Sir Julius Vogel Awards
At the recent National Science Fiction Convention (Au Contraire 3) held in Wellington over Queen’s Birthday Weekend, the winners of the Sir Julius Vogel Awards were announced. The Sir Julius Vogel Awards recognise achievements by New Zealanders, both amateur and professional, in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres.
SFFANZ (Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand) President, Norman Cates, prior to announcing the awards, commented that SFFANZ was “delighted with the level of participation and interest in the awards from an impressively wide variety of people.”
Professional Awards Category Winners
| Best Novel | Ardus by Jean Gilbert, Rogue House Publishing |
| Best Youth Novel | Dragons Realm by Eileen Mueller (Fairytale Factory) |
| Best Novella | The Ghost of Matter by Octavia Cade, published in, Shortcuts: Track 1 (Paper Road Press) |
| Best Short Story | “The Thief’s Tale” by Lee Murray |
| Best Collected Work | Write Off Line 2015: The Earth We Knew, Jean Gilbert / Chad Dick (Eds.) |
| Best Professional Artwork | Cover for Shortcuts: Track 1, by Casey Bailey |
| Best Professional Production/ Publication | White Cloud Worlds Anthology 3, Paul Tobin (Ed.), published by Weta Workshop |
| Best New Talent | Jean Gilbert |
Fan Award Category Winners
| Best Fan Production/publication | Phoenixine, by John and Lynelle Howell |
| Best Fan Artwork | Keith Smith – for contributions to Novazine |
| Best Fan Writing | John Toon |
Special Award Category Winners
| Services to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror | Marie Hodgkinson |
| Services to Fandom | Glenn Young |
The above has been adapted from the SFFANZ site.