SpecFicNZ member, Eileen Mueller, has had two novels in her Riders of Fire dragon series listed in the 2019...
Bram Stoker Award
Long time advocate for New Zealand writers and New Zealand stories, Lee Murray, has recently been nominated, and...

SpecFicNewZ February 2018
SpecFicNewZ for Feburary, 2018. Members, if you have news you’d like to share, we’d love to celebrate it...
Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards were presented this weekend at LexiCon in Taupo. Full List of Winners: Best...

Gemmell Legend Voting Open
Voting is now open for the 2017 David Gemmell Legend Awards for fantasy, including our very own Helen...

Nominations for the 2017 Sir Julius Vogel awards are open!
Via SFFANZ, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand: Nominations for the 2017 Sir Julius Vogel...
SpecFicNZ Writers Well-Represented at Recent Sir Julius Vogel Awards
Sir Julius Vogel Awards At the recent National Science Fiction Convention (Au Contraire 3) held in Wellington over...
Au Contraire III Short Story Award Results
Given the short submission window, Dan and I were delighted with the response to this speculative writing competition,...
Au Contraire 3 Short Story Award Results Announced!
The winners of the Au Contraire III Short Story Award, convened by Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray and...
2016 Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominees Announced
SFFANZ has announced the nominees for this year’s Sir Julius Vogel Awards. Congratulations to all the nominees! Best...
Sir Julius Vogel Award 2015 Nominations Open
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards, administered by SFFANZ, are now open for nominations for speculative works published by New...
SJV Awards Celebration in Christchurch
On Saturday afternoon, the Christchurch writing and reading community gathered for an event, jointly hosted by SpecFicNZ and Fendalton...
Invitation to Sir Julius Vogel Event, Saturday 13 June
A very special event in Christchurch will be held on June 13th to celebrate winners and finalists of...
Congratulations to our SJV winners!
Huge congratulations to our SpecFicNZ members whose works were winners of this year’s Sir Julius Vogel Awards! The...
Sir Julius Vogel Award Shortlist Announced
Congratulations to all the nominees! From SFFANZ (more details at the link): Best Novel Dreamer’s Pool, Juliet Marillier –...