{"id":27767,"date":"2015-01-11T06:30:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T17:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=27767"},"modified":"2015-01-10T17:50:24","modified_gmt":"2015-01-10T04:50:24","slug":"nzs-sir-julius-vogel-awards-time-to-get-nominating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/01\/11\/nzs-sir-julius-vogel-awards-time-to-get-nominating\/","title":{"rendered":"NZ’s Sir Julius Vogel Awards: Time To Get Nominating"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SirJVA\"<\/a>The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are given annually by SFFANZ <\/a>for achievement in New Zealand Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. The current nomination period is open until 31 January.<\/p>\n

Unlike many other SFF awards internationally, anyone can make a nomination (although only members of SFFANZ and those attending the National Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention can vote for the shortlisted works.) The shortlists are determined by the number of nominations received, so don’t hold back—if you have a work or person (depending on the category) you’d like to see recognized, then get nominating.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s 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, SFFANZ does maintain a list of eligible novels here<\/a>\u2014so do check it out. SpecFicNZ may also post eligible works authored by its members, so it\u2019s 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 2014) then make a nomination<\/strong>\u2014it costs you nothing<\/strong> and helps support and recognise New Zealand SFF;<\/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 the nominee;<\/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 <\/em>nominate\u2014because since the works that make the final ballot are based entirely on the number of nominations received, then your nomination definitely counts!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here are the award categories (see more detailed criteria here<\/a> – you may have to scroll down for detail):<\/p>\n

    Professional Categories:<\/h4>\n