On Monday, I posted on having been shortlisted for the Sir Julius Vogel Award for “Services to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.“

But of course, the Sir Julius Vogel Awards include a whole swathe of categories, so I thought I’d share the fiction shortlists with you today. All names and titles are in the order shown on the official Sir Julius Vogel Award list. If the author or work has been featured on this blog or through my work on other blogs, I’ve included a link (but only one link to the same feature will be provided; if there’s more than one, then well and good—I’ve included ’em!):

Best Novel:

Heartwood (Angry Robot) by Freya Robertson
Journey Of Shadows by Sam Charlton
A Cold Day In Hell by Sharon Hannaford
Night’s Favour by Richard Parry
Crystal Venom (Harper Voyager) by Steve Wheeler
The Wind City (Steam Press) by Summer Wigmore

Best Youth Novel:
Talisman of Vim (Makaro Press) by Robert Wainwright
Pratibhashali (The Talented) by Sanjay Joshi
Raven Flight (Pan MacMillan) by Juliet Marillier
Fountain Of Forever (Bluewood Press) by KD Berry
When We Wake (Allen & Unwin) by Karen Healey

Best Novella:
Cave Fever (Published in “Regeneration”, Random Static) by Lee Murray
Wings, Fangs and Shadows by Cynthia Hargreaves
In a world full of birds (Published in “Regeneration” , Random Static) by I. K. Paterson-Harkness
This Other World  (Published in “Crossed Genres” ) by Anna Caro
At the Bay of Cthulu by Matt and Debbie Cowens

Best Short Story:
Waking The Taniwha (Wiley Writers website) by Dan Rabarts
Ahi Ka (NorthWrite 2013 website) by Eileen Mueller and Alicia Ponder
All That Glitters (“Ministry Protocol – Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurances”, Imagine That Studios) by Dan Rabarts
Love Hurts (“Baby Teeth”, Paper Road Press) by Jan Goldie
By Bone-Light (“Prickle Moon”, Ticonderoga Productions) by Juliet Marillier
Lockdown (“Baby Teeth”, Paper Road Press)

Best Collected Work:
Beyond This Age (Oceanbook) Lee Murray/Piper Mejia (eds)
Baby Teeth (Paper Road Press) Dan Rabarts/Lee Murray (eds)
Twisty Christmas Tales (Phantom Feather Press) Eileen Mueller/Alicia Ponder/Peter Friend (eds)
Regeneration: New Zealand Speculative Fiction 2 (Random Static) Anna Caro & Juliet Buchanan (eds)
Prickle Moon (Collected Work of Juliet Marillier, Ticonderoga Press) Russell B Farr (ed)

Best New Talent:
Sharon Hannaford
Dan Rabarts
Robert Wainwright
Angela Oliver
RL Stedman

And there are more categories for artwork, dramatic presentation, and fan writing — check it all out here:

Sir Julius Vogel Awards — 2014 shortlist