2026
Metropolcon (Berlin, Germany)
The 2026 ESFS Award Winners have been announced. Congratulations to all!
Nominations for the 2026 Awards
Achievement Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Work of Art | La Vie secrète des robots book cover, by DOFRESH | France |
| Best Written Work of Fiction | Tecnologie del Futuro edited by Marco Passarello | Italy |
| Best Dramatic Presentation | U Are the Universe (Ти — космос) | Ukraine |
| Best Fanzine | Journey Planet #93 - Andor: Season 2 | Ireland |
| Best Work for Children | Fantastyczne Smoki | Poland |
| Best Internet Publication | Intergalactic Robot, Artur Coelho | Portugal |
| Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel | Tales from Nevermore, Pedro Nascimento and Manuel Monteiro | Portugal |
| Best Event, Festival or Convention organised by Fans | All Mor (Аль Мор) 2025 | Ukraine |
Hall of Fame Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Artist | Stéphanie Hans | France |
| Best Author | Luís Filipe Silva | Portugal |
| Best Publisher | Ohneohren | Austria |
| Best Promoter | Francesco Verso | Italy |
| Best Magazine | Supernova | Slovenia |
| Best Translator | Mariano Martin Rodriguez | Spain, nominated by Moldova |
Chrysalis Awards
| Winner |
|---|
| Svenja Knisel (Austria) |
| Vida Delcheva (Bulgaria) |
| Ondřej Blaho (Czech Republic) |
| Thomas Arnaud (France) |
| Tessa (Germany) |
| Kevin Moran (Ireland) |
| Elia Gonella (Italy) |
| Ben J A Hansen (Luxembourg) |
| Marcel Gherman (Moldova) |
| Afonso Molinar (Portugal) |
| Alina Voinea (Romania) |
| Matjaž Marinček (Slovenia) |
| Yulia Nahorniuk (Юлія Нагорнюк) (Ukraine) |
European Grandmaster
| Winner |
|---|
| Thomas Recktenwald (Germany) |
2025
Archipelacon 2 (Mariehamn, Åland Islands)
The 2025 ESFS Award Winners have been announced. Congratulations to all!
Nominations for the 2025 Awards
Achievement Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Work of Art | Joanna Karpowicz - Anubis series | Poland |
| Best Written Work of Fiction | Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan | Ireland |
| Best Dramatic Presentation | "The Children of Sudra" family musical (Joint winner) |
Bulgaria |
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Flow (Joint winner) |
Latvia, nominated by Estonia |
| Best Fanzine | Parsek 146 (Joint winner) |
Croatia |
| Best Fanzine | Potencjalny Mimik 4 (Joint winner) |
Poland |
| Best Fanzine | Brev från Cosmos 15 (Joint winner) |
Sweden |
| Best Work for Children | The Slug and the Snail | Ireland |
| Best Internet Publication | UAGeek | Ukraine |
| Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel | Fractured Realms | Ireland |
| Best Event, Festival or Convention organised by Fans | Glasgow Worldcon | United Kingdom, nominated by Ireland |
Hall of Fame Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Artist | Johan Egerkrans | Sweden |
| Best Author | Aliette de Bodard | France |
| Best Publisher | Artline Studios | Bulgaria |
| Best Promoter | Ivan Kranjčević (Joint winner) |
Croatia |
| Best Promoter | Tomasz Kołodziejczak (Joint winner) |
Poland |
| Best Magazine | Queer*Welten | Germany |
| Best Translator | Elena Pavlova (Joint winner) |
Bulgaria |
| Best Translator | Mladen Martić (Joint winner) |
Croatia |
Chrysalis Awards
| Winner |
|---|
| Kathryn Di for "Moonflower" (Bulgaria) |
| Antea Benzon (Croatia) |
| Hypathie Aswang (France) |
| Lena Richter (Germany) |
| Shauna Lawless (Ireland) |
| Robin Rozendal (Netherlands) |
| Justyna Hankus (Poland) |
| Gabi Gabrinov (Romania) |
| Kateryna Pekur (Катерина Пекур) (Ukraine) |
European Grandmaster
| Winner |
|---|
| Joëlle Wintrebert (France) |