2013 Sunburst Award Shortlist

Finalists for the 13th annual Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic have been announced:

Adult:

• Finton Moon, Gerard Collins (Killick)
• Maleficium, Martine Desjardins; translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel  (Talonbooks)
• Over the Darkened Landscape, Derryl Murphy (Fairwood)
• The Blondes, Emily Schultz (Doubleday Canada)
• Westlake Soul, Rio Youers (ChiZine)

Young Adult:

• The Green Man, Michael Bedard (Tundra)
• Pirate Cinema, Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen)
• Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (Doubleday Canada)
• Bright’s Light, Susan Juby (HarperCollins)
• Rebel Heart, Moira Young (Doubleday Canada)

Winners will be announced in fall 2013, and each will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and a hand-crafted medallion featuring a sunburst logo designed by Marcel Gagné. Jurors for 2013 are Rebecca Bradley, Tony Burgess, Shari Lapeña, Barbara Roden, and Leon Rooke.

For more information, see The Sunburst Award Society.