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Best Novel - Adult |
Path of
Revenge |
Best Novel - Young Adult |
Cybele's
Secret |
The Sea-wreck Stranger |
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Best Short Story |
“Fendraaken” |
“Mist and
Murder” |
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Best Novella/Novelette |
“Beat of
Temptation” |
Best Anthology |
Doorways for the Dispossessed |
Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form |
Black Sheep |
Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form |
Buy Kiwi Made |
Best New Talent |
Tracie McBride Please find a list of her professionally published works for this year. These are all her "First Published in the 2007 Calendar year" work. "House Arrest" short story – Antipodean SF e-zine May 2007. "Marked" short story – Edge of Propinquity e-zine August 2007 http://www.edgeofpropinquity.net/library.asp?id=123 "Contact" poem – Kaleidotrope print magazine. April 2007 "Endangered Species" poem - Aoife’s Kiss e-zine September 2007 "Ghosts Can Bleed" short story –
Fictitious Force print magazine August "Crimes of Faith" short story – Midnight Horror e-zine May 2007 "Pierced" poem - Rose and Thorn e-zine April 2007. "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Mutant" poem – Aoife’s Kiss print magazine September 2007 She has also successfully sold some of her other works in literary / mainstream magazines. While these are not eligible for the SJV awards because they are not science fiction or fantasy, it is worth mentioning as a "point of interest" to illustrate an emerging writing talent. Ms.McBride sold her first ever work in 2005 Ms. McBride is an active member of the Phoenix
Writers Group in Wellington, New Zealand. |
Fan Award Winners:
Best Fan Production |
Renaldo, first sheep on the moon? |
Best Fan Writing |
Ross Temple Ross has been writing a blog ( http://threemonkeys.livejournal.com ) in which he provides a valuable service with the book reviews and opinions he posts on his live journal site. |
Best Fanzine |
Phoenixine |
Special Award Winners:
Services to Fandom |
Simon Litten Simon has worked for NZ Fandom in different ways over the years. This nomination recognizes all his work on a local and a national level. It includes his specific chartered accountancy work as well as his more general contributions to the running of organized NZ SF Fan activities. Wellington Phoenix Science Fiction Club Simon has been a part of organized New Zealand Science Fiction fandom since May 1989 when the Phoenix Science Fiction Club was first founded. Simon is a founding committee member of this Wellington-based SF club, as well as a founding member. He has always been on the committee of Phoenix since it started in 1989. Phoenix terms start in May of each year. Treasurer 1989 to 1997 President 1997 to 1999 General Committee member 1999 to 2000 Treasurer 2000 to 2004 Vice-President 2004 to 2005 General Committee member 2005 to 2006 Vice-President 2006 to 2007 Simon is the current serving President of the
Phoenix SF Club As a committee member of Phoenix, he has also assisted in the running of the Phoenix Board Gaming Special Interest Group. A Club Treasurer's duties include collecting membership fees, banking club money, paying off club expenses, writing receipts, filing tax returns and doing the club yearly accounts. Start-up duties include getting a IRD number and opening up a bank account. ConCom Activities He was on the ConCom of "Gone With the Wind", the 2002 National New Zealand Science Fiction convention held in Wellington. He is currently on the ConCom of Conjunction 2008, this year's National New Zealand Science Fiction convention. SFFANZ Simon has been a SFFANZ committee member from 2002 onwards to the current year, with the exception of 2005 when he stepped down from SFFANZ. Simon is the current serving president of SFFANZ. As part of his general SFFANZ duties, he wrote the current SFFANZ constitution. He also wrote the NZ SF convention constitution that was used back in 2002. This convention constitution has been useful to subsequent New Zealand national conventions. General Contributions Simon has also attended Australian national SF conventions in Melbourne and Perth. While this was in the capacity of "attendee only", this has helped build useful fan links across the Tasman and he gained some basic knowledge of the Australian SF publishing industry while he was visiting there. Simon also attended AussieCon3, a World Con held in Australia in 1999 - as an attendee. Simon Litten has been extremely active this year in SFFANZ, Phoenix and Conjunction...occupying positions of importance on committees for all three. (Most of my comments are tied to his work with Conjunction – since we are both on that committee, but recognise that there is much overlap). My observation is that his devotion to working in the interests of SF fandom in NZ is very high, even to the point of taking on personal financial risks (in the case of Conjunction) to help ensure that the organisation is able to progress forward with planning_. He's worked tirelessly within Conjunction to push the committee and keep us on track. He's not above doing any particular job if asked. His duties range from the challenging (hotel liaison) to simple-but-critical, single-handedly selling the bulk of raffle tickets for a Conjunction fund-raiser that netted the organisation a much-needed chunk of cash. His knowledge of the fandom landscape and history in Wellington/NZ is excellent, which is one of the reasons he's so helpful within these various organisations. An advantage to him being involved in all three clubs is that he's able to make connections between the groups, thinking of ways that they can benefit one another. In effect, he's working in a silent role as coordinator/liaison between Phoenix, Conjunction and SFFANZ...looking out for the interests of all three, seeking collaboration where possible, and making sure that each group's interests are met. He is encouraging to fellow fans when they achieve things, and makes an effort to say "Well done". This is good leadership. And, despite events that would have tried the patience of most people to the breaking point, I have never seen Simon lose his cool or treat people harshly. He's a good guy at heart. He wholeheartedly deserves a nod, and I felt compelled to give it. |
Services to Science Fiction |
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Publishing Co-operative Ltd The Co-op formed in
2001 with the purpose of producing a bi-monthly speculative fiction print magazine to fill
the perceived gap in the short story market in Australia and surrounds at that time. In
June 2002, the first issue of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine was released, and the
magazine has been produced approximately every two months ever since, with issue 32 due
for release in November 2007. ASIM has made a
commitment to the Australian and New Zealand speculative fiction community By providing a
market for new, establishing and well known authors and artists. ASIM has an enviable
reputation for regularity and quality, and the slush processes designed and implemented By
the Co-op are highly regarded (and beginning to be duplicated) worldwide. Over the past six
years ASIM has served as a training ground for members who go on to invest further the
international speculative fiction community. They are very proud of both members and
contributors who go on to additional successes, and believe that perhaps they provided an
opportunity the contributors would not otherwise have received. In the period ASIM
has operated, stories and artwork published in the magazine have been regularly
shortlisted for and received many awards and for a number of years stories have been
honourably mentioned and reproduced in various Year’s Best collections. The practices
of slushreading and distribution ASIM employs have been emulated By other editors of small
press world wide, and we have strong ties with many local writing groups, local and
international editors and speculative fiction websites. |
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards recognise excellence in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror By New Zealanders.
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are given for work By fans and professionals that was undertaken, completed or released in the year previous to voting. This year the works being voted on were from 2007.
They are voted on By New Zealand fans and are presented at the National Science Fiction convention each year.
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are administered by SFFANZ, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand.
This year the National Science Fiction Convention was Conjunction, taking place at Easter, 2008 in Wellington.
Conjunction can be contacted at http://www.conjunction.sf.org.nz .