{"id":4848,"date":"2011-04-15T07:30:11","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=4848"},"modified":"2011-04-14T21:27:35","modified_gmt":"2011-04-14T09:27:35","slug":"sir-julius-vogel-award-finalists-2011-the-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/sir-julius-vogel-award-finalists-2011-the-full-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalists 2011: The Full List Now Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3137\" style=\"width: 107px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3137\" href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2011\/01\/13\/sir-julius-vogel-awards-now-open-for-nomination-how-to-nominate\/sirjva-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3137\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3137 \" title=\"SirJVA\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SirJVA-162x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SirJVA-162x300.jpg 162w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SirJVA.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 97px) 100vw, 97px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sir Julus Vogel Award<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The full list of finalists for the <strong>Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2011<\/strong> for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror has now officially been published <a href=\"http:\/\/sffanz.sf.org.nz\/sjv\/sjvNominations-2011.shtml\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>. (The award, by the way, is designed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wetanz.com\/weta-workshop-services\/\">Weta<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>As announced yesterday, I am delighted that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/wallofnight.html\"><em>The Heir of Night<\/em><\/a> <\/strong>is one of this year&#8217;s finalists for Best Novel. I am also particularly pleased that\u00a0 the map from <em><strong>The Heir of Night<\/strong><\/em>, drawn by <a href=\"http:\/\/mojobob.com\/\"><strong>Peter Fitzpatrick<\/strong><\/a>, is a finalist for the Sir Julius Vogel Award for <strong>Best Professional Artwork<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3149\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3149\" href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/sir-julius-vogel-award-nominations-best-artwork\/wallofnight_map_small-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3149\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3149  \" title=\"wallofnight_map_small\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/wallofnight_map_small-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/wallofnight_map_small-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/wallofnight_map_small.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map design by Peter Fitzpatrick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in maps and their evolution as part of an epic fantasy like <em><strong>Heir<\/strong><\/em>, you may also like to check Peter&#8217;s and my guest post on <a href=\"http:\/\/outofthiseos.typepad.com\/\">Harper Voyager<\/a> last year: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/outofthiseos.typepad.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/introducing-the-heir-of-night-map.html\"><strong>Introducing The Heir of Night Map.<\/strong><\/a><\/em><strong> <\/strong><strong> <\/strong>In it Peter describes his process for creating the map, which I personally found fascinating&#8212;but then I&#8217;m an SFF map geek, so no surprises there.:)<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I think the Sir Julius Vogel Award finalists this year make a very strong showing&#8212;a great tribute to the SFF currently being created in New Zealand. But don&#8217;t just take my say so: check out some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/sffanz.sf.org.nz\/sjv\/sjvNominations-2011.shtml\">works<\/a>&#8212;if you haven&#8217;t done so already&#8212;and consider coming to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/context.sf.org.nz\/wiki\/index.php\/Main_Page\">ConText<\/a><\/strong> and attending the award ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>As you may recall from my <a href=\"..\/2011\/04\/06\/context-2011\/\">post of April 6<\/a>, I&#8217;ll be there and am looking forward to maybe meeting some of you in person if you can make it too.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 594px; width: 1px; height: 1px;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"6\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Best Novel<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>Barking Death Squirels<\/strong><br \/>\nDouglas A. Van Belle<br \/>\nRandom Static<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>The Heir Of Night<\/strong><br \/>\nHelen Lowe<br \/>\nOrbit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>The Questing Road<\/strong><br \/>\nLyn McConchie<br \/>\nTor Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>Tymon&#8217;s Flight<\/strong><br \/>\nMary Victoria<br \/>\nHarperCollins Publishers Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>Geist<\/strong><br \/>\nPhilippa Ballantine<br \/>\nAce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Best         Young Adult Novel<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Aria<\/strong><br \/>\nRowina De Silva<br \/>\nAM Publishing, New Zealand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Ebony Hill<\/strong><br \/>\nAnna Mackenzie<br \/>\nRandom House<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Guardian Of The Dead<\/strong><br \/>\nKaren Healey<br \/>\nAllen And Unwin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Into The Wilderness<\/strong><br \/>\nMandy Hager<br \/>\nRandom House<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Summer Of Dreaming<\/strong><br \/>\nLyn McConchie<br \/>\nCyberwizard Productions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"366\" align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Best Novella \/ Novelette<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>A Tale Of The Interferers &#8211; Hunger For Forbidden Flesh<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul Haines<br \/>\nAvailable In:<br \/>\nAndromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>L<br \/>\n<\/strong>Bill Direen<br \/>\nAvailable In:<br \/>\nA Foreign Country: New Zealand Speculative Fiction<br \/>\nRandom Static<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>Her Gallant Needs<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul Haines<br \/>\nAvailable In:<br \/>\nSprawl Anthology, Twelfth Planet Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Best         Short Story<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Consumed<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lee Murray<br \/>\nAvailable In:<br \/>\nA Foreign Country: New Zealand Speculative Fiction<br \/>\nRandom Static<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>High Tide At Hot Water Beach<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul Haines<br \/>\nAvailable In:<br \/>\nA Foreign Country: New Zealand Speculative Fiction<br \/>\nRandom Static<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>The Future Of The Sky<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ripley Patton<br \/>\nAvailable In:<br \/>\nA Foreign Country: New Zealand Speculative Fiction<br \/>\nRandom Static<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>The Interview<br \/>\n<\/strong>Darian Smith<br \/>\nAvailable In:<br \/>\nAndromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>I&#8217;ve Seen This Man<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul Haines<br \/>\nAvailable In:<br \/>\nScenes From The Second Storey<br \/>\nMorrigan Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"366\" align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Best Collected Work<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>A Foreign Country &#8211; New Zealand Speculative Fiction<br \/>\n<\/strong>Anna Caro and Juliet Buchanan (Eds)<br \/>\nRandom Static<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>The Care And Feeding Of Your Lunatic Mage<\/strong><br \/>\nDouglas A. Van Belle<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andromedaspaceways.com\/lunatic-mage-an-andromeda-spaceways-special-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andomeda Spaceways Special Project<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>2010 Semaphore Anthology<br \/>\n<\/strong>Marie Hodgkinson (ed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Best         Artwork<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Barking Death Squirrels <\/strong>Cover<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Emma Weakley<br \/>\nRandom Static<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">Internal map in <strong>Heir Of Night<br \/>\n<\/strong>Peter Fitzpatrick<br \/>\nOrbit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Tymon&#8217;s Flight <\/strong>Cover<br \/>\nFrank Victoria<br \/>\nHarperCollins Publishers Australia<br \/>\nAustralia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"366\" align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Best         Dramatic Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong>Although only one episode from each<br \/>\nprogramme has been listed as nominated,<br \/>\neach series is a continuous story. The nominator<br \/>\nsuggests that your vote be considered as a vote<br \/>\nfor the series as a whole.<\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>This Is Not My Life &#8211; Pilot Episode<br \/>\n<\/strong>Executive Producers:<br \/>\nGavin Strawhan<br \/>\nRachel Lang<br \/>\nSteven O&#8217;Meagher<br \/>\nTim White<br \/>\nProducer: Tim Sanders<br \/>\nDirectors:<br \/>\nRob Sarkies<br \/>\nPeter Salmon<br \/>\nAssociate Producer: Polly Fryer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>Kaitangata Twitch &#8211; Pilot Episode<br \/>\n<\/strong>Yvonne Mackay<br \/>\nProduction Shed TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Best         Production \/ Publication<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.semaphoremagazine.com\/index.html\">Semaphore Magazine<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Marie Hodgkinson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>White Cloud Worlds Anthology<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul Tobin (Ed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>The Art Of District 9: Weta Workshop<br \/>\n<\/strong>Daniel Falconer (Ed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>White Cloud Worlds Art Exhibition<br \/>\n<\/strong>The New Dowse Art Gallery<br \/>\nLeanne Wickham (Curator)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"366\">\n<h3>Fan Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Fan Production<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>Dr Who &#8211; Podcast<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul Mannering<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/brokensea.com\/drwho\/category\/season-3\" target=\"_blank\">BrokenSea Audio         Productions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>The Cloud<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul Mannering<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/brokensea.com\/twilighttheatre\/2010\/11\/08\/twilight-theatre-%E2%80%93-episode-3-the-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\">BrokenSea Audio Productions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Fan         Publication<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Novazine<br \/>\n<\/strong>Jacqui Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Au Contraire Convention Booklet<br \/>\n<\/strong>Au Contraire Committee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"366\" align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Fan Writing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>Strange Matter<br \/>\n<\/strong>John Toon<br \/>\nAppearing In:<br \/>\nPhoenixine &#8211; The Magazine Of The Phoenix Science Fiction Society Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>Musings From Under The Mountain<br \/>\nAnd Novazine Contributions<br \/>\n<\/strong>Jacqui Smith<br \/>\nAppearing In:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stella-nova.sf.org.nz\/wiki\/index.php\/StellaNova:Novazine-new\" target=\"_blank\">Novazine &#8211; The Magazine Of Stella Nova<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>Blue<br \/>\n<\/strong>Michele Powles<br \/>\nAvailable at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michelepowles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">her website<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"546\"><strong>Uncorked<br \/>\n<\/strong>Broderick Wells<br \/>\nAppearing In:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stella-nova.sf.org.nz\/wiki\/index.php\/StellaNova:Novazine-new\" target=\"_blank\">Novazine &#8211; The Magazine Of Stella Nova<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"366\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"366\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Fan Artwork<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"546\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starshipsofa.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/24\/aural-delights-no-150-paul-di-filippo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cover For:<strong> StarshipSofa 150<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Gino Moretto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The full list of finalists for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2011 for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror has now officially been published here. (The award, by the way, is designed by Weta.) As announced yesterday, I am delighted that The Heir of Night is one of this year&#8217;s finalists for Best Novel. I am [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4848"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4867,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4848\/revisions\/4867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}