The official ballot for the 2024 Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund race has been released. Fans have can vote online or by mail using a printable form; access both choices at the link.

Ballots must reach the administrators by 11:59 p.m. British/Irish time (UTC+1; 3:59 p.m. Pacific, UTC-7) on Tuesday April 2, 2024.

The two candidates are Vanessa Applegate and Sarah Gulde. The winner will travel to the Glasgow 2024 Worldcon in Scotland. Here are their platforms:

Vanessa Applegate

Vanessa Applegate has been around fandom for more than twenty years, mostly attending and occasionally running logistics for cons in Northern California. Mostly, she arts, has had art in various zines, co-edited The Drink Tank for a year, was nominated for the Hugo for her work on Journey Planet, and has been known to throw on a costume from time to time. Vanessa lives among the redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains with her husband, a pair of clingy cats, and two miniature fans-in-training. You will know her by her hair flowers!

European nominators: John Coxon, Alyssa Wales North American nominators: Francesca Myman, Dave O’Neill, Chuck Serface

Sarah Gulde

This isn’t my first time standing for TAFF … maybe the third time’s the charm? But the nice thing about throwing your hat in the TAFF ring is that even when you lose, you make some great new friends along the way! (Hi friends I made along the way!)

I’m a two-time Hugo Finalist, and 2024 will be the 10th anniversary of my first Worldcon (Loncon 3). I’ve kept in touch with folks I met there, but I would love to attend Glasgow 2024 as the TAFF delegate and make even more fannish friends across the pond!

European nominators: Johan Anglemark, James Bacon North American nominators: Chris Garcia, Seanan McGuire, Kevin Roche

The administrators’ latest newsletter is also out today. Download it here: Taffluorescence 2.