Best Artist
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| Nominee: Korina Hunjak Nominating country: Croatia Nominee country: Croatia Korina is an illustrator, graphics designer, and comic book artist from Rijeka, Croatia, with a long list of book covers, comics, and other art projects to their name. Check her portfolio! Link |
| Nominee: Jesper Ejsing Nominating country: Denmark Nominee country: Denmark Jesper Ejsing has established himself as the preeminent and most internationally acclaimed fantasy artist in Denmark in the last couple of decades. Besides his fantastic and voluminous dragon art, he was the colorist for the Valhalla comics, artist for Dungeons & Dragon, and also writes fantasy books. His top-class art and coloring styles are instantly impressive and recognizable. Link |
| Nominee: Petri Hiltunen Nominating country: Finland Nominee country: Finland Petri Hiltunen is a Finnish cartoonist and illustrator. Hiltunen has produced work in a variety of genres, but is most notable for his fantasy and horror work. He has won the prestigious Puupäähattu award in 2002, which is the highest honour for Finnish comic artists. He is also a well-known figure in Finnish science fiction fandom and a regular panelist and guest of at conventions, like Finncon. Link |
| Nominee: Didier Graffet Nominating country: France Nominee country: France Since 1994, this French illustrator and colorist [b. 1970] is known for his work in fantasy & SF, characterized by his attention to detail and use of light and shadow. His work has appeared on book covers, posters, and games, and has won several awards. He explores Nordic mythology, Celtic mythology, imaginary journeys as well as steampunk. bureau21.net/categorie-produit/artistes/didier-graffet/ Link |
| Nominee: Thomas Thiemeyer Nominating country: Germany Nominee country: Germany Fascinating landscapes, strange artefacts, the combination of settings found in real world history with fantastic creatures and technology … these are only some of the qualities to be found in Thomas’ work. Since decades, he provides cover art and illustrations for major publishers in sf and fantasy. In 2022, the Exodus 44 fanzine published a gallery of “the wonderful worlds of Thomas Thiemeyer”. Link |
| Nominee: Jog Brogzin Nominating country: Ireland Nominee country: Ireland Jog Brogzin is a Fantasy artist and cartographer from Ireland. Jog has been making fantasy maps for over 30 years and mostly works with traditional pen and paper. Link |
| Nominee: Leo Ortolani Nominating country: Italy Nominee country: Italy Very famous Italian comics artist who lately has illustrated 3 comics books for the Italian Space Agency. Link |
| Nominee: André Mata Nominating country: Portugal Nominee country: Portugal Link |
| Nominee: Natacha Bustos Nominating country: Spain Nominee country: Spain Link |
| Nominee: Nicolas Krizan Nominating country: Sweden Nominee country: Sweden Nicolas is an artist, illustrator and comics artist. He is also a science fiction fan. He has among other things designed the logo of ESFS. Link |
| Nominee: Boris Groh (Борис Грох) Nominating country: Ukraine Nominee country: Ukraine Borys Grokh is a young Ukrainian horror artist. His work "Russian warship, go...!" won the stamp contest of Ukrposhta in 2022. The story of the stamp is dramatic. But his main works are of the urban fears theme. https://borisgroh.artstation.com/store/art_posters Link |
Best Author
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| Nominee: Marc Elsberg Nominating country: Austria Nominee country: Austria Our bestselling author Marc Elsberg had a big success back then with his book “Blackout”, where people had to deal with the loss of electricity (this had also been turnt into a TV-show), now he is back with his novellete “Black Hole”, a sequel! Link |
| Nominee: Tatjana Jambrišak Nominating country: Croatia Nominee country: Croatia ou could say that Tatjana single handedly pushed Croatian Science fiction from 20th to 21st century and you would not be far from the truth. Writer, poet, translator, artist, publisher, con runner - she had tremendous influence and shaped the Croatian fandom and genre Her stories and poetry won multiple national awards and her style and themes were inspiration for generations of writers. Link |
| Nominee: Emmi Itäranta Nominating country: Finland Nominee country: Finland Emmi Itäranta is a Finnish author whose novels have been characterised as lyrical dystopias with strong ecological undercurrents. Itäranta’s award-winning debut novel Memory of Water (2014) is available in more than 20 languages and as a film, The Guardian of Water. She has written two more novels and is a mainstay in World SF/F circles. Link |
| Nominee: Philippe Curval Nominating country: France Nominee country: France French SF writer, journalist and photograph (1929-). Since 1960, Philippe Curval is one of the most eminent French science fiction writers. He wrote more than 100 short stories and 40 novels, some translated in 14 countries. He still published new novels now. He is also known for his works of science fiction criticism and as an editor. Summary Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ch.cgi?3341 Link |
| Nominee: Aiki Mira Nominating country: Germany Nominee country: Germany Aiki Mira explores the boundaries of our relationships and human identity and enjoys writing, thinking and discussing queer issues. Aiki’s short story Utopie27 won both major German sf awards. Aiki contributes to sf in long and short forms, fiction and non fiction, and impresses the audience with precise observations, combined with a musicality in language. Link |
| Nominee: Eoin Colfer Nominating country: Ireland Nominee country: Ireland Eoin Colfer is the international best selling author of the "Artemis Fowl" series, the adult fantasy novel "Highfire", and the illustrated children's book "Cloud Babies". Link |
| Nominee: Nicoletta Vallorani Nominating country: Italy Nominee country: Italy One of the best Italian SF writers and winner of the Urania Award. She often deals with post-cyberpunk set in futuristic Milan and also feminist/gender narratives. Link |
| Nominee: Jacek Dukaj Nominating country: Poland Nominee country: Poland Jacek Dukaj debuted in “Fantastyka” with a short story “The Golden Galley” when he was only 16. His stories were translated to multiple languages and one of them was a basis for the 2002 Academy Award-nominated SF short film “The Cathedral”. His novel “The Old Axolotl” was inspiration for the “Into the Night” Netflix series. Author received multiple awards including six Zajdel Awards. Link |
| Nominee: Bruno Martins Soares Nominating country: Portugal Nominee country: Portugal Link |
| Nominee: Laura Gallego Nominating country: Spain Nominee country: Spain Link |
Best Publisher
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| Nominee: Ohneohren Nominating country: Austria Nominee country: Austria The publishing house Ohneohren, founded in 2013 by Ingrid Pointecker is spezialized in speculative fiction. A focus is on so called “unpopular” topics and on supporting female authors. Link |
| Nominee: Science Fiction Cirklen Nominating country: Denmark Nominee country: Denmark The organized SF fandom society Science Fiction Cirklen has, in recent decades, also been a prolific publisher of science fiction books in Danish; many translated from other languages, but also a number of original Danish novels and anthologies, such as the (so far) 17-volume annual "Under overfladen" series. This has helped renew public interest in science fiction, as well as serving fandom well. Link |
| Nominee: Kirjava Nominating country: Finland Nominee country: Finland Punching above its weight, Kirjava is a major publishing house in Finland, home of George R. R. Martin, Joe Abercrombie, Patrick Rothfuss, among others, including a number of anthologies and short story collections., Link |
| Nominee: Éditions Mnémos Nominating country: France Nominee country: France Vibrant & pioneer, this independant publishing house for +25 years is committed to promoting high-quality speculative fiction, mainly French & US authors, but also Cuban, Spanish, Swedish or Italian: more than 400 SF, fantasy and alternate history books, new voices and classics texts. Some collections focus on art books, patrimonial complete works or essays. Link |
| Nominee: Hirnkost Nominating country: Germany Nominee country: Germany Hirnkost shows commitment to projects that offer special value to the German science fiction biotope, filling crucial niches: a yearbook covering statistics as well as essays on focus topics, high value anthologies presenting colored artwork alongside fresh fiction, an edition of classical sf novels, and modern works. Hirnkost books are often classy hardcovers, adding beauty to every bookshelf. Link |
| Nominee: Limit Break Comics Nominating country: Ireland Nominee country: Ireland Limit Break Comics is a Dublin-based comic collective, founded on the back of a shared desire to see small press comics grow in Ireland. They consistently released high quality anthology comics that showcase Irish creators and stories. Link |
| Nominee: Edizioni Hypnos Nominating country: Italy Nominee country: Italy A very high quality small press dedicated the weird and speculative fiction, both contemporary and forgotten classics. Link |
| Nominee: Saida de Emergência Nominating country: Portugal Nominee country: Portugal Link |
| Nominee: Duermevela Nominating country: Spain Nominee country: Spain Link |
| Nominee: Ylva Blomqvist Nominating country: Sweden Nominee country: Sweden Ylva is working as a publisher. She has published many books for children and young adults. Link |
Best Promoter
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| Nominee: Stefan Cernohuby Nominating country: Austria Nominee country: Austria Stefan Cernohuby was editor of the anthology “Facetten der Zukunft”, a book with Austrian science-fiction short stories. He promotes it by public readings along with his team and the book had also been intruduced on public TV! Link |
| Nominee: Raymond Milési Nominating country: France Nominee country: France French SF writer, anthologist (Mouvances) & active fan for almost 40 years. He went to the 2nd French SF national convention (1975) & only missed 4 since! Since 1988, he is responsible for their attribution vote and the guardian of their smooth running. He received the Cyrano special award in 2018 in Amiens for his writings and his commitment to SF fandom and genre. Link |
| Nominee: Udo Klotz Nominating country: Germany Nominee country: Germany Since 1991, Udo is trustee of Germany’s most prestigious sf award, the Kurd Laßwitz Preis. He earned maximum respect from pros as well as from fans for the calm, objective, and reliable way he fulfills this key role. Moreover, Udo is a connector for the German sf scene, editing fanzines, running a monthly gathering in Munich, and actively participating in national and international sf conventions. Link |
| Nominee: Gareth Kavanagh Nominating country: Ireland Nominee country: Ireland Gareth Kavanagh is the former chair of the Irish National Convention, Octocon, has had key leadership roles in multiple Worldcons and the 2014 Dublin Eurocon. And oh yeah, he was the ESFS Secretary for six years. Irish and European fandom would far poorer without the years of quiet background work Gareth has dedicated to us! Link |
| Nominee: Flora Staglianò Nominating country: Italy Nominee country: Italy Long time fan and excellent organizer of SF convention "DeepCon" and 2 EuroCons in Fiuggi. Link |
| Nominee: Sandra Henriques Nominating country: Portugal Nominee country: Portugal Link |
| Nominee: Ricard Ruiz Garzón Nominating country: Spain Nominee country: Spain Link |
| Nominee: Flora Staglianò Nominating country: Ukraine Nominee country: Italy Flora is first of all known as a translator, but she is definitely one of the best convention organizers and SF&F promoters in Europe. Thanking to her Italian Fiuggi hosted Eurocon twice, in 2009 and 2021. She is the heart of the most successful Italian SF convention Deepcon for over 25 years. Link |
Best Magazine
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| Nominee: Morina kutija Nominating country: Croatia Nominee country: Croatia Morina kutija (Mora’s Box) is a Croatian online literary SF magazine focused on publishing stories by local and regional authors and to share the love for SF with the rest of audience. They also publish reviews, recommendations and essays. Besides Croatian and languages that don’t need a translation, they also publish stories and reviews in English and are open for non-Croatian authors. Link |
| Nominee: Tähtivaeltaja Nominating country: Finland Nominee country: Finland Nearly 40 years of excellence and pushing the boundaries of all things speculative, be they literary, art, music, poetry, audio-visuals, conventions, comics, games and everything else, Tähtivaeltaja is the most important SF/F in Finland and probably one of the very few in the world that has continued to be on the pulse for nearly four decades. Link |
| Nominee: Gandahar Nominating country: France Nominee country: France Gandahar is a quaterly magazine, published since 2014 by Jean-Pierre Fontana and Christine Brignon. They published illustrated short stories in each issue. Link |
| Nominee: Future Fiction Magazine (German Edition) by Sylvana Freyberg and Uwe Post Nominating country: Germany Nominee country: Germany Being the German branch of an international project, Future Fiction Magazine publishes authors from Germany, Europe, and all over the world, giving special focus to non-anglophone voices. Content centers around new positive visions for our joint future. Topics include exobiology, ai, solar punk, hard sf, social fiction, bio punk, etc. International networking is at the heart of the project. Link |
| Nominee: Dimensione cosmica Nominating country: Italy Nominee country: Italy SFF magazine dedicated to speculative fiction. Link |
| Nominee: Bang! Nominating country: Portugal Nominee country: Portugal Link |
| Nominee: Oasis Nominating country: Spain Nominee country: Spain Link |
Best Translator
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| Nominee: Adrian Cvitanović Nominating country: Croatia Nominee country: Croatia Adrian Cvitanović translates from Polish and he translated over 20 books from Polish to Croatian and countless magazine articles and essays. This winner of the Croatian translators award in 2020 is responsible for returning Polish science fiction to Croatia with his translations of Stanislaw Lem and Jacek Dukaj. Link |
| Nominee: Hélène Collon Nominating country: France Nominee country: France Hélène Collon [b. 1961] is a French translator working from English. She translated numerous modern SF & fantasy authors, including Le Guin, Priest, Aldiss among others. She was recognized and won awards for her translations of Iain M. Banks, but especially of Philip K. Dick, for which she also ensured the complete retranslation/harmonization of the short stories and the Exegesis, & wrote essays. Link |
| Nominee: Bernhard Kempen Nominating country: Germany Nominee country: Germany Since decades, Bernhard translates a large number of English-language SF for almost all major publishers. His approach follows the question: "How would authors have written the story if German were their native language?" Outstanding works incl. Morgan’s “Thin Air”, Leckie’s “Imperial Radch”, McDonald’s “River of Gods”, “Dune” prequels, and, German in 2022, Martine’s "A Desolation Called Peace". Link |
| Nominee: Silvia Castoldi Nominating country: Italy Nominee country: Italy Very expert translator of Science Fiction, (Ian McDonald and Karl Schroeder among other). Lately she has translated again Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Link |
| Nominee: Sebastian Musielak Nominating country: Poland Nominee country: Poland Sebastian Musielak translates from English and Finnish to Polish. He is not involved only in SFF. The works he translates are often not obviously SFF what makes them even more interesting. Among his translations are books by Johanna Sinisalo (“Not Before Sundown”, “The Blood of Angels”), Juhani Karila (“Fishing for the Little Pike”), and Leena Krohn (“Tainaron: Mail From Another City”). Link |
| Nominee: Luis Filipe Silva Nominating country: Portugal Nominee country: Portugal Link |
| Nominee: David Tejera Expósito Nominating country: Spain Nominee country: Spain David Tejera Expósito is a Spanish video games and literary translator who has translated over 40 Fantasy and Science Fiction books, such as N. K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy, Tamsyn Muir’s The Locked Tomb series, James S. A. Corey’s The Expanse series, William Gibson’s Neuromancer or J. G. Ballard’s High-Rise. He has also won the Matilde Horne award for best SFF translation into Spanish. Link |
| Nominee: Ylva Kempe Nominating country: Sweden Nominee country: Sweden Ylva is a translator who has translated fantasy books from Norwegian into Swedish. Link |
| Nominee: Iaroslava Strikha (Ярослава Стріха) Nominating country: Ukraine Nominee country: Ukraine Iaroslava Strikha translated from English into Ukrainian the works of such famous writers as Susanna Clarke, Alan Moore, Paul Auster and many others. Link |