The Aurora Awards are granted annually by the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association and SFSF Boreal Inc. The Award for Best Novel was first awarded in 1982 as the Award for Best Outstanding Work, and there are two awards, one granted to an English-language work and one to a French-language work. No winner was awarded in 1983 and 1986, but shortlists were created. Until 1989, it was dedicated to any works, including non-novel-length works. It became a dedicated category in 1989 as the Award for Best Long Form (). It became the Award for Best Novel () in 2011 when the and combined.
Robert J. Sawyer won the English-language award the most times (nine times), and Élisabeth Vonarburg has won the French-language award the most times (seven times).
English-language Award
Winners and nominees
* Winners and joint winners
YearAuthor(s)WorkPublisher/PublicationResult 1982 BerkleyWinner (editor) Hounslow Finalist DAW Finalist & John Bell (editors) PottersfieldFinalist 1983 No winner selected AceFinalist Bantam SpectraFinalist MacmillanFinalist F&SF (Apr. 1982) Finalist PrairieFinalist 1984Not awarded; no nominees 1985 Ace Winner HMHFinalist Analog (Jun. 1982)Finalist AceFinalist 1986No winner selected McClelland & StewartFinalist AceFinalist AceFinalist 1987 CollinsWinner Bantam SpectraFinalist AceFinalist AceFinalist 1988 AceWinner CollinsFinalist Bantam SpectraFinalist HRWFinalist 1989 GollanczWinner PorcépicFinalist Bantam SpectraFinalist HRWFinalist PorcépicFinalist 1990 Del ReyWinner St. Martin'sFinalist DAWFinalist BantamFinalist Del ReyFinalist AceFinalist 1991 VikingWinner DAWFinalist BantamFinalist WarnerFinalist DuttonFinalist 1992 WarnerWinner DAWFinalist & Bruce Sterling GollanczFinalist DoubledayFinalist AxolotlFinalist MorrowFinalist 1993 Beach HolmeWinner DAWFinalist McClelland & StewartFinalist AceFinalist VikingFinalist 1994 MacmillanWinner AceFinalist VikingFinalist SealFinalist 1995 SealWinner AceFinalist AceFinalist Bantam SpectraFinalist PocketFinalist 1996 Harper PrismWinner Del ReyFinalist VikingFinalist Bantam SpectraFinalist AceFinalist & Jeanne Robinson AceFinalist 1997 AceWinner Raven Finalist DAWFinalist AceFinalist TorFinalist 1998 TorWinner TorFinalist AceFinalist TorFinalist TorFinalist 1999 TorWinner Lucard Finalist TorFinalist TorFinalist VikingFinalist TorFinalist 2000 TorWinner DAWFinalist TorFinalist Warner AspectFinalist QuarryFinalist TorFinalist 2001 Thistledown Winner TorFinalist DAWFinalist EosFinalist Warner AspectFinalist 2002 DAWWinner EosFinalist TorFinalist TorFinalist Meisha MerlinFinalist 2003 TorWinner TorFinalist DIGFinalist DAWFinalist DAWFinalist 2004 TorWinner Warner AspectFinalist DAWFinalist TorFinalist PinnacleFinalist PenguinFinalist 2005 TundraWinner ThistledownFinalist TorFinalist TelosFinalist EosFinalist DAWFinalist 2006 Warner AspectWinner TundraFinalist DAWFinalist TorFinalist PenguinFinalist TorFinalist 2007 TorWinner TorFinalist DAWFinalist EdgeFinalist DAWFinalist TorFinalist 2008 WarnerWinner EdgeFinalist McClelland & Stewart/TundraFinalist WindstormFinalist TorFinalist 2009 DAWWinner TightropeFinalist BundoranFinalist Red DeerFinalist PSFinalist 2010 PenguinWinner CBAYFinalist & Josh Langston EdgeFinalist BundoranFinalist DAWFinalist 2011 PenguinWinner Great PlainsFinalist Dragon MoonFinalist BundoranFinalist VikingFinalist 2012 PenguinWinner ChiZineFinalist ChiZineFinalist ChiZineFinalist ChiZineFinalist EdgeFinalist 2013 DAWWinner Dragon MoonFinalist RavenstoneFinalist EdgeFinalist RavenstoneFinalist PenguinFinalist 2014 DAWWinner PenguinFinalist VikingFinalist Five RiversFinalist RavenstoneFinalist 2015 DAWWinner TorFinalist DAWFinalist TorFinalist PenguinFinalist 2016 TorWinner Dragon MoonFinalist TycheFinalist TycheFinalist SolarisFinalist RavenstoneFinalist 2017 PenguinWinner VikingFinalist TorFinalist DAWFinalist TorFinalist BundoranFinalist 2018 OrbitWinner TorFinalist BundoranFinalist DAWFinalist White CatFinalist DAWFinalist 2019 ChiZineWinner ChiZineFinalist OrbitFinalist TorFinalist SolarisFinalist TorFinalist 2020DAWWinner Viking CanadaFinalist Gods of Jade and ShadowDel ReyFinalist Haunting the HauntedTycheFinalist Jade WarOrbitFinalist SolarisFinalist 2021Mexican GothicRandom HouseWinner Beneath the RisingSolarisFinalist TycheFinalist Red Deer PressFinalist KLA FrickeFinalist 2022Jade LegacyOrbitWinner SolarisFinalist SolarisFinalist RED XStrange LightFinalist SoulstarTorFinalist 2023HarperVoyagerWinner All the Seas of the WorldPenguinFinalist Del ReyFinalist Sea of TranquilityHarperCollinsFinalist SolarisFinalist 2024HarperVoyagerWinner Bad CreeHarperCollins CanadaFinalist Silver NitrateDel ReyFinalist Moon of the Turning LeavesRandom House CanadaFinalist ECW PressFinalist 2025SolarisWinnerBlackheart ManSaga PressFinalist Harper VoyagerFinalistPale Grey DotRavenstone FinalistWitheredECWFinalist2026*The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the MachineAudible Originals/Shadowpaw PressWinnerThe BewitchingDel ReyFinalistBlightThe BumblePuppy PressFinalistDirect DescendantDAW BooksFinalistEmily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost TalesDel ReyFinalistA Shift of TimeDAW BooksFinalistWritten on the DarkViking CanadaFinalist
Best of the Decade
A special award was handed out in 2017 for the best novel or series of the 2000s. If continued, this award will be given out once every 10 years.
* Winners and joint winners
YearAuthor(s)WorkPublisher/PublicationResult 2017 * TorWinner TorFinalist BerkleyFinalist TorFinalist TorFinalist VikingFinalist
French-language Award
Winners and nominees
* Winners and joint winners
YearAuthor(s)WorkPublisher/Publication 1989 Paulines 1990 Leméac 1991 Québec/Amérique 1992 Québec/Amérique 1993 Québec/Amérique 1994 Québec/Amérique 1995 Québec/Amérique 1996 Québec/Amérique 1997 Unknown 1998 Éditions Héritage 1999 Vent D'Ouest 2000 Alire 2001 Pierre Tisseyre 2002 Médiaspaul 2003 Médiaspaul 2004 Alire 2005 Médiaspaul 2006 Les Six Brumes 2007 Alire 2008 Unknown 2009 Médiaspaul 2010 Bragelonne 2011 Alire 2012 Alire 2013 Unknown 2014 Alire Marchand de Feuilles Alire 2015 Alire Mortagne Marchand de Feuilles Les Six Brumes Alire Soulières 2016 Alire Les Six Brumes Black Coat Alire Alire 2017 * Alire Alire Alire Alto Éditions du Phoenix 2018 * Alto La Volte AdA Les Six Brumes La Peuplade 2019 * . Tome 1, 2 et 3 Alire Chrysanthe t.1 La princess perdue Alire La Reine des Neiges ADA Le roi des ombres Numeriklivres Faunes ALTO 2020 * Alire 2021 * Alire 2022 * Québec Amérique 2024*Nux & NoxDissident mémoire d’encrierInmortem Luzerne RousseSombre Chaos Édiligne and Frédéric St-JeanCouleur de l’obscurité Luzerne Rousse 2025Magnétisme Lux & Nox Lux & Nox Lux & NoxAshara: La quête de la Lumière Essor-Livres Lo-Ély
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