The Sunburst Award Society is pleased to congratulate "Blackheart Man" author, Nalo Hopkinson, on winning the $3,000 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian...
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 are...
Read moreSubmissions for the 2026 awards are now open.
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.
The Sunburst Award Society is pleased to congratulate "Blackheart Man" author, Nalo Hopkinson, on winning the $3,000 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian...
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...
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...
