Nominations for 2026 Sir Julius Vogel Awards now open! sffanz.nz/blog/2025/12...

Excited and grateful to have been awarded a residency at Toi Pōneke for next year: toiponeke.nz/events/2025/...

The 2025 Australasian Shadows Awards are now OPEN! The Awards will close at midnight AEST on Jan 31. Yes, Australasian means both Australia and New Zealand. australasianhorror.com/australian-s...

World Fantasy Awards Winners - Kiwi shoutout edition sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/w...

Some Halloween activity links...https://sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/halloween-stuff/

Dracula as a ballet - sure why not... www.aucklandlive.co.nz/show/dracula

Apparently Conflux happened and there were awards. a) wish I was there b) awards happened - sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/a...

The idea of a professionally arranged fantasy ball turns my stomach, but some of you may be interested ... sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/p...

I can finally announce it! I'm happy to say that I'll be spending next year in Berlin, thanks to Creative New Zealand awarding me the Berlin Writer's Residency. I'm so grateful to our national arts funding body for the opportunity. Thank you CNZ!!! creativenz.govt.nz/news-and-blo...

Taniwha is the name of a show - might be family friendly fun sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/t...

RIP Maurice Gee. Is it really bad to admit that I thought he died ages ago - I really am sorry about that. Such an important figure. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

Nebula Winners - worth a close read... file770.com/sfwa-announc...

No lie, it's pretty surreal to be a Game Writing Nebula finalist *again*, especially for a just-for-fun project with a bunch of writer friends. It's such a stacked ballot up and down the categories, too. I'm delighted to be included with this amazing bunch and I can't wait to celebrate them all.

KB Weekend? ... sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/05/29/s...

Aurealis Awards Winners - congratulations everybody aurealisawards.org/2025/05/04/2...

The 2024 Australasian Shadows Awards shortlists have been announced! australasianhorror.com/australian-s...

Sir Julius Vogel Awards - Winners have been announced. Congratulations everybody. sffanz.nz/the-sir-juli...

The Aurealis Awards Shortlist has been announced. It's the usual game - spot the Kiwi. There are at least a couple. Congratulations everybody. aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2...

Final Concatenation Update ... sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/f...

Do you want to vote in the SJV awards or the SFFANZ AGM - them ... sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/04/06/j...

The SJV voting form is now available sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/s...

This is a great exhibition on at Auckland Library, packed with cool shit. Where else are you gonna feel the eerie colonial vibration between an early Dune edition placed next to George Grey's personal copy of Erewhon? They also have Metropolis with the NZSO accompaniment playing on loop.

There are some updates about the SJV awards and the natcon and award ceremony ... sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/s...

The finalists for the 2025 Sir Julius Vogel Awards have been announced. Voting hasn't started yet - I will let you know when the ballot is available to SFFANZ members. sffanz.nz/the-sir-juli...

Just a couple of days left to nominate for the 2025 Hugo Awards. If you are eligible, remember that it is possible for Kiwis to compete with the best, so why not nominate a local... seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw...

Congratulations to all nominees at this year’s Bram Stoker Awards, especially @leemurraywriter.bsky.social with this masterpiece. I’ve been shouting so long about this incredible book, I’m hoarse. Buy it. Read it. Vote for it.

Thrilled to be judging the forthcoming New Zealand Poetry Society international poetry prize. Opens in March. www.poetrysociety.org.nz/announcing-o...

Happening tomorrow in Auckland New Zealand! Come see lots of amazing creators (and us 😊). We’ll be bringing our full table of #ttrpg, #boardgame, and other #tabletop game #zines. #promosky #community

A final reminder that nomination for the 2025 Sir Julius Vogel awards, recognising works produced and created in 2024 by New Zealanders and New Zealand residents, will close at 11.59pm on February 28 (NZ Time). All the info can be found at...

Absolutely thrilled and honoured to make New Zealand’s Ockham long list (for the first time!) for poetry with FOX SPIRIT ON A DISTANT CLOUD alongside some Aotearoa poetry icons and some fresh new voices. Congrats to all my friends and colleagues on the long list. thespinoff.co.nz/books/30-01-...

Any horror fans in Auckland - Jan has passed through a couple of items sffanz.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/s...

World Fantasy Awards Judges Announced - guess who is on the list... locusmag.com/2025/01/worl...

Obligatory new year reminder that the nominations for the 2025 Sir Julius Vogel awards are now being accepted. The nomination period will close on 28th of February, 2025. sffanz.nz/the-sir-juli...

Lee Murray - just wow! Deserved recognition - so many congratulations... www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-dail...

HWA Scholarships have been announced - Congrats Tehnuka sffanz.wordpress.com/2024/12/19/h...

Looking for things to do in Auckland... sffanz.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/s...

Nominations for 2025 SJV Awards now open sffanz.nz/the-sir-juli...

Congratulations Laya Rose sffanz.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/b...

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