllegal AlienAce Finalist [16]
Terence M. GreenShadow of AshlandTor Finalist [16]
Charles de LintTraderTor Finalist [16]
1999 Robert Charles WilsonDarwiniaTor Winner [17]
Nancy KilpatrickDracul: An Eternal Love StoryLucard Finalist [17]
Robert J. SawyerFactoring HumanityTor Finalist [17]
Phyllis GotliebFlesh and GoldTor Finalist [17]
Guy Gavriel KaySailing to SarantiumViking Finalist [17]
Charles De LintSomeplace to be FlyingTor Finalist [17]
2000 Robert J. SawyerFlashforwardTor Winner [18]
Julie E. CzernedaBeholder's EyeDAW Finalist [18]
Robert Charles WilsonBiosTor Finalist [18]
Nalo HopkinsonBrown Girl in the RingWarner Aspect Finalist [18]
Edo van BelkomDeath Drives a SemiQuarry Finalist [18]
Peter WattsStarfishTor Finalist [18]
2001 Eileen KernaghanThe Snow QueenThistledown Winner [19]
Robert J. SawyerCalculating GodTor Finalist [19]
Julie E. CzernedaChanging VisionDAW Finalist [19]
James Alan GardnerHuntedEos Finalist [19]
Lisa SmedmanThe Playback WarWarner Aspect Finalist [19]
2002 Julie E. CzernedaIn the Company of OthersDAW Winner [20]
James Alan GardnerAscendingEos Finalist [20]
Robert Charles WilsonThe ChronolithsTor Finalist [20]
Peter WattsMaelstromTor Finalist [20]
Edo van BelkomTeethMeisha Merlin Finalist [20]
2003 Karl SchroederPermanenceTor Winner [21]
Robert J. SawyerHominidsTor Finalist [21]
Edo van BelkomMartyrsDIG Finalist [21]
Julie E. CzernedaTo Trade the StarsDAW Finalist [21]
Karin LowacheeWarchildDAW Finalist [21]
2004 Robert Charles WilsonBlind LakeTor Winner [22]
Karin LowacheeBurndiveWarner Aspect Finalist [22]
Julie E. CzernedaHidden in SightDAW Finalist [22]
Robert J. SawyerHumansTor Finalist [22]
Edo van BelkomScream QueenPinnacle Finalist [22]
Caitlin SweetA Telling of StarsPenguin Finalist [22]
2005 Edo van BelkomWolf PackTundra Winner [23]
Eileen KernaghanThe Alchemist's DaughterThistledown Finalist [23]
Matthew HughesBlack BrillionTor Finalist [23]
Stephanie Bedwell-GrimeFallen AngelTelos Finalist [23]
James Alan GardnerRadiantEos Finalist [23]
Julie E. CzernedaSurvivalDAW Finalist [23]
2006 Karin LowacheeCagebirdWarner Aspect Winner [24]
Edo van BelkomLone WolfTundra Finalist [24]
Julie E. CzernedaMigrationDAW Finalist [24]
Robert J. SawyerMindscanTor Finalist [24]
Caitlin SweetSilences of HomePenguin Finalist [24]
Robert Charles WilsonSpinTor Finalist [24]
2007 Dave DuncanChildren of ChaosTor Winner [25]
Peter WattsBlindsightTor Finalist [25]
Julie E. CzernedaRegenerationDAW Finalist [25]
Lynda WilliamsRighteous AngerEdge Finalist [25]
Tanya HuffSmoke and AshesDAW Finalist [25]
Karl SchroederSun of SunsTor Finalist [25]
2008 Nalo HopkinsonThe New Moon’s ArmsWarner Winner [26]
Denys BridgerAs Fate DecreesEdge Finalist [26]
Edo van BelkomCry WolfMcClelland & Stewart/Tundra Finalist [26]
Derwin MakThe Moon Under Her FeetWindstorm Finalist [26]
Robert J. SawyerRollbackTor Finalist [26]
2009 Edward WillettMarseguroDAW Winner [27]
Ursula PflugAfter the FiresTightrope Finalist [27]
Hayden TrenholmDefending DianaBundoran Finalist [27]
Robert J. SawyerIdentity Theft and Other StoriesRed Deer Finalist [27]
Douglas SmithImpossibiliaPS Finalist [27]
2010 Robert J. SawyerWakePenguin Winner [28]
Leslie CarmichaelThe Amulet of Amon-RaCBAY Finalist [28]
Barbara Galler-Smith & Josh LangstonDruidsEdge Finalist [28]
Hayden TrenholmSteel WhispersBundoran Finalist [28]
Edward WillettTerra InseguraDAW Finalist [28]
2011 Robert J. SawyerWatchPenguin Winner [29]
Craig RussellBlack Bottle ManGreat Plains Finalist [29]
Marie BilodeauDestiny’s BloodDragon Moon Finalist [29]
Hayden TrenholmStealing HomeBundoran Finalist [29]
Guy Gavriel KayUnder HeavenViking Finalist [29]
2012 Robert J. SawyerWonderPenguin Winner [30]
Michael RoweEnter, NightChiZine Finalist [30]
David NickleEutopia: A Novel of Terrible OptimismChiZine Finalist [30]
Derryl MurphyNapier’s BonesChiZine Finalist [30]
Caitlin SweetThe Pattern ScarsChiZine Finalist [30]
Ryan OakleyTechnicolor Ultra MallEdge Finalist [30]
2013 Tanya HuffThe SilveredDAW Winner [31]
Marie BilodeauDestiny’s FallDragon Moon Finalist [31]
Karen DudleyFood for the GodsRavenstone Finalist [31]
Lynda WilliamsHealer's SwordEdge Finalist [31]
Chadwick GintherThunder RoadRavenstone Finalist [31]
Robert J. SawyerTriggersPenguin Finalist [31]
2014 Julie E. CzernedaA Turn of LightDAW Winner [32]
Robert J. SawyerRed Planet BluesPenguin Finalist [32]
Guy Gavriel KayRiver of StarsViking Finalist [32]
Susan MacGregorThe Tattooed WitchFive Rivers Finalist [32]
Chadwick GintherTombstone BluesRavenstone Finalist [32]
2015 Julie E. CzernedaA Play of ShadowDAW Winner [33]
Peter WattsEchopraxiaTor Finalist [33]
Tanya HuffThe Future FallsDAW Finalist [33]
Jo WaltonMy Real ChildrenTor Finalist [33]
William GibsonThe PeripheralPenguin Finalist [33]
2016 A. M. DellamonicaA Daughter of No NationTor Winner [34]
Ryan T. McFaddenCursed: Black SwanDragon Moon Finalist [34]
E. C. BellDrowning in AmberTyche Finalist [34]
Randy McCharlesMuch Ado About MacbethTyche Finalist [34]
Silvia Moreno-GarciaSignal to NoiseSolaris Finalist [34]
Chadwick GintherToo Far GoneRavenstone Finalist [34]
2017 Robert J. SawyerQuantum NightPenguin Winner [35][36]
Guy Gavriel KayChildren of Earth and SkyViking Finalist [36]
Madeline AshbyCompany TownTor Finalist [36]
Gerald BrandtThe CourierDAW Finalist [36]
A. M. DellamonicaThe Nature of a PirateTor Finalist [36]
Brent NicholsStars Like Cold FireBundoran Finalist [36]
2018 Fonda LeeJade CityOrbit Winner [37]
James Alan GardnerAll Those Explosions Were Someone Else's FaultTor Finalist [37]
Brent NicholsLight of a Distant SunBundoran Finalist [37]
Gerald BrandtThe RebelDAW Finalist [37]
Costi GurguRecipeAriumWhite Cat Finalist [37]
Julie E. CzernedaTo Guard Against the DarkDAW Finalist [37]
2019 Kate HeartfieldArmed in Her FashionChiZine Winner [38]
Chadwick GintherGraveyard MindChiZine Finalist [38]
Craig DiLouieOne of UsOrbit Finalist [38]
James Alan GardnerThey Promised Me the Gun Wasn't LoadedTor Finalist [38]
Derek KünskenThe Quantum MagicianSolaris Finalist [38]
C. L. PolkWitchmarkTor Finalist [38]
2020 Julie E. Czerneda The Gossamer Mage DAW Winner [39]
Guy Gavriel Kay A Brightness Long Ago Viking Canada Finalist [39]
Silvia Moreno-Garcia Gods of Jade and Shadow Del Rey Finalist [39]
E. C. Bell Haunting the Haunted Tyche Finalist [39]
Fonda Lee Jade War Orbit Finalist [39]
Derek Künsken The Quantum Garden Solaris Finalist [39]
2021 Silvia Moreno-Garcia Mexican Gothic Random House Winner [40]
Premee Mohamed Beneath the Rising Solaris Finalist [40]
Randy McCharles A Connecticut Gumshoe in King Arthur’s Court Tyche Finalist [40]
Robert J. Sawyer The Oppenheimer Alternative Red Deer Press Finalist [40]
Kelley Armstrong A Stitch in Time KLA Fricke Finalist [40]
2022 Fonda Lee Jade Legacy Orbit Winner [41][42]
Premee Mohamed A Broken Darkness Solaris Finalist [42]
Derek Künsken The Quantum War Solaris Finalist [42]
David Demchuk RED X Strange Light Finalist [42]
C. L. Polk Soulstar Tor Finalist [42]
2023 Kate Heartfield The Embroidered Book HarperVoyager Winner [43]
Guy Gavriel Kay All the Seas of the World Penguin Finalist [43]
Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Del Rey Finalist [43]
Emily St. John Mandel Sea of Tranquility HarperCollins Finalist [43]
Premee Mohamed The Void Ascendant Solaris Finalist [43]
2024 Kate Heartfield The Valkyrie HarperVoyager Winner [44]
Jessica Johns Bad Cree HarperCollins Canada Finalist [44]
Silvia Moreno-Garcia Silver Nitrate Del Rey Finalist [44]
Waubgeshig Rice Moon of the Turning Leaves Random House Canada Finalist [44]
Andrew F. Sullivan The Marigold ECW Press Finalist [44]
2025 Premee Mohamed The Siege of Burning Grass Solaris Winner [45][46]
Nalo Hopkinson Blackheart Man Saga Press Finalist [47]
Kate Heartfield The Tapestry of Time Harper Voyager Finalist [47]
Don Miasek Pale Grey Dot Ravenstone Finalist [47]
A.G.A. Wilmot Withered ECW Finalist [47]
2026 Robert J. Sawyer* The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine Audible Originals/Shadowpaw Press Winner [48][49]
Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Bewitching Del Rey Finalist [49]
Rachel A. Rosen Blight The BumblePuppy Press Finalist [49]
Tanya Huff Direct Descendant DAW Books Finalist [49]
Heather Fawcett Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales Del Rey Finalist [49]
Julie E. Czerneda A Shift of Time DAW Books Finalist [49]
Guy Gavriel Kay Written on the Dark Viking Canada Finalist [49]
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Best of the Decade

A special award was handed out in 2017 for the best novel or series of the 2000s. If continued, this award will be given out once every 10 years.

  *   Winners and joint winners

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Year Author(s) Work Publisher/Publication Result Ref.
2017 Robert J. Sawyer*The Neanderthal ParallaxTor Winner [50]
Robert Charles WilsonBlind LakeTor Finalist [50]
William GibsonBlue AntBerkley Finalist [50]
Steven EriksonMalazan Book of the FallenTor Finalist [50]
Charles de LintThe Onion GirlTor Finalist [50]
Guy Gavriel KayUnder HeavenViking Finalist [50]
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French-language Award

Winners and nominees

  *   Winners and joint winners

More information Year, Author(s) ...
Year Author(s) Work Publisher/Publication Ref.
1989 Charles MontpetitTemps mort (Time Out)Paulines [51]
1990 Jacques BrossardLes Années d'apprentissage (Years of Learning)Leméac [51]
1991 Élisabeth VonarburgHistoire de la princesse et du dragon (Story of the Princess and the Dragon)Québec/Amérique [51]
1992 Élisabeth VonarburgAilleurs et au Japon (Elsewhere and in Japan)Québec/Amérique [51]
1993 Élisabeth VonarburgChroniques du Pays des Mères (The Maerlande Chronicles)Québec/Amérique [51]
1994 Daniel SernineChronoregQuébec/Amérique [51]
1995 Joël ChampetierLa Mémoire du lac (Memory of the Lake)Québec/Amérique [51]
1996 Élisabeth VonarburgLes Voyageurs malgré eux (Travellers, Despite Themselves)Québec/Amérique [51]
1997 Yves MeynardLa rose du desert (The Desert Rose)Unknown [51]
1998 Jean-Pierre GuilletL'odyssée du Penelope (The Odyssey of the Penelope)Éditions Héritage [51]
1999 Alain BergeronCorps-machines et rêves d'anges (Body-Machines and the Dreams of Angels)Vent D'Ouest [51]
2000 Francine PelletierSamiva de FréeAlire [51]
2001 Jean-Louis TrudelDemain, les étoiles (Tomorrow, the Stars)Pierre Tisseyre [51]
2002 Jean-Louis TrudelLes Transfigurés du Centaure (The Transfigured Centaurs)Médiaspaul [51]
2003 Jean-Louis TrudelLe Revenant de Fomalhaut (The Return of Fomalhaut)Médiaspaul [51]
2004 Alain BergeronPhaosAlire [51]
2005 Michèle LaframboiseLes Mémoires de l'arc (Memories of the Arc)Médiaspaul [51]
2006 Dominic BellavanceAlégracia et le serpent d'argent (Alégracia and the Silver Snake)Les Six Brumes [51]
2007 Élisabeth VonarburgLa Princesse de vengeance (The Vengeance Princess)Alire [51]
2008 Diane BoudreauCimetière du musée (Museum Cemetery)Unknown [51]
2009 Michèle LaframboiseLes Vents de Tammerlan (The Winds of Tammerlan)Médiaspaul [51]
2010 Laurent McAllisterSuprématie (Supremacy)Bragelonne [51]
2011 Héloïse CôtéLa Tueuse de dragons (The Dragon Slayer)Alire [51]
2012 Éric GauthierMontréelAlire [51]
2013 Ariane GélinasTranstaïgaUnknown [51]
2014 Sébastien ChartrandL'Ensorceleuse de Pointe-Lévy (The Enchantress of Pointe-Lévy)Alire [51]
Ariane GélinasL'île aux naufrages (The Island of Shipwrecks)Marchand de Feuilles [51]
Patrick SenécalCe qui se passe dans la cave reste dans la cave (What Happens in the Cave Remains in the Cave)Alire [52][dead link]
2015 Élisabeth VonarburgHôtel Olympia (Hotel Olympia)Alire [51]
Marilou AddisonAnitaMortagne [53][dead link]
Ariane GélinasEscalanaMarchand de Feuilles [53][dead link]
Frédéric RaymondJardin de chair (Garden of Flesh)Les Six Brumes [53][dead link]
Patrick SenécalGrande liquidation (Grand Liquidation)Alire [53][dead link]
Daniel SernineLes Îles du ciel (Islands of the Sky)Soulières [53][dead link]
2016 Philippe-Aubert CôtéLe Jeu du Démiurge (The Demiurge Game)Alire [51]
Frédérick DurandAu rendez-vous des courtisans glacés (A Rendezvous of Icy Courtesans)Les Six Brumes [54][dead link]
Frédérick DurandQuand s'éteindra la dernière chandelle (When the Last Candle is Exhausted)Black Coat [54][dead link]
Éric GauthierLe Grande mort de mononc' Morbide (The Grand Death of Mononc Morbid)Alire [54][dead link]
Yves MeynardLes Marches de la lune morte (Steps on the Dead Moon)Alire [54][dead link]
2017 Ariane Gélinas*Les Cendres de Sedna (The Ashes of Cedna)Alire [55]
Sébastien ChartrandLe sorcier de l’Île d’Orléans (The Sorcerer of Orléans Island)Alire [55]
Héloïse CôtéLes monstres intérieurs (Indoor Monsters)Alire [55]
Martine DesjardinsLa chambre verte (Green Room)Alto [55]
Frédéric RaymondL’arbre maléfique(The Evil Tree)Éditions du Phoenix [55]
2018 Karoline Georges*De synthèse (Of Synthesis)Alto [56]
David CalvoToxoplasmaLa Volte [57][dead link]
Yvan GodboutHansel et Gretel (Hansel and Gretel)AdA [57][dead link]
Michèle LaframboiseLa ruche (The Hive)Les Six Brumes [57][dead link]
Matthieu VilleneuveBorealium tremensLa Peuplade [57][dead link]
2019 Élisabeth Vonarburg*Les Pierres et les Roses. Tome 1, 2 et 3Alire [58][dead link]
Yves MeynardChrysanthe t.1 La princess perdueAlire [58][dead link]
Simon RousseauLa Reine des NeigesADA [58][dead link]
Stéphanie SylvainLe roi des ombresNumeriklivres [58][dead link]
Christiane VadnaisFaunesALTO [58][dead link]
2020 Patrick Senécal*Ceux de là-basAlire [59][dead link]
2021 Jonathan Reynolds*AbîmesAlire [60][dead link]
2022 Bernard Gilbert*Les Singes bariolésQuébec Amérique [61][dead link]
2024 Jean-Sébastien Drouin* La Voie de l’apprenti Nux & Nox [62]
Jean-Pierre Gorkynian Dissident mémoire d’encrier [62]
Mireille LaCombe Inmortem Luzerne Rousse [62]
Jennifer Pelletier Sombre Chaos Édiligne [62]
Maxim Poulin and Frédéric St-Jean Couleur de l’obscurité Luzerne Rousse [62]
2025[a] Paule Blanchette Magnétisme Lux & Nox [63]
Amélie Bougie La perle verte Lux & Nox [63]
Julie Desjardins Le fléau d’Angarie Lux & Nox [63]
Marie-Ève Rondeau Ashara: La quête de la Lumière Essor-Livres [63]
Éric Thériault Le centre-ville des morts Lo-Ély [63]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    No winner was announced for the French-language award in 2025.

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