Aurora Awards Retrospective Book Club

Starting January 2026 on Discord

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association has been around for almost 50 years! In 2030, we’ll celebrate our 50th anniversary. In that time, we’ve awarded lifetime achievement awards, the Prix Aurora Awards, and inducted many of our genre heroes into the Canadian SFF Hall of Fame, under various names and configurations. 

Starting in January 2026, we’re inviting readers and writers, CSFFA members and speculative fiction fans, to join us in the Aurora Awards Retrospective Book Club. The aim of the Book Club is to read every “Best Novel” Aurora Award winner in the association’s history, in time for the 50th anniversary. We envision the book club lasting over four years, and capping off at the proposed Edmonton Worldcon in 2030, where we hope to host some form of anniversary celebration. 

We’ve reached out to Aurora-winning authors and have received a really enthusiastic response, so we hope that we’ll be able to feature a solid number of author events (readings, Q&As, etc.) as part of the book club.

How it will work:

  • We will read one book per month, and discuss it using our new Discord community server, where we’ll also be hosting live online events with authors and guest speakers
  • Anyone is welcome to join us (you don’t have to be Canadian or live in Canada)
  • You don’t have to read every book, or attend every event, to participate – you can jump in and out as suits you
  • Where a winning book comes later in a series, we will dedicate one month to reading each preceding entry in that series; when this happens we’ll only organize one meetup for the whole series
  • Given the above, the total number of books read will be about 55, over a four-and-a-half year period
  • The book club will be organized by CSFFA board member Kalin Stacey, but we’ll be seeking volunteer discussion leaders and/or event moderators — if you would like to help out please reach out at volunteer.csffa@gmail.com.
Month/YearAward YearAuthorNovelDate of Event
January 20261982Phylis GotliebA Judgment of DragonsTBA
February 2026N/AEileen KernaghanJourney to ApriliothNone
March 20261985Eileen KernaghanSongs from the Drowned LandsTBA
April 2026N/AGuy Gavriel KayThe Summer TreeNone
May 20261987Guy Gavriel KayThe Wandering FireTBA
June 20261988Charles de LintJack, the Giant KillerTBA
July 2026N/AWilliam GibsonNeuromancerNone
August 2026N/AWilliam GibsonCount ZeroNone
September 20261989William GibsonMona Lisa OverdriveTBA
October 20261990Dave DuncanWest of JanuaryTBA
November 20261991Guy Gavriel KayTiganaTBA
December 20261992Robert J. SawyerGolden FleeceTBA
2027
January 20271993Sean StewartPassion PlayNone
February 20271994Sean StewartNobody’s SonTBA
March 20271995William GibsonVirtual LightTBA
April 20271996Robert J. SawyerThe Terminal ExperimentNone
May 20271997Robert J. SawyerStarplexTBA
June 20271998Candas Jane DorseyBlack WineTBA
July 20271999Robert Charles WilsonDarwiniaTBA
August 20272000Robert J. SawyerFlashForwardTBA
September 20272001Eileen KernaghanThe Snow QueenTBA
October 20272002Julie E. CzernedaIn the Company of OthersTBA
November 20272003Karl SchroederPermanenceTBA
December 20272004Robert Charles WilsonBlind LakeTBA
2028
January 20282005Edo van BelkomWolf PackTBA
February 2028N/AKarin LowacheeWarchildNone
March 2028N/AKarin LowacheeBurndiveNone
April 20282006Karin LowacheeCagebirdTBA
May 20282007Dave DuncanChildren of ChaosTBA
June 20282008Nalo HopkinsonThe New Moon’s ArmsTBA
July 20282009Edward WillettMarseguroTBA
August 20282010Robert J. SawyerWakeNone
September 20282011Robert J. SawyerWatchNone
October 20282012Robert J. SawyerWonderTBA
November 20282013Tanya HuffThe SilveredTBA
December 20282014Julie E. CzernedaA Turn of LightNone
2029
January 20292015Julie E. CzernedaA Play of ShadowTBA
February 2029N/AA.M. DellamonicaChild of a Hidden SeaNone
March 20292016A.M. DellamonicaA Daughter of No NationTBA
April 20292017Robert J. SawyerQuantum NightTBA
May 20292018Fonda LeeJade CityNone
June 20292019Kate HeartfieldArmed in Her FashionTBA
July 20292020Julie E. CzernedaThe Gossamer MageTBA
August 20292021Silvia Moreno-GarciaMexican GothicTBA
September 2029N/AFonda LeeJade WarNone
October 20292022Fonda LeeJade LegacyTBA
November 20292023Kate HeartfieldThe Embroidered BookNone
December 20292024Kate HeartfieldThe ValkyrieTBA
More to come…