The 2024 Get-Up-and-over Fan Fund is open for voting to select whether Kat Clay or Ian Nichols will represent Oceania at the Glasgow 2024 Worldcon.  

Voting will close on April 22, 2024 at 23:59 British Summer Time (00:59 Central European Summer Time, 08:59 23 April 2024 Australian Eastern Standard Time).

Candidates

Kat Clay (Australia): I’m Kat Clay, and I’ve been a part of Australia’s fan community for more than a decade. For the past two years, I’ve won Australia’s Ditmar Award for Best Fan Writer for my blog, https:// www.katclay.com/ and YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/katclay. I’ve helped organise Melbourne’s local convention, Continuum, and you’ll always find me at the Fan Fund Auction – it’s my convention highlight! I’m also passionate about raising the profile of science fiction from the Asia Pacific and have hosted panels and written reviews featuring work from the region. I would love to be the GUFF delegate to act as a ‘Fanbassador’ from down under!

• Nominators: Belle McQuattie, TR Napper, Cat Sparks (Oceania), Jukka Halme, Marcin Kłak (Europe)

Ian Nichols (Australia) I’ve attended around a hundred cons since Swancon 2, in 1977, been on the program of most of them, on the committee for about ten, been GOH twice, once for a Natcon, had dealer’s tables and won an art competition and a Tin Duck. I know many Australian and international writers, courtesy of being a book reviewer for a newspaper. I’ve pubbed my ish, pro/am, I’m gregarious, knowledgeable and I’ve even got a doctorate in writing. I was an actor, so I can speak in public, sing and play filk and I’m good on panels. Please send me to Glasgow.

• Nominators: Edwina Harvey, Perry Middlemiss, Julian Warner (Oceania), David Langford, Liz Williams (Europe)

How to Vote: GUFF Voting can be done online at the link, or by downloading and filling out the ballot form below and sending it to an administrator (Simon Litten, [email protected], or Alison Scott, [email protected] – postal addresses on request).

Votes are not valid unless accompanied by a contribution of at least GBP6, EUR7, AUD10, NZD10, or an equivalent amount in other currencies. Please pay by Paypal to Simon at [email protected] or Alison at [email protected]; if this doesn’t work for you, contact Simon or Alison for bank account details. Choose ‘friends and family’ or add 10% to cover Paypal fees.