The Sunburst Award Society is pleased to congratulate "Blackheart Man" author, Nalo Hopkinson, on winning the $3,000 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic.
Hopkinson is now a three-time winner of the award. Her previous wins were for Skin Folk (2003) and The New Moon's Arms (2008).
The jurors for the 2025 Award are distinguished authors Natalee Caple, Geoff Ryman, and Lorina Stephens. 78 books were submitted for consideration for the 2025 Award.
The Sunburst Award Society is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Award. We are delighted that the five-book shortlist highlights the scope and stellar quality of contemporary Canadian literature of the fantastic published in 2024.
The shortlisted books:
Barnet, Frankie — Mood Swings (McClelland & Stewart)
The Sunburst Award Society is pleased to announce the longlist for the 2025 Award. We are delighted that the longlist highlights the diversity, quality, and scope of contemporary Canadian literature of the fantastic published in 2024.
The 10 longlisted books:
