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The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is an annual juried award that recognizes exceptional works of Canadian speculative literature. www.sunburstaward.org
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✨🎉The Sunburst Award Society is delighted to announce that Blackheart Man (Simon & Schuster) by Nalo Hopkinson is the winner of the 2025 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. @nalohop.bsky.social is now a three time winner of the award. Congratulations Nalo!
Cover photo of Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson, award-winning author of Brown Girl in the Ring. Image of 1 person with two other people's heads behind him. Text that says "Yet another brilliant novel from master writer." -KATE ELLIOT "Truly astounding." -THE WASHINGTON POST Photo of author Nalo Hopkinson with a bald head, wearing glasses and a shiny green shirt. Photo credit David C. Findlay.
September 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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📣✨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.
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Red swirl graphic The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic The Sunburst Award 2025 Shortlist: Barnet, Frankie — Mood Swings (McClelland & Stewart) Hegele, Sydney — Bird Suit (Invisible Publishing) Hopkinson, Nalo — Blackheart Man (Simon & Schuster) Lubrin, Canisia — Code Noir (Alfred A. Knopf Canada) Smith, Clayton B. — A Seal of Salvage (Breakwater Books)
July 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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✨The Sunburst 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. www.sunburstaward.org
The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature 2025 Longlist Barnet, Frankie Mood Swings (McCleland& & Stewart) Coile, Mason - William (G.P. Putnam's Sons) Ghan, Ben Berman The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits (Buckrider Books) Hegele, Sydney- Bird Suit (Invisible Publishing) Hopkinson, Nalo Blackheart Man (Simon & Schuster) Lubrin, Canisia Code Noir (Alfred A. Knopf Canada) Oliveira, Anthony Dayspring (Strange Light) O'Neill, Heather The Capital of Dreams (HarperCollins) Sawyer, Robert The Downloaded (Shadowpaw Press) Smith, Clayton B. Seal of Salvage (Breakwater Books)'
June 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM