The Ditmar Awards

The Australian SF Achievement Awards

The Ditmar Awards for 2007

 

The Australian Science Fiction Awards, commonly referred to as the Ditmar Awards or Ditmars, recognise excellence by Australians in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. The Ditmars are a proud tradition that has been continuously maintained by Australian fandom since they were first presented in 1969. The Ditmars are named after Martin James Ditmar (Dick) Jenssen, a founding member of the Melbourne Science Fiction Club. Martin financially supported the awards until about 1975 and is still active in fandom. Each year, the Australian National Science Fiction Convention presents the Ditmar Awards for the previous calendar year.

Convergence 2 is proud to continue this tradition and the Ditmar Awards Ceremony will be a highlight of the Convergence 2 Program.

The Business Meeting of the national convention of the preceding year sets the Rules which govern the administration of the Awards.

Ballot in Word Format

Ballot in PDF Format

The Voting Process

• Preferential Voting: Voting in each category shall take place according to a preferential system.

• Eligibility: Votes will be accepted only from full Attending Members or Supporting Members of Conjure, or memberships greater than or equal in value to the supporting membership of the convention.

• Voting shall be open from 16 April 2007 until midnight (AEST) 31 May 2007.

• The deadline for postal ballots is 28 May 2007. Postal ballots shall be counted as valid if they are postmarked on or before 28 May 2007as long as they are physically received by the committee before the final deadline of  31 May.

• The final deadline for receipt of ballots, including email ballots, is midnight (AEST) 31 May 2007.

• No ballots received after midnight (AEST) 31 May 2007 will be counted as valid.

Voting forms may be:

·         Mailed to Ditmar Awards, GPO Box 1212K, Melbourne, Vic, 3001; or

·         Emailed to convergence at natcon dot org dot au.

The Ditmar Awards Subcommittee will confirm the validity and authenticity of all ballots.

 

The Nomination Process

Nomination form in Word format

Nomination form in PDF format

Eligibility & Nominations
Works of science fiction, fantasy and horror (SF/F/H) are only eligible for nomination if:

a)   they were first published or released anywhere in the world in 2006; and

b)   the nominee was an Australian citizen or permanent resident in 2006.

Nominations will be accepted only from natural persons active in fandom, or from full or supporting members of the national convention of the year of the award. Where a nominator may not be known to the Ditmar Awards Administrator, the nominator should provide the name of someone known to the Administrator (a referee) who can vouch for the nominator.

Nominators may nominate any number of works in any category. However, the nominator may nominate any given work only once in a category. All nominations must include the name of the nominator. Where a nominated work does not meet the criteria for its nominated category, the committee may move the nomination to the appropriate category; or where a work does not meet any criteria, refuse the nomination.

Nomination Deadline
Nominations must reach the Ditmar Awards Administrator by close of business on Friday the 24^th March 2007.  Completed forms may be:

• Mailed to Ditmar Awards, GPO Box 1212, Melbourne, VIC, 3001; or

• Emailed to convergence at natcon dot org dot au

The Ditmar Awards Administrator will confirm the validity and authenticity of all nominations.

Nominations will be counted as valid as long as they are postmarked on or before 24^th March 2007 or time stamped by 5pm Australian Eastern Summer Time 24^th March 2007.

For more information about the Ditmar Awards see:

• Inkspillers Ditmar Site - All about the histor, past winners and the Rules of the Ditmar Awards
• www.sf.org.au/natconcom - Minutes of previous Business Meetings of the Natcon.