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SF Canada was founded as an authors collective circa 1989 under the title Canada’s National Association of Speculative Fiction Professionals. Several Canadian science fiction authors have made public claim to be "founding members" of the organization, notably Phyllis Gotlieb,
Candas Jane Dorsey Candas Jane Dorsey (born November 16, 1952) is a Canadian poet and science fiction novelist who resides in her hometown of Edmonton, Alberta. Dorsey became a writer from an early age and works across genre boundaries, writing poetry, fiction, ...
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Karl Schroeder Karl Schroeder () (born September 4, 1962) is a Canadian science fiction author and a professional futurist. His novels present far-future speculations on topics such as nanotechnology, terraforming, augmented reality, and interstellar travel, ...
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Yves Meynard Yves Meynard (born 13 June 1964) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer. He writes in both English and French. Biography Meynard made his debut as an author in 1986 at the Boréal congress in Longueuil. Along with Philippe Gauthier an ...
, but documentation from this early period is sparse, apart from the self-report of the participants on their official websites. SF Canada in its present form was Incorporated by Letters Patent with the Government of Canada on Sept. 21, 1992 with three signatories,
Candas Jane Dorsey Candas Jane Dorsey (born November 16, 1952) is a Canadian poet and science fiction novelist who resides in her hometown of Edmonton, Alberta. Dorsey became a writer from an early age and works across genre boundaries, writing poetry, fiction, ...
, Michael Skeet and Diane Walton, with the stated goals to: "foster a sense of community among Canadian writers of speculative fiction, improve communication between Canadian writers of speculative fiction through such means as the publication of a regular newsletter, foster the growth of quality writing in Canadian speculative fiction, carry out lobbying activities on behalf of Canadian writers of speculative fiction, encourage the translation of Canadian speculative fiction, and to promote positive social action." (copied from the original document held on file by the Royal Bank of Canada.) The complete Bylaws of the corporation are publicly available in both Canadian languages on the official website of the Association. Presidents of SF Canada in order of succession have been:
Candas Jane Dorsey Candas Jane Dorsey (born November 16, 1952) is a Canadian poet and science fiction novelist who resides in her hometown of Edmonton, Alberta. Dorsey became a writer from an early age and works across genre boundaries, writing poetry, fiction, ...
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Karl Schroeder Karl Schroeder () (born September 4, 1962) is a Canadian science fiction author and a professional futurist. His novels present far-future speculations on topics such as nanotechnology, terraforming, augmented reality, and interstellar travel, ...
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Jean-Louis Trudel Jean-Louis Trudel (born 1967) is a Canadian science fiction writer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has lived in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal before moving to Quebec City, Quebec in 2010. He teaches history part-time at the Unive ...
, Hugh Spencer, Mark Shainblum,
Candas Jane Dorsey Candas Jane Dorsey (born November 16, 1952) is a Canadian poet and science fiction novelist who resides in her hometown of Edmonton, Alberta. Dorsey became a writer from an early age and works across genre boundaries, writing poetry, fiction, ...
, Derryl Murphy, Colleen Anderson,
Edward Willett Edward Willett (born July 20, 1959) is a US/Canadian writer of speculative fiction, predominately known for the ''Right to Know'', ''Shapers of Worlds'', ''Shards of Excalibur'', ''The Helix War'', ''The Masks of Aygrima'', and ''Worldshapers'' f ...
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Steve Stanton Steve Stanton is a Canadian author, editor, and publisher. He founded Skysong Press in 1988 and published the literary fanzine ''Dreams & Visions'' for twenty years, as well as the ''Sky Songs'' anthology series, 2002–2005. He served on the B ...
, Peter Halasz, Ann Dulhanty, Lynda Williams, Ira Nayman, Robert Dawson, Arinn Dembo, and Margaret Curelas. During the tenure of
Steve Stanton Steve Stanton is a Canadian author, editor, and publisher. He founded Skysong Press in 1988 and published the literary fanzine ''Dreams & Visions'' for twenty years, as well as the ''Sky Songs'' anthology series, 2002–2005. He served on the B ...
from 2011 to 2014, SF Canada awarded cash prizes in support of the Prix Aurora Award and Aurora-Boréal Award, initially $500 increasing in 2013 to $1,000 each to the winners of the Best Novel in English and le Meilleur Roman en Français. SF Canada Award Winners May 15, 2011, Montréal: Héloïse Côté for ''La Tueuse de dragons'' Nov. 20, 2011, Toronto: Robert J. Sawyer May 6, 2012, Quebec:
Éric Gauthier Éric Gauthier may refer to: * Éric Gauthier (writer) Éric Gauthier is a quebecois author who was born in 1975 in Rouyn-Noranda, in the Abitibi region of Quebec. Biography After a childhood spent in Abitibi, and computer science studies i ...
Aug. 11, 2012, Calgary: Robert J. Sawyer May 5, 2013, Montréal: Ariane Gélinas Oct. 6, 2013, Ottawa: Tanya Huff May 3, 2014, Quebec: Sébastien Chartrand and Ariane Gélinas (split Award) Oct. 4, 2014, Vancouver: Julie Czerneda


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* {{Official website, http://www.sfcanada.org Canadian writers' organizations