The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are awarded each year at the New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in New Zealand science fiction, fantasy, horror, and science fiction fandom. They are commonly referred to as the Vogels.
The awards are named for Sir Julius Vogel, a prominent New Zealand journalist and politician, who was Premier of New Zealand twice during the 1870s. He also, in 1889, wrote what is widely (though erroneously) regarded as New Zealand's first science fiction novel, Anno Domini 2000, or, Woman's Destiny. The book — written and published in Great Britain after Vogel had moved from New Zealand — pictured a New Zealand in the year 2000 where most positions of authority were held by women - at the time of writing, a radical proposition. In 2000, New Zealand's Head of State, Governor General, Prime Minister, Chief Justice and Attorney General were all women, as was the CEO of one of the country's largest companies, Telecom.
National awards have been presented annually since 1989, but were initially simply known as the New Zealand Science Fiction Fan Awards, and were originally aimed primarily at fandom rather than at professional science fiction. In these early years the awards were organised on an ad-hoc basis by the organising committees of the national conventions, though with the support of the former national fan organisation, the National Association for Science Fiction which nominally ran the awards from 1993. In the early 1990s the awards were briefly known as the Edmund Bayne Awards, after a well-known Wellington fan who had been killed in a road accident, but this name was never formalised.
In 2002 the awards were revamped and reorganised, and since that time have been aimed more at the professional science fiction and fantasy community. The current name also dates to 2002. These changes accompanied a change in the organisation of the awards, which are now formally run by national organisation SFFANZ (the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand).
Categories change to some extent on an annual basis, but generally include professional awards for best novel, short story, dramatic presentation, and services to science fiction, as well as equivalent fan awards. Due to the size of New Zealand's science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction communities, the awards cover all three of these frequently intertwined genres and attempt to treat each equally.
New Zealand science fiction fan award winners 1989-2001
1989Best fan writing: Alan RobsonBest fanzine: PhlogistonBest fan art: Dan McCarthyBest fan editor: Alex HeatleyNumerous other one-off awards were made in these debut awards1990Best fan writing (general): Alan RobsonBest fan writing (media): Lana BrownBest fanzine: Cry HavocBest media fanzine: KatraBest fan art: Peter GainsfordBest fan editor: Lyn McConchie1991Best fan writing: Alan RobsonBest fanzine: PhlogistonBest fan art: Dan McCarthyBest fan editor: Alex Heatley1992Best fan writing: Alan RobsonBest fanzine: PhlogistonBest fan art (tie): James Benson and Mike HansonBest fan editor (tie): James Dignan and Alex Heatley1993Best fan writing: Jon PreddleBest general fanzine: TimestreamsBest club fanzine: Time Space VisualiserBest fan art: Warwick GraySpecial achievement: Lana Brown1994Best fan writing: Anne Marie LloydBest fanzine: ChunderBest fan art: Mark RoachBest other publication: Trimmings from the Triffid's Beard1995Best fan writing: Peter Friend and Li Cross (co-authors)Best fanzine: Time Space VisualiserBest fan art: Warwick GrayBest other publication: The Best of Time Space Visualiser 21-26Special achievement: Continuum convention committee1996Best fan writing: Peter FriendBest fanzine: PhoenixineBest fan art: Nick Kim1997-2000 (details unknown)2001Best fan writing: Jon PreddleBest fanzine: PhoenixineBest fan art: Richard ManxServices to fandom: Paul Scoones2002Best novel: First Hunter by Dale ElvyBest short story: "The Good Earth" by Peter FriendDramatic presentation - long form: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingBest new talent: Dale ElvyServices to science fiction and fantasy: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Phillipa Boyens2003Best novel: Beast Master’s Ark by Andre Norton and Lyn McConchieBest art work: John Baster, Mary MaclachlanServices to science fiction and fantasy: Weta Workshop, Weta Digital2004Best novel: Dark Shinto by Dale ElvyBest short story (tie): "A Plea for Help" by Kevin G Maclean and "The Alchemist" by Peter FriendBest new talent: Glynne MacleanSpecial achievement award: Peter Jackson and the team responsible for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy2005Best novel: Beastmaster’s Circus by Lyn McConchie and Andre NortonBest short story: "When Dragons Dream” by Kevin G MacleanServices to science fiction and fantasy: Ken Catran2006Best novel: The Duke's Ballad by Andre Norton and Lyn McConchieBest short story: "The Real Deal” by Peter FriendServices to science fiction and fantasy: Margaret Mahy2007Best novel: The Assassin of Gleam by James NorcliffeBest short story: "Western Front, 1914” by Peter FriendBest dramatic presentation - long form: Maddigan's QuestBest new talent: Douglas A. Van Belle2008Best novel - adult: Path of Revenge by Russell KirkpatrickBest novel - young adult (tie): The Sea-wreck Stranger by Anna Mackenzie and Cybele's Secret by Juliet MarillierBest short story (tie): "Fendraaken" by Kevin G. Maclean and "Mist and Murder" by Lucy SussexBest novella/novelette: Beat of Temptation by Nalini SinghBest anthology: Doorways for the Dispossessed by Paul HainesBest dramatic presentation - long form: Black SheepBest dramatic presentation - short form: "Buy Kiwi Made" advertising campaignBest new talent: Tracie McBrideServices to science fiction and fantasy: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Publishing Co-operative2009Best novel - adult: Dark Heart by Russell KirkpatrickBest novel - young adult: Thornspell by Helen LoweBest short story: "Under Waves and Over" by Grant StoneBest novella/novelette: "Stroke of Enticement" by Nalini SinghBest collected work: "The Invisible Road" by Elizabeth KnoxBest dramatic presentation - short form: "Skankenstein" (music video)Best new talent: Helen LoweBest professional publication: "Deputy Dan and The Mysterious Midnight Marauder" by Sally McLennan and Joel LiochonBest professional artwork: Emma Weakley, for cover artwork of "Newtons Sleep"2010Best novel - adult: Beyond The Wall Of Time by Russell KirkpatrickBest novel - young adult: Brainjack by Brian FalknerBest short story (tie): "Corrigan's Exchange" by Ripley Patton and "The Living Dead Boy" by Grant StoneBest novella/novelette: "Wives" by Paul HainesBest collected work: "Voyagers: Science Fiction Poetry From New Zealand" by Mark Pirie and Tim Jones (editors)Best dramatic presentation - long form: "Under the Mountain" (dir. Jonathan King)Best new talent: Simon PetrieBest professional production/publication: "Semaphore Magazine" by Marie HodgkinsonBest professional artwork: "The Test" by Serena KearnsServices to science fiction and fantasy: Phillip Mann2011Best novel - adult (tie): The Heir Of Night by Helen Lowe and The Questing Road by Lyn McConchieBest novel - young adult: Summer Of Dreaming by Lyn McConchieBest novella/novelette: "A Tale Of The Interferers - Hunger For Forbidden Flesh" by Paul HainesBest short story: High Tide At Hot Water Beach by Paul HainesBest collected work: "A Foreign Country - New Zealand Speculative Fiction" by Anna Caro and Juliet Buchanan (editors)Best artwork: Tymon's Flight cover by Frank VictoriaBest dramatic presentation (tie): "This Is Not My Life" - Pilot Episode (Executive Producers: Gavin Strawhan, Rachel Lang, Steven O'Meagher, Tim White. Producer: Tim Sanders. Directors: Robert Sarkies, Peter Salmon. Associate Producer: Polly Fryer) and "Kaitangata Twitch" - Pilot Episode by Yvonne MackayBest new talent: Karen HealeyBest production/publication: "White Cloud Worlds Anthology" by Paul Tobin (editor)Services to science fiction, fantasy and horror: Simon Litten2012Best novel - adult: Samiha's Song by Mary VictoriaBest novel - young adult: Battle of the Birds by Lee MurrayBest novella/novelette: "Steam Girl" by Dylan HorrocksBest short story: Frankie and the Netball Clone by Alicia PonderBest collected work: "Tales for Canterbury" by Cassie Hart and Anna Caro (editors)Best artwork: Oracle's Fire cover by Frank VictoriaBest dramatic presentation: "The Almighty Johnsons" (Producer: Simon Bennett. Writers: Rachel Lang and James Griffin)Best new talent: K. D. BerryServices to science fiction, fantasy and horror: Ripley Patton2013Best novel - adult: Queen of Iron Years by Lyn McConchie and Sharman HorwoodBest novel - young adult: The Prince of Soul and the Lighthouse by Frederik BrounéusBest novella/novelette: "Flight 404" by Simon PetrieBest short story: Hope is the thing with feathers by Lee MurrayBest Collected work: "Mansfield with Monsters" by Matt and Debbie CowensBest professional artwork: Light Touch Paper, Stand Clear cover by Les PetersenBest professional production/publication: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Chronicles" (Art and Design by Daniel Falconer (WetaNZ)Best dramatic presentation: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Guillermo del Toro)Best novel: Heartwood by Freya RobertsonBest novel - young adult: Raven Flight by Juliet MarillierBest novella: Cave Fever by Lee MurrayBest Short Story: By Bone-Light by Juliet MarillierBest Collected Work: Baby Teeth by Lee Murray and Dan Rabarts (editors)Best Professional Artwork: Cover of Regeneration: Best New Zealand Speculative Fiction (Random Static) Emma WeakleyBest Professional Publication/Production: WearableArt by Craig PottonBest Dramatic Presentation: The Almighty Johnsons (Season Three), South Pacific FilmsBest Novel: Engines of Empathy by Paul ManneringBest Youth Novel: The Caller: Shadowfell by Juliet MarillierBest Novella: Peach and Araxi by Celine MurrayBest Short Story: Inside Ferndale by Lee MurrayBest Collected Work: Lost in the Museum, Phoenix Writer's GroupBest Professional Artwork: Cover of Lost in the Museum by Geoff PophamBest Professional Production/Publication: Weta: 20 Years of Imagination on Screen, Clare Burgess with Brian StubleyBest Dramatic Presentation: What We Do In The Shadows, dir Jemaine Clement and Taika WaititiBest Novel: Ardus by Jean GilbertBest Youth Novel: Dragons Realm (You Say Which Way) by Eileen MuellerBest Novella/Novelette: The Ghost of Matter by Octavia CadeBest Short Story: The Thief's Tale by Lee MurrayBest Collected Work: Work Off Line 2015: The Earth We Knew, Jean Gilbert and Chad Dick (editors)Best Professional Artwork: Cover for Shortcuts - Track 1 by Casey BaileyBest Professional Production/Publication: White Clouds World Anthology 3, Weta Workshops, Paul Tobin (editor)2002Best fan writing: Alan RobsonBest fanzine: PhoenixineBest fan art: Nick KimServices to fandom: Norman Cates and the SFFANZ discussion group2003Best fan writing: Alan RobsonBest fanzine: PhoenixineBest fan art: Grant PrestonServices to fandom: William Geradts and Adele Geradts2004Best fanzine: PhoenixineServices to fandom: Laurie Fleming2005Best fan writing: Alan RobsonBest fanzine (tied): Phoenixine and Time Space VisualiserServices to fandom: Martin Kealey2006Best fan writing: Alan RobsonBest fanzine: PhoenixineBest fan production: King (short film)Services to fandom: Norman Cates2007Best fan writing: Alan RobsonServices to fandom: John and Lynelle Howell2008Best fan writing: Ross TempleBest fan production: Renaldo, First Sheep on the Moon?Best fanzine: PhoenixineServices to fandom: Simon Litten2009Best fan writing: "Disappointment" (article by Alex Lindsay)Best fan production: Chasing the Bard (podcast by Philippa Ballantine)Best fan publication: The Girl Who Asked for Wisdom and Other Stories by Catherine and Stephanie PeggServices to fandom: Maree Pavletich2010Best fan writing: "SJV Watch" and "SFFANZ Reviews" (articles by Simon Litten)Best fan production: Coals To Newcastle (short film by Yvonne Harrison)Best fan publication (tie): Phoenixine by John and Lynelle Howell (editors) and Time Space Visualiser by Adam McGechen (editor)Services to fandom: David Lee-Smith2011Best fan writing: "Musings From Under The Mountain" and Novazine contributions by Jacqui SmithBest fan production: Doctor Who (podcast by Paul Mannering)Best fan publication: Novazine by Jacqui Smith (editor)Best fan artwork: StarshipSofa 150 cover by Gino MorettoServices to fandom: Ross Temple2012Best fan writing: Various articles for Phoenixine and Novazine by Simon LittenBest fan publication: PhoenixineBest fan artwork: Various artwork in Phoenixine by Nick KimServices to fandom: Jacqui and Keith Smith2013Best fan publication: PhoenixineBest fan production: AetherConBest fan artwork: Contributions to Novazine by Keith SmithBest fan writing: "Strange Matter" and occasional essays within Phoenixine by John ToonBest new talent: Matt and Debbie CowensServices to fandom: Annette BergnerServices to Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror: Stephen MinchinBest Fan Production/Publication: Phoenixine, John and Lynelle HowellBest Fan Writing: Tie - Alan Parker "Presidectional Address", Novazine; Lynnelle Howell "Presidential Sweet/Duhvice", PhoenixineBest New Talent: Dan RabartsServices to Fandom: The League of Victorian ImagineersServices to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror: Helen LoweBest Fan Production/Publication: Phoenixine, John and Lynelle HowellBest Fan Writing: Rebecca FisherBest Fan Artwork: Keith Smith, NovazineBest New Talent: A.J. FitzwaterServices to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror: Hugh CookBest Fan Production/Publication: Phoenixine, John and Lynelle HowellBest Fan Writing: John Toon, PhoenixineBest Fan Artist: Keith SmithBest New Talent: Jean GilbertServices to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror: Marie HodgkinsonServices to Fandom: Glenn Young