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The 2016 Sir Julius Vogel Awards have been presented.
The 2016 Sir Julius Vogel Awards have been presented.
The Awards recognise achievements by New Zealanders, both amateur and professional, in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres.
This year voting took place at Au Contraire 2016, the 37th National Science Fiction convention held in Wellington over Queen's Birthday Weekend, Voting was open to members of SFFANZ (the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand) and the convention.
The number of votes cast this year was the highest recorded in the awards' 15-year history, and saw a number of youth members of the convention taking an active interest in New Zealand genre literature.
SFFANZ president Norman Cates said “We were delighted with the level of participation and interest in the awards from an impressively wide variety of people. We strive to keep improving the significance of the awards. Going into the future, we hope to continue building the awards with the help of SFFANZ members and future conventions.”
A full list of winners is appended.
Professional Awards Category Winners
Best Novel Ardus by Jean Gilbert,
Rogue House Publishing Best Youth Novel
Dragons Realm by Eileen Mueller (Fairytale
Factoy) 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
Worksho Best New Talent Jean
Gilbert
Fan
Award Category WinnersBest 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
Servies to Fandom Glenn Young
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