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Sir Julius Vogel Award winners for 2009 have been announced
The full results can be found here. The Sir
Julius Vogel Awards are awards in professional and fan fields from the 2007 year, voted by
the fans and presented at the National Science Fiction convention each year. Full details
on the categories and rules can be found here.
Voting is open to members of SFFANZ or members of the national science fiction convention
for that year.
The awards this year were held at Conscription.
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SFFANZ Book Reviews
Hachette (New
Zealand) is part of the Hachette group, one of the leading
publishers in France. In New Zealand, they distribute books from
many publishers such as Little Brown, Headline, Hodder etc.
Harper Collins (New
Zealand) is the official distributor for
Harper Voyager, Simon and Schuster, Usborne, Anova Books and
Little Hare Books. We
will shortly be publishing reviews of SF and Fantasy novels
distributed by both Hachette and Harper Collins. There is a new link reviews on the main menu on the
left hand side. This link will take you straight to the reviews.
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Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2009
The Sir Julius Vogel sub-committee of SFFANZ is currently accepting nominations for
science fiction and fantasy works first published or released in the 2008 calendar year.
Details of the Sir Julius Vogel Awards can be viewed by clicking on this link.
Nominations open on 1 December 2008 and close on 28 February 2009.
To make a nomination please email sjv_awards@sffanz.sf.org.nz.
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 here. These rules can be
downloaded as a PDF document here.
A detailed nomination FAQ can be found here.
The voting will occur at Conscription,
the national science fiction convention being held in Auckland, New Zealand over Queen's
Birthday, 27 May - 1 June 2009.
Please support the works that you like by nominating them, even if you think (or know)
that they have already been nominated - additional nominations still matter. The number of
nominations a work receives may have a direct bearing on whether it makes it to the final ballot.
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The Great Romance - Republication of a historical New Zealand Science
Fiction book
New Zealand, 1881. A small two volume novella entitled The Great Romance
was published under the pseudonym of The Inhabitant. Neglected until now, and
republished for the first time in its entirety this Spring by the University of Nebraska
Press, the work stands out as a remarkable example of early science fiction. Here,
apparently for the first time in the history of the genre, or even the history of science
itself, readers encounter descriptions of spacesuits, airlocks, shuttlecraft, space
fleets, friendly non humanoid aliens, and the human colonisation of space. The author also
raises the idea of faster than light travel pre Einstein, the possibility of humans
exploring planetary systems beyond our solar system, cross-species miscegenation, the
impact of weightlessness on the human condition (in particular muscle fatigue), and
telepathy. Behind these genre-defining elements is the story of John Hope, who, by
means of a sleeping elixir, awakes to a utopian community in a distant future a
"kingdom of thought" where the struggle for existence has been eliminated and
humanity operates under an unwritten law of civility and harmony, aided by telekinesis
that inerrantly reveals all wrong-doers. Since only two of the probably three volumes are
extant, the tale ends with a chilling cliffhanger.
In his introduction, Dominic Alessio the editor of the re-published edition, discusses
the cutting-edge aspects of this work and its significance in both the realm of science
fiction and the history and culture of its day. Dominic Alessio is Associate Professor of
History and Director of the Study Abroad Program at Richmond, The American International
University in London.
The Los Angeles Times has a review of the book
Here is an academic introduction and a sample chapter
To find out more about the book go to the University
of Nebraska Press, with an option to purchase a copy.
Also available for purchase here
via the United Kingdom. This site has a decent sized image of the book cover |
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Inkspillers
In our Useful Links section, we've added Inkspillers, an Australasian website devoted to
writers and resources for writers. Check
it out! |
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Next New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention is Conscription -
Queens Birthday, 2009
Go to their website for FULL details.
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Armageddon is coming!
For future Armaggedon events in Auckland, Wellington and occasionally Christchurch, go to
their website for full details of future events.. |
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We're compiling lists of works by New Zealanders in the fields of Science
Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.
Do you know of any published books, short stories, novellas, movies, TV shows, short films
etc that have been produced this year?
Or do you know of fans doing artwork, writing stories, creating fanzines, or other worthy
creations?
Then let us know!
We want to put links or information up on this website so that these works are known to as
many people as possible.
Send your information to us at listings@sffanz.sf.org.nz |
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