SF Canada
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SF Canada is an association of speculative fiction authors in Canada.
Its stated goals are to: "foster a sense of community among Canadian writers of speculative fiction, improve communication between Canadian writers of speculative fiction through such means as the publication of a regular newsletter, foster the growth of quality writing in Canadian speculative fiction, carry out lobbying activities on behalf of Canadian writers of speculative fiction, encourage the translation of Canadian speculative fiction, and to promote positive social action."[1]
History
[edit]It was initially founded as an authors collective circa 1989 under the title Canada’s National Association of Speculative Fiction Professionals. Several Canadian science fiction authors have made public claim to be "founding members" of the organization, notably Phyllis Gotlieb,[2][3] Candas Jane Dorsey, Karl Schroeder[4] and Yves Meynard,[5] but documentation from this early period is sparse, apart from the self-report of the participants on their official websites.
SF Canada in its present form was Incorporated by Letters Patent with the Government of Canada on Sept. 21, 1992 with three signatories, Candas Jane Dorsey, Michael Skeet and Diane Walton[6]
The complete Bylaws of the corporation are publicly available in both Canadian languages on the official website of the Association.[7]
Presidents of SF Canada in order of succession have been: Candas Jane Dorsey, Karl Schroeder, Jean-Louis Trudel, Hugh Spencer, Mark Shainblum, Candas Jane Dorsey, Derryl Murphy, Colleen Anderson, Edward Willett, Steve Stanton, Peter Halasz, Ann Dulhanty, Lynda Williams, Ira Nayman, Robert Dawson, Arinn Dembo, and Margaret Curelas.[8]
During the tenure of Steve Stanton from 2011 to 2014, SF Canada awarded cash prizes in support of the Prix Aurora Award and Aurora-Boréal Award, initially $500 increasing in 2013 to $1,000 each to the winners of the Best Novel in English and le Meilleur Roman en Français.
SF Canada Award Winners
[edit]- May 15, 2011, Montréal: Héloïse Côté for La Tueuse de dragons[9]
- Nov. 20, 2011, Toronto: Robert J. Sawyer[10]
- May 6, 2012, Quebec: Éric Gauthier
- Aug. 11, 2012, Calgary: Robert J. Sawyer[11]
- May 5, 2013, Montréal: Ariane Gélinas[12]
- Oct. 6, 2013, Ottawa: Tanya Huff[13]
- May 3, 2014, Quebec: Sébastien Chartrand and Ariane Gélinas (split Award)
- Oct. 4, 2014, Vancouver: Julie Czerneda
References
[edit]- ^ "About SF Canada".
- ^ "Phyllis Gotlieb Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award by SF Canada | The Sunburst Award". www.sunburstaward.org. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23.
- ^ "Phyllis Gotlieb, sci-fi writer and poet, dies at 83 | CBC News".
- ^ http://www.kschroeder.com/about
- ^ "Yves Meynard". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
- ^ Copied from the original document held on file by the Royal Bank of Canada.
- ^ "Bylaws"., SFCAnada.org
- ^ "Executive"., SFCAnada.org
- ^ "SF CANADA PRESENTS $500 PRIZE TO THE WINNER OF THE AURORA/BORÉAL AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL IN FRENCH". Canada’s National Association of Speculative Fiction Professionals. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
- ^ "SF Canada Members' News: SF Canada Awards $500 to Robert J. Sawyer". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014.
- ^ "SF Canada Members' News: SF Canada Award 2012 at when Words Collide". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014.
- ^ "SF Canada Members' News: SF Canada Awards $500 to Ariane Gélinas". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014.
- ^ "SF Canada Members' News: SF Canada Awards $1000 to Tanya Huff". Archived from the original on 8 October 2013.