I have great news! Don’t Be a Hero, my superhero novel, has been shortlisted in the Best Novel category of the 2013 Sir Julius Vogel Awards. Thank you very much to all of you who were kind enough to nominate me.

The next stage is voting by members of SFFANZ and Au Contraire. If you are member of one of these groups and would like a free digital copy of Don’t Be a Hero to read before casting your vote, please email me at chrisstrangeauthor@gmail.com with your name and format preference (Kindle, EPUB, PDF).

Thanks again, everyone. You guys are the best.

Nominations for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards, New Zealand’s premier science fiction and fantasy awards, are now open! Since my superhero novel Don’t Be a Hero was released in 2012, it is eligible for the Best Professional Novel category. But to stand a chance of getting this award I need your help!

If you read and enjoyed Don’t Be a Hero, I’d really appreciate it if you could take the time to send in an email nomination. The author must be a New Zealander (like me) or a New Zealand resident, but you don’t have to be — the SFFANZ accepts nominations from any living person on Earth. Every nomination helps!

All you have to do is cut and paste the information below, add in your name and email, and forward it to: sjv_awards@sffanz.org.nz

For further information, or to see other authors you can vote for, go to: http://www.sffanz.org.nz/

Here are the details you need to nominate Don’t Be a Hero for Best Professional Novel:

Book Title: Don’t Be a Hero

Author: Chris Strange

Type of work: Novel

Year of release: 2012

Publisher: Cheeky Minion

Author Contact: chrisstrangeauthor@gmail.com

Category: Professional – Best Novel

Genre: Science Fiction

Your name: [Insert your own name here]

Your Contact: [Insert your email address]

Send email nominations to sjv_awards@sffanz.org.nz

Thanks so much for your help everyone. You guys rock!