Solaris (magazine)
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Solaris is a Canadian
Founded in 1974 in
]History and profile
Solaris not only publishes established
, where it is considered to be one of the most significant francophone magazines of its field.Solaris deals in all forms of science fiction and fantasy, including horror and "weird" fiction. It publishes original material (short stories and illustrations) as well as related information, criticism, interviews and articles.
Solaris sponsors an annual literary contest, the Prix Solaris, intended to encourage new authors. The Prix Solaris is open only to Canadian authors. From 1981 to 2000, the Prix Solaris had two sides : literature and graphic novels.
Solaris aims to account for the existing richness of science fiction and fantasy, as well as to examine all emerging tendencies and new approaches. Whereas the growing popularity of the field is mostly spurred by its audio-visual representations, Solaris continues to support literary creation and reflection.
The team responsible for Solaris includes authors such as Joël Champetier (The Dragon's Eye), Yves Meynard (The Books of Knights) and Élisabeth Vonarburg (In the Mother's Land, Reluctant Voyagers, The Silent City). Through the years, Solaris has been edited by Vonarburg, Luc Pomerleau and Hugues Morin. Champetier was the managing editor until his death in 2015.
After more than twenty-five years of activity, Solaris has published nearly all significant
From 1981 to 2000, Solaris also published many
Illustrators contributing to the covers and the interior of the magazine include Bernard Duchesne, Mario Giguère, Pierre D. Lacroix, Guy England, Jean-Pierre Normand, Marc Pageau, Paul Roux, Laurine Spehner, among others.
Awards
- 1989 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 1990 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 1991 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 1992 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 1993 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 1995 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 1996 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 1997 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 1998 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 2000 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 2001 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 2002 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 2004 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
- 2006 : Prix Aurora Awardbest work in French (other)
See also
- Bande dessinée
- Canadian comics
- Canadian science fiction
- Quebec comic strips
Bibliography and sources
- Solaris, by the organizational committee, page 34, in Science-fiction et fantastique Boréal 10, 1988, Congress Boréal 10 program, Chicoutimi ;
- Histoire de la bande dessinée au Québec, 2008, Mira Falardeau, VLB éditeur, Études québécoises collection, Montréal.
External links
- (in French) Official website of Solaris ;
- (in French) Solaris on the encyclopedic science fiction website nooSFere.