The finalists of the Sir Julius Vogel Awards for 2024, recognizing works from the 2023 year, are below.
Long list
The long list of nominees is on our Sir Julius Vogel Award Long List – 2024 page.
SJV Voter Packet
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Voting will take place electronically. The voting form is now available on the Voting page, along with instructions on how to vote, and how to submit your votes.
Note that we are only doing online voting, taking place before Continuity 2024. The deadline for voting will close on Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 at midnight.
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| category | finalists | creator | source | |||
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Professional Categories | ||||||
| Best Novel | Turncoat | Tīhema Baker | Lawrence & Gibson | |||
| Best Novel | A Wolf in the Garden | Allegra Hall | Self-published | |||
| Best Novel | Decimus and the Wary Widow | Emily Larkin | Self-published | |||
| Best Novel | A New Eden | Menilik Henry Dyer | Podium Publishing
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| Best Novel | Ghosts of the Catacombs | Janna Ruth | ||||
| Best Youth Novel | New Dawning: The Edge of Light #1 | A M Dixon | One Tree House | |||
| Best Youth Novel | Maggie and the Mountain of Light | Mark Snoad | Monarch Educational Services | |||
| Best Youth Novel | Corporeal | Mike Gwyther | Qualia House | |||
| Best Youth Novel | The Song of the Swan | Karah Sutton | Penguin Random House | |||
| Best Youth Novel | A Spring of Magic | Janna Ruth | Self-published | |||
| Best Youth Novel | Odd Wolf Out | Juliette MacIver | Scholastic NZ | |||
| Best Novella | The Tablet | S. R. Manssen | Upsidedown Books | |||
| Best Novella | The Butterflies of Meadow Hill Manor | Stefanie Parks | The Book Guild | |||
| Best Novella | Hamlet, Prince of Robots | M. Darusha Wehm | In Potentia Press | |||
| Best Novella | Once We Flew | Nikky Lee | Caelestis Books | |||
| Best Novella | How to Get a Date With the Evil Queen | Marie Cardno | Paper Road Press | |||
| Best Novelette | "Ernestine" | Octavia Cade | Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, March/April 2023 | |||
| Best Novelette | "Starving" | Michael Botur | Next Chapter | |||
| Best Novelette | "Luke's Lesson" | Michael Botur | Next Chapter | |||
| Best Novelette | "Happiness" | Octavia Cade | Clarkesworld | |||
| Best Novelette | "Lightrunner's Gambit" | Rem Wigmore | Self-published | |||
| Best Short Story | "The Watchman" | Kirsten McKenzie | Clan Destine Press | |||
| Best Short Story | "Fires of Fate" | Jacqui Greaves | Clan Destine Press | |||
| Best Short Story | "Please Sign the Waiver" | Jacqui Greaves | Self-published | |||
| Best Short Story | "Why We Bury Our Dead at Sea" | Tehnuka | Reckoning | |||
| Best Short Story | "What Bones These Tides Bring" | Nikky Lee | Clan Destine Press | |||
| Best Short Story | "An Obituary to Birdsong" | Tehnuka | If There's Anyone Left | |||
| Best Collected Work | Letters From Elsewhere | Jacqui Greaves | ||||
| Best Collected Work | You Are My Sunshine and Other Stories | Octavia Cade | Stelliform Press | |||
| Best Collected Work | 20,000 Bloody Words | Denver Grenell | Beware The Moon | |||
| Best Collected Work | Remains To Be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa | Lee Murray | Clan Destine Press | |||
| Best Collected Work | Bloodalcohol: Ten Tales | Michael Botur | Next Chapter | |||
| 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 Bloodalcohol: Ten Tales | Michael Botur | Next Chapter | |||
| 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 | |||
| Best Fan Writing | SITREP | Alex Lindsay | Phoenix Science Fiction Society Inc | |||
Special Awards | ||||||
| Best New Talent | Allegra Hall | |||||
| 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. | ||||
| Best New Talent | Mark Snoad | You can find more information at this precis about Mark Snoad. | ||||
| Best New Talent | Katharine J. Adams | Katharine J. Adams is the bestselling author of Tonight, I Burn and the forthcoming sequels Tonight, I Bleed and Tonight, I Blaze. Thorns, Tides, Embers, Storms, and Ores. All five covens are bound in servitude to the High Warden of Halstett. Penny Albright is a daughter of the thorn coven, forced to patrol the veil between Life and Death. Each night, one thorn witch must cross the veil by burning at the stake. Each morning, that witch must return with the help of their magical lifeline. But one morning, Penny's sister Ella doesn't return. And that night, determined to find her, Penny breaks the rules. She burns in secret. What she finds in Death is a manor that shouldn't exist and the devastating Lord Malin, who shouldn't be there. Malin offers Penny a dangerous deal: Ella's freedom in exchange for information about the High Warden. But all isn't as it seems in Life or Death. Penny's bargain leads her to Alice, a mysterious captive prophecy-weaver... and to a rebellion brewing in the shadows of their city. As Penny's world splits between her growing love for the ethereal Alice in Life and her attraction to the seductive Malin in Death, she'll face a devastating choice. Because it's not just her sister's life that hangs in the balance. It's the fate of all magic. Links to Katharine's e-books: | ||||