SFFANZ
(Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand) has announced the list of nominees for the 2015 Sir Julius Vogel Awards, awarded yearly in
recognition of the achievements in New Zealand science fiction, fantasy, horror
and science fiction fandom. The winners of the 2015 Sir Julius Vogel Awards will
be announced during the 36th New Zealand National Science Fiction,
Fantasy and Horror Convention, Reconnaissance, taking place from 3rd
to 6th April in Rotorua on the North Island of New Zealand.
PROFESSIONAL
AWARDS NOMINEES
BEST
NOVEL
“Dreamer's
Pool” by Juliet Marillier (Pan MacMillan)
“The
Sovereign Hand” by Paul Gilbert (Steam Press)
“Engines
of Empathy” by Paul Mannering (Paper Road Press)
“The Caves of Kirym” by Derrin
Attwood (Worldly Books)
“The Seventh Friend” by Tim
Stead
“Onyx Javelin” by Steve
Wheeler (HarperCollins, Australia)
BEST
YOUTH NOVEL
“The
Caller: Shadowfell” by Juliet Marillier (Pan Macmillan)
“Tantamount”
by Thomas
J. Radford (Tyche Books)
“Wee Mac” by Linda
Dawley (Little Red Hen Community Press)
“Donnel's Promise” by Anna
Mackenzie (Longacre Press)
“Watched”
by Tihema
Baker (Huia Press)
BEST
NOVELLA
“A Mer-Tale” by Jan
Goldie (Published in Conclave: A Collection of Science Fiction and
Fantasy by Leapy Sheep)
“Trading
Rosemary” by Octavia Cade (Masque Books)
“Ranpasatusan” by Shelley
Chappell
“Peach and Araxi” by Celine
Murray (Published in Conclave: A Collection of Science Fiction and
Fantasy by Leapy Sheep)
“The
Last Homely Housekeeper” by Rolf Luchs
“In
the Spirit” by J. C. Hart
BEST
SHORT STORY
“Inside Ferndale” by Lee
Murray (SQ Mag, Issue 12, January 2014)
“The Watch Serpent” by Eileen Mueller (Disquiet,
Creativa)
“Chiaroscuro” by Charlotte Kleft (Disquiet,
Creativa)
“Water” by Lee Pletzers (Disquiet,
Creativa)
“Santa's Sack” by Simon Fogarty (The Best of Twisty
Christmas Tales, Phantom Feather Press)
BEST
COLLECTED WORK
“Lost In The Museum” by Phoenix
Writers Group (Makaro Press)
“Corpus Delecti” by William
Cook (James Ward Kirk Publishing)
“Dreams of Thanatos” by William
Cook (King Billy Publications)
“The Best of Twisty
Christmas Tales” edited by A. J. Ponder, E. Mueller and P. Friend (Phantom
Feather Press)
“Write Off Line 2014: They
Came In From The Dark” edited by Lauren Haddock and Jessica Harvey (Tauranga
Writers Publishing)
“Beyond The Briar” by Shelley
Chappell
BEST
PROFESSIONAL ARTWORK
Cover for Lost In The Museum – Geoff Popham
Cover for The Best of Twisty Christmas
Tales – Geoff Popham
BEST
PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION/PUBLICATION
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Chronicles:
Cloaks and Daggers – Daniel
Falconer / Weta Workshop
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Chronicles:
Unleashing the Dragon – Daniel
Falconer / Weta Workshop
Cosplay New Zealand
– Sylvie
Kirkman
Weta Digital: 20 Years of Imagination On Screen – Clare Burgess with Brian Sibley with the support of
Weta Digital
Weta Workshop: Celebrating 20 Years of Creativity – Luke Hawker with the support of Weta Workshop
BEST
DRAMATIC PRESENTATION
“What We Do In The Shadows” directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, produced
by Chelsea Winstanley and Taika Waititi / (c) Shadow Pictures 2014
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” directed
by Sir Peter Jackson, written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo
del Toro
“Housebound” directed
by Gerald Johnstone
FAN
AWARDS NOMINEES
BEST
FAN PRODUCTION/PUBLICATION
Novazine – Jacqui
Smith
Phoenixine – John
& Lynelle Howell
BEST
FAN ARTWORK
Keith Smith, for contributions in Novazine
Matt Cowens, for “Gorgth Goes Shopping” (Au
Contraire 2013 convention book, carried over from 2014)
BEST
FAN WRITING
Rebecca Fisher
Jacqui Smith
BEST
NEW TALENT
Tihema Baker
Tim Stead
A.J. Fitzwater
Shelley Chappell
William Cook
Paul Gilbert
SERVICES
TO SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR
Eileen Mueller
Hugh Cook
Congratulations and good luck
to all the nominees!
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