Tis the Time: for Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominations!
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are currently open for nominations until 31 March, 2012.
The Awards are made annually by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ) and recognize achievement in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror by New Zealanders that have been published or released in the previous calendar year. Initial nominations are open to everyone but the final vote for shortlisted works is restricted to members of SFFANZ and those attending the National Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention, UnConventional, which is to be this year over Queen’s Birthday weekend, 1-4 June.
And because anyone can nominate, I would like to encourage YOU (yes, you!) to nominate.
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Here’s How To Nominate:
- Go to the Sir Julius Vogel Awards webpage and check out the rules, here.
- Secondly, “Best Novel”, both “Adult” and YA”, are only two categories in the Awards line up, but SFFANZ does maintain a list of eligible works here—so check it out, too. SpecFicNZ may also be going to post a list of eligible works by its members, which could include short stories and novellas as well as novels, so it’s probably worth keeping an eye on their site as well, here.
- But basically, if you like a work of SFF fiction or an SFF TV series or film (that has been created by a NZ-er and released in 2011) then make a nomination—it costs you nothing and helps support and recognise SFF in this country;
- You can nominate as many works as you like but only once in each category—in other words, you can nominate all the NZ-created works that you loved this year; no need to pick and choose at this stage!
- Remember to include your name and contact details when you make a nomination;
- Also include the contact details for the creator of the nominated work, where you know them, as the nomination must be accepted by them;
- Email your nominations to: sjv_awards@sffanz.sf.org.nz
- I understand that a separate email for each nominated work—with a copy to the creator of the work—is very much appreciated but not absolutely required.
- And again, do nominate—as the works that make the final ballot are based entirely on the number of nominations received, so if you loved a work this year and want to see it recognised, then your nomination counts!
And here are the award categories:
- Best Novel: A Novel is any single work of SF/F/H over 40,000 words in length.
- Best Novella or Novelette: A Novella or Novelette is any single work of SF/F/H between 7,500 and 40,000 words (incl.) in length.
- Best Short Story: A Short Story is any single work of SF/F/H under 7,500 words in length.
- Best Collected Work: A collected work is a SF/F/H collection or anthology, magazine or journal, e-zine or webzine which must pay contributors in other than contributor copies and incidentals, or is sponsored by an institution other than a fan club, or whose editors declare themselves to be professional. At least one edition of a collected work must have been issued in the eligible calendar year. To be eligible, the work must contain not less than two genre-related contributions. An omnibus is eligible where 50 percent or more of the works it contains have not previously been on the ballot.
- Best Artwork: An artwork is a single work or series of related works of art in any medium other than text. Text may be included, but should not be the primary medium.
- Dramatic Presentation: A dramatic presentation in a visual and/or audio form.
– Long Form: The Long Form is a presentation that is 30 minutes or longer. This would typically be a film or an episode of a TV series.
– Short Form: The Short Form is a presentation that is shorter than 30 minutes. This would typically be a short film.
- Best Production/Publication: Professional production/publication is for work in any medium other than those eligible for other categories. The work must be first released or made available for public viewing in the eligible calendar year. The producer of the work must have received payment or have intended to have received payment for the work produced. Eligible works include but are not limited to: comic strips, advertising copy (moving or still), art, video, film, periodical, theatrical, journal, e-zine, webzine, computer application, or website.
- Best New Talent: recognises excellence in new talent in any professional field within science fiction, fantasy, or horror; the nomination is for the nominee’s total body of professional work to the end of the eligible year. [Note: further criteria apply so please check official site.]
Fan Categories: [See detailed criteria here]
- Best Fan Writing
- Best Fan Artwork
- Best Fan Editing
- Best Fan Publication
- Best Fan Production
Special Awards:
- Services to Fandom
- Services to Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror
So what are you waiting for? Get going & get nominating!
Hehe. We must be on the same wave length. I just published a list of SJV qualifying work by SpecFicNZ members that can be found at specficnz.org- just in case people need some reading and an idea of what is out there to nominate.
Ripley, so glad the list is up there for nominaters to check out–and it’s great to see such a wide range of work by NZ speculative authors available for nomination.