Nominations for the Sir Julius Vogel awards will be open in January. The awards recognise excellence and achievement in science fiction, fantasy or horror works created by a New Zealander and first published or released in the 2012 calendar year.

Anyone can make a nomination and it is free! See the website http://sffanz.sf.org.nz/sjv/sjvAwardsRules_2012.shtml#_Toc215847503 for the categories and get busy reading NZ authors and watching NZ movies. We have a listing service to advise our members of New Zealand works, which may be eligible for nomination, http://sffanz.sf.org.nz/lists/lists.shtml.

Nominations open on 1 January 2013 and close on 31 March 2013 at 8pm.

For more information about the SJV Awards, please go to the SFFANZ website http://sffanz.sf.org.nz/sjv/sjvAwards.shtml.

You can find full details about the nomination procedures and rules, including eligibility criteria at http://sffanz.sf.org.nz/sjv/sjvAwardsRules_2012.shtml.