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Sir Julius Vogel awards
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.
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