The Aurora Awards (French: Prix Aurora-Boréal) are a set of primarily literary awards given annually for the best Canadian science fiction or fantasy professional and fan works and achievements from the previous year.
[5] Voting for the awards is done by members of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, who pay an annual fee of $10.
[6] Publishers cannot vote during the nomination or shortlist ballot, but can submit works by authors they represent without paying a fee.
For the Aurora Awards, the official nominees are chosen by the awards committee from all of the works that have received at least 5 nominations by CSFFA members throughout the year, and then the shortlist is voted on by every member of the CSFFA.
[7] This is obtained through a $10 membership fee,[8] and can be voted in person with a voting card at the annual general meeting of the CSFFA at that year's Canvention, or online through a portal set up by the CSFFA.