The winners of the Sir Julius Vogel Awards for 2024, recognizing works from the 2023 year, are below.
Finalists
The full finalists list is on our Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalists – 2024 page
Long list
The long list of nominees is on our Sir Julius Vogel Award Long List – 2024 page.
Winners
category | finalists | creator | source | |||
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Professional Categories | ||||||
Best Novel | A New Eden | Menilik Henry Dyer | Podium Publishing
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Best Youth Novel | Maggie and the Mountain of Light | Mark Snoad | Monarch Educational Services | |||
Best Youth Novel | A Spring of Magic | Janna Ruth | Self-published | |||
Best Novella | Hamlet, Prince of Robots | M. Darusha Wehm | In Potentia Press | |||
Best Novelette | "Happiness" | Octavia Cade | Clarkesworld | |||
Best Short Story | "What Bones These Tides Bring" | Nikky Lee | Clan Destine Press | |||
Best Collected Work | You Are My Sunshine and Other Stories | Octavia Cade | Stelliform Press | |||
Best Collected Work | Remains To Be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa | Lee Murray | Clan Destine Press | |||
Best Dramatic Presentation | Creamerie - Season 2 | Writers: Kirsty Fisher, Roseanne Liang, Dan Musgrove, Shoshona McCallum | Flat 3 Productions | |||
Best Production/Publication | Sidetrack | Andi C. Buchanan | ||||
Best Artwork | Cover art of Tarquin the Honest; Occian's Elven | Bex Blackwood | Bateman Books | |||
Fan Categories | ||||||
Best Fan Production/Publication | Phoenixine | John and Jo Toon (editors) | Phoenix Science Fiction Society Inc | |||
Best Fan Writing | Pass the Rules | Jo Toon | Phoenix Science Fiction Society Inc | |||
Special Awards | ||||||
Best New Talent | Menilik Henry Dyer | Menilik Henry Dyer is a science fiction author, known for his space exploration trilogy: 'A New Eden', ‘A New God', and 'A New War'. Which touches on sci-fi themes like simulated worlds, the fermi paradox, and truly alien aliens. His series has been described as similar to popular sci-fi series The Three body Problem and The Bobiverse. His first book was released online for free, going viral and gaining over 100k reads in a month. This led to him gaining a publishing deal. Readers have praised his work, particularly the hard scientific elements within the story. They've called his work: "Thought provoking.", "A total page turner.”, and "Chalk full of unique and intriguing concepts." In 2023, a testament to his success as an author, Menilik’s book A New Eden peaked at number 10 across ALL audiobooks in the US and was number 1 in all his categories. |