{"id":11337,"date":"2012-01-26T06:30:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T17:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=11337"},"modified":"2012-01-25T21:31:23","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T08:31:23","slug":"tis-the-time-for-sir-julius-vogel-award-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/01\/26\/tis-the-time-for-sir-julius-vogel-award-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Tis the Time: for Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominations!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Sir Julius Vogel Awards<\/strong><\/a> are currently open for nominations until 31 March, 2012.<\/p>\n

The Awards are made annually by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Association of New Zealand<\/strong><\/a> (SFFANZ) and recognize achievement in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror by New Zealanders that have been published or released in the previous calendar year.\u00a0 Initial nominations are\u00a0 open to everyone<\/strong> but the final vote for shortlisted works is restricted to members of SFFANZ and those attending the National Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention, UnConventional<\/a>, which is to be this year over Queen\u2019s Birthday weekend, 1-4 June.<\/p>\n

And because anyone<\/strong> can nominate, I would like to encourage YOU<\/strong> (yes, you!) to<\/span><\/strong> nominate.<\/p>\n

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Here’s How To Nominate<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Go to the Sir Julius Vogel Awards webpage and check out the rules<\/strong>, here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. 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<\/a>—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<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. 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<\/strong>\u2014it costs you nothing<\/strong> and helps support and recognise SFF in this country;<\/li>\n
  4. You can nominate as many works as you like but only once in each category\u2014in other words, you can nominate all the NZ-created works that you loved this year; no need to pick and choose at this stage!<\/li>\n
  5. Remember to include your name and contact details when you make a nomination;<\/li>\n
  6. Also include the contact details for the creator of the nominated work, where you know them, as the nomination must be accepted by them;<\/li>\n
  7. Email your nominations to: sjv_awards@sffanz.sf.org.nz<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. I understand that a separate email for each nominated work\u2014with a copy to the creator of the work\u2014is very much appreciated but not absolutely required.<\/li>\n
  9. And again, do<\/span> nominate\u2014as 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!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And here are the award categories:<\/p>\n