2026 Sunburst Award Shortlist

7 July 2026 at 16:45

Sunburst Award logo The five-title shortlist for the 2026 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic was announced July 6, 2026:

The Works of Vermin, Hiron Ennes (Tor) amazon / bookshop
Horsefly, Mireille Gagné, tr. Pablo Strauss (Coach House) amazon / bookshop
Wild Life, Amanda Leduc (Random House Canada) amazon
The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death, Helen Marshall (Titan) amazon / bookshop
Veal, Mackenzie Nolan (ECW) amazon / bookshop

The winner, who receives a medallion with the Sunburst logo and a cash prize of CAD $3,000, will be announced in the fall. The jurors for the 2026 Award are A.G. Pasquella, Daniel Perry, and A.C. Wise.

For more information, see the Sunburst Award Society website.

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