[1] Prior to 2008, the Sunburst Award was presented in a single category.
For a complete and up to date listing of current and past long-listed and short-listed works, please see the Sunburst Award Website.
The Sunburst Award administration and juries use the broadest possible definition of speculative fiction for eligibility purposes: "science fiction, fantasy, magic realism, horror, surrealism, fantastique, fabulism, myth and legend, fantastical storytelling, and any other writing beyond the strictly realistic".
To be eligible for the award, a work must be published between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year.
Only Canadian citizens and landed immigrants are eligible.