Finalists for the 2010 Sir Julius Vogel Awards Announced
Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Authors Nominated

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Association of New Zealand is please to announce this year's finalists for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards.

Please go here to view the Sir Julius Vogel award ballot for 2010.

http://sffanz.sf.org.nz/sjv/sjvNominations-2010.shtml


In the Best New Talent category, author David Hair's nomination is based on his first published Young Adult novel "The Bone Tiki".  Published by HarperCollins, it successfully combines NZ fantasy and history themes with modern life adventure.

The voting will occur at Au Contraire, http://www.aucontraire.org.nz/ - the national science fiction convention being held in Wellington, New Zealand over the weekend of the 27 - 29 August 2010. All Au Contraire attendees and SFFANZ members are entitled to vote. For more information about Au Contraire — including how to obtain tickets to attend — please visit their website.