2015 Sir Julius Vogel Awards

The past week-end, during Reconnaissance, the 36^th New Zealand National Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Convention, held in Rotorua on the North Island of New Zealand, the winners of 2015 Sir Julius Vogel Awards have been announced.

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS NOMINEES

BEST NOVEL

“Engines of Empathy” by Paul Mannering (Paper Road Press)

BEST YOUTH NOVEL

“The Caller: Shadowfell” by Juliet Marillier (Pan Macmillan)

BEST NOVELLA

“Peach and Araxi” by Celine Murray (Published in Conclave: A Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Leapy Sheep)

BEST SHORT STORY

“Inside Ferndale” by Lee Murray (SQ Mag, Issue 12, January 2014)

BEST COLLECTED WORK

“Lost In The Museum” by Phoenix Writers Group (Makaro Press)

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTWORK

Cover for Lost In The Museum – Geoff Popham

BEST PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION/PUBLICATION

Weta Digital: 20 Years of Imagination On Screen – Clare Burgess with Brian Sibley with the support of Weta Digital

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

FAN AWARDS NOMINEES

BEST FAN PRODUCTION/PUBLICATION

Phoenixine – John & Lynelle Howell

BEST FAN ARTWORK

Keith Smith, for contributions in Novazine

BEST FAN WRITING

Rebecca Fisher

BEST NEW TALENT

A.J. Fitzwater

SERVICES TO SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR

Hugh Cook

Congratulations to all the winners!