2014 Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners Announced
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand has announced the winners of the annual Sir Julius Vogel Awards:
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES:
- BEST NOVEL: Heartwood by Freya Robertson (Angry Robot)
- BEST YOUTH NOVEL: Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier (Pan Macmillan)
- BEST NOVELLA: “Cave Fever” by Lee Murray (from Regeneration, Random Static)
- BEST SHORT STORY: “By Bone-Light” by Juliet Marillier (Prickle Moon, Ticonderoga)
- BEST COLLECTED WORK: Baby Teeth edited by Dan Rabarts & Lee Murray (Paper Road Press)
- BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTWORK: Cover of Regeneration: New Zealand Speculative Fiction 2 by Emma Weakley (Random Static)
- BEST PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION/PUBLICATION: WearableArt (Craig Potton Publishing)
- BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION: The Almighty Johnsons (Season 3)
FAN CATEGORIES:
- BEST FAN PRODUCTION/PUBLICATION: Phoenixine by John & Lynelle Howell
- BEST FAN ARTWORK: “Gorgth Goes Shopping” by Matt Cowens (Au Contraire 2013 convention book)
- BEST FAN WRITING (Tie):
- Alan Parker – “Presidential Address” (Novazine)
- Lynelle Howell – “ Presidental Sweet” / “DuhVice” (Phoenixine)
- BEST NEW TALENT: Dan Rabarts
- SERVICES TO FANDOM: The League of Victorian Imagineers
- SERVICES TO SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR: Helen Lowe
The awards have been named for Sir Julius Vogel, a New Zealand Prime Minister who wrote Anno Domini 2000 – A Woman’s Destiny (1889), considered to be the first full-length science fiction novel by a New Zealander. The book’s utopian futurism portrayed many women in positions of power, and many favorably compare the book to today’s reality in New Zealand. The award was named after Vogel at OdysseyCon in 2001, by a near-unanimous vote.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand has a stated goal of becoming part of the national infrastructure of NZ fandom, acting as a liaison between clubs and conventions throughout the country.
