The Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2014 now open for nominations

The Sir Julius Vogel award sub-committee of SFFANZ is currently accepting nominations for science fiction and fantasy works by New Zealanders and New Zealand residents first published or released in the 2013 calendar year.

Nominations open on 1 November 2013 and close on 15 February 2014 at 8pm.

To make a nomination please email sjv_awards@sffanz.org.nz. Anyone can make a nomination and it is free of charge.

Please send one nomination per email and include the title and author of the work, as well as contact details for both the nominee and yourself.

Because of the short time-frame between the close of nominations and the convention, it would be advisable to get your nominations in as soon as possible.

You can find full details about the nomination procedure and rules, including eligibility criteria, at http://www.sffanz.org.nz/sjv/sjvAwardsNominationGuidelines.shtml.

Nomination FAQs can be found here http://www.sffanz.org.nz/sjv/sjvAwardsNominationGuidelines.shtml

The voting will occur at Conclave2, http://conclave2.aucontraire.org.nz/ – the national science fiction convention being held in Auckland, New Zealand over the ANZAC weekend of the 24^th – 27^th April 2014.