The 2023 Prix Aurora Awards were announced on Saturday, August 19th in an online event. The awards, honouring the best in science fiction, fantasy, or horror genres in English, are administered by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA).

The 2023 winners are:

Best Novel

•  Kate Heartfield, The Embroidered Book (HarperVoyager/HarperCollins)

Best Young Adult Novel

• Douglas Smith, The Hollow Boys: The Dream Rider Saga, Book 1 (Spiral Path Books)

Best Novelette/Novella

• Fonda Lee, The Jade Setter of Janloon (Subterranean Press)

Best Short Story

• Peter G. Reynolds, “Broken Vow: The Adventures of Flick Gibson, Intergalactic Videographer,” On Spec Magazine, Issue 120

Best Graphic Novel/Comic

• Kari Maaren, It Never Rains (webcomic)

Best Poem/Song

• Melissa Yuan-Innes, “Rapunzel in the Desert,” On Spec Magazine, Issue 122

Best Related Work [tie]

• Shannon Allen and J.R. Campbell, eds., The Astronaut Always Rings Twice (Tyche Books)
• Cait Gordon and Talia C. Johnson, eds., Nothing Without Us Too (Renaissance Press)

Best Cover Art/Interior Illustration

• Rachel Yu Lobbenberg, Arboreality (Stelliform Press)