Norma K Hemming Award 2011
Entries are open until 28th February 2011 for the Norma K Hemming Award for
excellence in the exploration of themes of race, gender, sexuality, class
and disability in works of speculative fiction published in Australia during
calendar year 2010. This prestigious jury award, sponsored by the Australian
Science Fiction Foundation, was first given at Aussiecon 4 (68th Worldcon in
Melbourne in September 2010). The 2011 award will be presented at Swancon
36/Natcon 50 in Perth on 21-25th April 2011.
Please visit: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~asff/NKHA-2011-rules.pdf for entry terms and
conditions.
Please visit: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~asff/NKHA-2011-entry-form.pdf to download an
entry form.
I hadn’t heard about this award, before, but I am interested in it. Part of my work is exploring the experiences of schizophrenia, considering it as a psychiatric disability rather than a psychosis or mental illness. I know, with my form, it’s more “things taken away” than “things added on” but it’s still more a barrier to a fear-free and anxiety-free life than otherwise, if you know what I mean.
The only problem I have is that it says “fiction”, which at least implies my speculative verse is not welcome.