Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! The 2024 Aurora Awards finalists have been announced, and “A Siren’s Call, A Banshee’s Wail, A Grandmother’s Dream” by Ai Jiang is a finalist for the Best Poem/Song Aurora Award! Congratulations to Ai, and to all of the phenomenal finalists!

From the Aurora Awards website:

This ballot is for works originally done in 2023 by Canadians.  The Aurora Awards are nominated by members of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association.  The top five nominated works were selected.  Additional works were included where there was a tie for fifth place.  An online awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, August 11th, 2024, at 5pm EDT, with hosts Mark Leslie Lefebvre and Liz Anderson.