Sir Julius Vogel Awards nominations now open
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The Sir Julius Vogel sub-committee of SFFANZ is currently accepting nominations for science fiction and fantasy works first published or released in the 2009 calendar year.
Nominations open on 1 January 2010 and close on 31 March 2010 at 8pm.
For more information about SFFANZ and the SJV Awards, please go to the SFFANZ web-site http://sffanz.sf.org.nz/
To make a nomination please email sjv_awards@sffanz.sf.org.nz.. Anyone can make a nomination, and it is free of charge.
Please send one nomination per email and include as many contact details as possible for the nominee as well as yourself.
You can find full details about the nomination procedures and rules, including eligibility criteria at http://sffanz.sf.org.nz/sjv/sjvAwards.shtml
A detailed nomination FAQ can be found at http://sffanz.sf.org.nz/sjv/sjvAwardsNominationGuidelines.shtml
The voting will occur at Au Contraire, http://www.aucontraire.org.nz/ - the national science fiction convention being held in Wellington, New Zealand over the weekend of the 27 - 29 August 2010.
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These are the New Zealand speculative fiction awards. Being a Kiwi, the following works are eligible:
- NOVELLA : "Wives" by Paul Haines (X6, Coeur De Lion, 2009)
- COLLECTED WORK: Slice of Life by Paul Haines (The Mayne Press, 2009)
- SHORT STORY: Slice of Life - A Spot Of Liver by Paul Haines (Slice of Life, The Mayne Press, 2009)
If you liked them, please feel free to nominate...