It’s SJV Awards nomination time again, and I have several eligible works. However, I’d like to focus on one work in particular, my short story “Gnome Day“.

That link takes you to the full text of the story here on my website. The story is included in my collection Good Neighbours and Other Stories from HDWP Books, but the publisher has given permission for me to make it publicly available.

Update: Thanks to several people who nominated “Gnome Day”. However, it didn’t make the final ballot for this year, and an SJV nomination remains on my bucket list.

If you enjoy it and think it’s good enough for an award, please nominate it by sending an email, with the information laid out as below, to sjv_awards@sffanz.org.nz. Make sure you include your contact details at the appropriate place.

Although this is a New Zealand award, anyone anywhere in the world can make a nomination. The more nominations a work gets, the more likely it is to end up on the final ballot, which is voted on by members of SFFANZ (Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand). Full details here if you need them.

Name / Title of work: Gnome Day
Name of Producer / Author / Creator: Mike Reeves-McMillan
What the work is: Short Story
Year of First Release: 2014
What category you think the nomination belongs to i.e. Fan awards, Professional awards: Professional awards
GENRE: fantasy
Contact details of the person making the nomination e.g. email or/and phone number
Publisher / Production company name: HDWP Books
How to contact the producer / author: mike@csidemedia.com (author email), books@hdwpbooks.com (publisher email)
Where to get a copy of the work: http://www.hdwpbooks.com/books/shop/product/good-neighbors-stories/ or http://csidemedia.com/gryphonclerks/gnome-day/
Any other comments you wish to add

I’d really appreciate it if you’d send in a nomination – assuming, of course, you think the story is award-worthy. Thanks in advance!

Mike Reeves-McMillan

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Mike Reeves-McMillan lives in Auckland, New Zealand, the setting of his Auckland Allies contemporary urban fantasy series; and also in his head, where the weather is more reliable, and there are a lot more wizards. He also writes the Gryphon Clerks series (steampunk/magepunk), the Hand of the Trickster series (sword-and-sorcery heist capers), and short stories which have appeared in venues such as Compelling Science Fiction and Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores.