The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is a unique juried award that celebrates exceptional writing published any time during the previous calendar year.
Named after the first novel by Phyllis Gotlieb (1926–2009), a distinguished poet and notable writer of early Canadian science fiction, the award offers a cash prize of $3000 to the winning book. The award is presented along with the distinctive Sunburst medallion.
