2018 Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominees

Best Novel

• In the Earth’s Embrace, J.C. Hart (Etherhart)
• Bastet’s Daughters, Lyn McConchie (Wildside)
• Tyche’s Flight, Richard Parry (Mondegreen)
• Hounds of the Underworld, Dan Rabarts & Lee Murray (Raw Dog Screaming)
• Starlight’s Children, Darian Smith (Wooden Tiger)

Best Youth Novel

• RotoVegas, Grace Bridges (Splashdown)
• The Locksmith, Barbara Howe (IFWG)
• A Dash of Belladonna, J. Rackham (Lemon Ink)
• The Kahutahuta, Douglas A. Van Belle (Intergalactic Media Group)
• The Traitor and the Thief, Gareth Ward (Walker Australia)

Best Novella/Novelette

• “The Meiosis of Cells and Exile”, Octavia Cade (Asimov’s 1-2/17)
• Standard Hollywood Depravity, Adam Christopher (Tor)
• Beautiful Abomination, Frances Duncan (self-published)
• Matters Arising from the Identification of the Body, Simon Petrie (Peggy Bright)
• “Blood Money”, Chris Underwood (Eight in the Chamber)

Best Short Story

• “Earthcore: Initiation”, Grace Bridges (self-published)
• “Syren Song”, A.C. Buchanan (Kaleidotrope)
• “The Stone Weta”, Octavia Cade (Clarkesworld 8/17)
• “From the Womb of the Land, Our Bones Entwined”, A.J. Fitzwater (Pacific Monsters)
• “Crimson Birds of Small Miracles”, Sean Monaghan (Asimov’s 1-2/17)

Best Collected Work

• Mariah’s Prologues, Grace Bridges (self-published)
• Wish Upon a Southern Star, Shelley Chappell, ed. (self-published)

Best Professional Artwork

• Story poster for “Earthcore: Initiation”, Grace Bridges (self-published)
• Cover for Mark Johnson’s The Madman’s Bridge, Patrick McDonald (Cloud Ink)
• Cover for J.C. Hart’s Beneath Broken Waves, Kate Strawbridge (Etherhart)
• Cover for J.C. Hart’s In the Earth’s Embrace, Kate Strawbridge (Etherhart)
• Cover for Kevin Berry’s Teleport, Kate Strawbridge (self-published)

Best Professional Production/Publication

• Breach
• Mistlands, Laya Rose (self-published)

Best Dramatic Presentation

• The Changeover
• The Cul de Sac, season 2
• One Thousand Ropes

Best New Talent

• Barbara Howe
• Mark Johnson
• J. Rackham
• Gareth Ward

Best Fan Production/Publication

• LexiCon convention booklet
• Phoenixine
• Summer Star Trek: Journey to Babel

Best Fan Writing

• “SITREP”, Alex Lindsay (Phoenixine)
• “Pass the Rules”, Jo Toon (Phoenixine)

Best Fan Artwork

• John Toon, contributions to Phoenixine and LexiCon convention booklet

Services to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror

• Andi Buchanan
• Darian Smith

Services to Fandom

• Jan Butterworth