Nominations are now open for the 2010 Tin Duck Awards, the annual Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) Achievement Awards for WA writers and artists. The awards will be presented at Swancon 2010.

Works eligible to be nominated must have been "published" (be it written work, art or any form of performing art or convention running) in the 2009 calendar year, and must not have been voted upon in any previous Tin Duck Award. Works will be validated by the Tin Duck Awards Committee, and may be moved to a different category than nominated for if deemed necessary. Any works nominated without a category may be deemed invalid by the Awards Committee. Nominations may be subject to short-listing if necessary in categories with large number of nominations.

Multiple nominations may be submitted for any category. Nominations must be received no later than midnight 22th February 2010, and can be submitted by emailing tinducks-2010@swancon.com.au or snail-mail it to:

Tin Ducks Awards Committee
Swancon 2010
GPO Box G429
Perth WA 6948

The award categories are:

• Best WA Professional Long Written Work
• Best WA Professional Short Written Work
• Best WA Professional Art Work
• Best WA Professional Production (any medium)
• Best WA Unpaid or Fan Written Work
• Best WA Unpaid or Fan Art Work
• Best WA Unpaid or Fan Production