The New Zealand-based Sir Julius Vogel Awards (trophy pictured at right) are “fan voted awards for various endeavours in the science fiction, fantasy, or horror fields. Professional nominations can be for novels, short stories, art, and others. Fan nominations can be for fanzine, writing, art, Services to Fandom, Services to Science Fiction, and more.” Voting is open to members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ) and members of the New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention.
This year’s winners were recently announced at Conjunction, the 29th NZ National Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention. The winners (and the other nominees) are:
Professional Awards:
Best Novel—Adult: Path of Revenge by Russell Kirkpatrick
Other nominees: Thief with no Shadow by Emily Gee; Anarya’s Secret: An Earthdawn Novel by Tim Jones; Ripples on the Lake by Dawn Rotarangi; Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh; Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
Best Novel—Young Adult (tie): The Sea-wreck Stranger by Anna Mackenzie
Cybele’s Secret by Juliet Marillier
Other nominees: The Children of Isador by Sam J. Charlton; Josefa and the Vu by Tulia Thompson; Inna Furey by Isabel Waiti-Mulholland
Best Short Story (tie): “Fendraaken” by Kevin G. Maclean (published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #30)
“Mist and Murder” by Lucy Sussex (New Ceres 2)
Other nominees: “Head in the Clouds” by Hayley Griffin (ASIM #27); “Collecting Whispers” by Bren MacDibble (ASIM #30); “Murder on the Zenith Express” by Simon Petrie (ASIM #29)
Best Novella/Novelette: “Beat of Temptation” by Nalini Singh
Other nominees: “Slag Fairmont—Psychic Zone Ranger” by Douglas A. Van Belle; “A Day in Her Lives” by Kevin Veale
Best Anthology: Doorways for the Dispossessed edited by Paul Haines
Other nominee: Sex, Lies and Here be Dragons edited by Yvonne Eve Walus
Best Dramatic Presentation—Long Form: Black Sheep directed by Jonathan King
Other nominees: The Tattooist directed by Peter Burger; Perfect Creature directed by Glenn Standring
Best Dramatic Presentation—Short Form: Buy Kiwi Made
Other nominee: Online Car Audio
Best New Talent: Tracie McBride
Other nominees: Hayley Griffin; Simon Petrie
Fan Awards:
Best Fan Production: Renaldo, first sheep on the moon? by Burning Chicken Films
Other nominees: Destination: Earth by Jennis Angels; Stargate Atlantis—the Promotion Video by Yvonne Harrison
Best Fan Writing: Ross Temple
Other nominees: Philippa Ballantine; Alan Robson; Lorraine Williams
Best Fanzine: Phoenixine edited by John and Lynelle Howell
Other nominee: Time Space Visualiser edited by Adam McGechan
Special Awards:
Services to Fandom: Simon Litten
Services to Science Fiction: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Publishing Co-operative Ltd.
The awards are named for Sir Julius Vogel (1835-99), who was Prime Minister of New Zealand (April 1873- July 1875 and February-September 1876), and who wrote, in 1889, what was probably the first full length science fiction novel by a New Zealander: Anno Domini 2000—A Woman’s Destiny. The book was strongly centred around New Zealand, and was a utopian view of the future in which women would hold many positions of authority. Fans voted nearly unanimoulsy at OdysseyCon in 2001 to rename their awards for Vogel.