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Saturday, January 01, 2011
The Sir Julius Awards 2011
The Sir Julius Vogel sub-committee of SFFANZ is currently accepting nominations for science fiction and fantasy works first published or released in the 2010 calendar year.
Nominations open on 1 January 2011 and close on 31 March 2011 at 8pm.
To make a nomination please email sjv_awards@sffanz.sf.org.nz.. Anyone can make a nomination, and it is free of charge.
Please send one nomination per email and include as many contact details as possible for the nominee as well as yourself.
You can find full details about the nomination procedures and rules, including eligibility criteria at http://sffanz.sf.org.nz/sjv/sjvAwardsRules_2011.shtml.
The voting will occur at Context, http://www.context.sf.org.nz/ - the national science fiction convention being held in Auckland, New Zealand over the weekend of the 3rd - 6th June 2011.
Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeleteMy fantasy short story, The Future of the Sky, qualifies for nomination this year and can be heard free in podcast form by visiting my website at http://www.ripleypatton.com/