2024
Erasmuscom (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The 2024 ESFS Award Winners have been announced. Congratulations to all!
Nominations for the 2024 Awards
Achievement Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Work of Art | Slavic Supernatural by Antonio Filipović | Croatia |
| Best Written Work of Fiction | Hopeland, by Ian McDonald | United Kingdom, nominated by Ireland |
| Best Dramatic Presentation | The Sorcery School: A Fantasy Musical | Bulgaria |
| Best Fanzine | Aner Welten, Solarpunk Special (Joint winner) |
Luxembourg |
| Best Fanzine | SF Forum, Issue 1 2023 Nebulazine (Issue 141 since the start) (Joint winner) |
Sweden |
| Best Work for Children | How to bring the bees back?, by Maya Bocheva - Wiki | Bulgaria |
| Best Internet Publication | Landing Zone Glasgow - The Glasgow 2024 Worldcon Blog | United Kingdom |
| Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel | Katana: The Battle For Valokaan, by Miroslav Petrov (writer) and Veselin Chakarov (artist) | Bulgaria |
| Best Event, Festival or Convention organised by Fans | Åcon 2023 | Sweden |
Hall of Fame Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Artist | Iris Compiet | Netherlands |
| Best Author | Adrian Tchaikovsky | United Kingdom |
| Best Publisher | Wydawnictwo IX | Poland |
| Best Promoter | Brian Nisbet | Ireland |
| Best Magazine | Phantastisch! (Klaus Bollhöfener) | Germany |
| Best Translator | Anna Gustafsson Chen | Sweden |
Chrysalis Awards
| Winner |
|---|
| Ralph Alexander Neumüller (Austria) |
| Finn Audenaert (Belgium) |
| Elitsa Hristova for her "The stork and the sun" (Bulgaria) |
| Ivana Geček (Croatia) |
| Zuzana Johanovská (Czech Republic) |
| Marguerite Imbert (France) |
| Marie Erikson (Germany) |
| Courtney Smyth (Ireland) |
| Lucio Besana (Italy) |
| Audrey Martin (Luxembourg) |
| Nacho Iribarnegaray (Spain) |
| Serhii Pyltiai (Сергій Пильтяй) (Ukraine) |
European Grandmaster
| Winner |
|---|
| Ian Watson (United Kingdom) |
2023
Konflikt (Uppsala, Sweden)
The 2023 ESFS Award Winners have been announced. Congratulations to all!
Nominations for the 2023 Awards
Achievement Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Work of Art | Cover art for biopunk anthology ""Bio Jednom Jedan Punk"", by Katarina Šumski | Croatia |
| Best Written Work of Fiction | Grim by Sara Bergmark Elfgren | Sweden |
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Movie "Maksym Osa" | Ukraine |
| Best Fanzine | Himmelskibet, 63 (Spring 2022) | Denmark |
| Best Work for Children | Poe la nocchiera del tempo by Licia Troisi | Italy |
| Best Internet Publication | History of Ukrainian SF&F | Ukraine |
Hall of Fame Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Artist | Jesper Ejsing | Denmark |
| Best Author | Jacek Dukaj | Poland |
| Best Publisher | Science Fiction Cirklen | Denmark |
| Best Promoter | Flora Staglianò | Italy |
| Best Magazine | Future Fiction Magazine (German Edition) by Sylvana Freyberg and Uwe Post | Germany |
| Best Translator | Sebastian Musielak | Poland |
Chrysalis Awards
| Winner |
|---|
| Jacqueline Mayerhofer (Austria) |
| Lea Katarina Gobec, aka Sintarija (Croatia) |
| Anouck Faure (France) |
| Aiki Mira (Germany) |
| Derek Ugochukwu (Ireland) |
| Laura Silvestri (Italy) |
| Łukasz Kucharczyk (Poland) |
| Myriam M. Lejardi (Spain) |
| Natalia Matolinets (Наталія Матолінець) (Ukraine) |
European Grandmaster
| Winner |
|---|
| John-Henri Holmberg (Sweden) |
2022
Luxcon 2022 (Dudelange, Luxembourg)
The 2022 ESFS Award Winners have been announced. Congratulations to all!
Achievement Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Work of Art | Cover art by Sparth, for La Dernière Emperox by Scalzi | France |
| Best Written Work of Fiction | Futurespotting by Francesco Verso | Italy |
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Will Sliney's Storytellers | Ireland |
| Best Fanzine | Présences d'esprit 105 | France |
| Best Work for Children | Marta Ignerska "Świat Lema" (The world of Lem) | Poland |
| Best Internet Publication | The National Leprechaun Museum Talking Stories podcast | Ireland |
Hall of Fame Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Artist | Igor Kordej (Joint winner) |
Croatia |
| Best Artist | Roch Urbaniak (Joint winner) |
Poland |
| Best Author | Francesco Verso | Italy |
| Best Publisher | Hangar 7 (Joint winner) |
Croatia |
| Best Publisher | Copernicus Corporation (Joint winner) |
Poland |
| Best Promoter | Yuri Shevela | Ukraine |
| Best Magazine | Sci Phi Journal - A Universe of Wonder | Belgium |
| Best Translator | Jack Fennell | Ireland |
Chrysalis Awards
| Winner |
|---|
| Eleanor Bardilac (Austria) |
| Victoria Beshliiska (Bulgaria) |
| Saul Pandelakis (France) |
| Josh O'Caoimh (Ireland) |
| Maxime Weber (Luxembourg) |
| Ligia Pârvulescu (Romania) |
| Ragim Dzhafarov / Рагим Джафаров (Russia) |
| Stefan Dahlström (Sweden) |
| Pavlo Derevianko (Ukraine) |
| Elle McNicoll (United Kingdom) |
European Grandmaster
| Winner |
|---|
| Claude Peiffer (Luxembourg) |
2021
Eurocon 2021 (Fiuggi, Italy)
The 2021 ESFS Award Winners have been announced. Congratulations to all!
Achievement Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Work of Art | "L’Héliotrope" book cover by Vaderetro | France |
| Best Written Work of Fiction | Radek Rak - Baśń o wężowym sercu albo wtóre słowo o Jakóbie Szeli | Poland |
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Russian Cyberpunk Farm / Русская кибердеревня | Russia |
| Best Fanzine | Galaxy 42 #4 | Romania, nominated by Montenegro |
| Best Work for Children | “An Adventure in the Lower Earth. Christmas Carolers vs Hallus Beasts” by Elena Pavlova | Bulgaria |
| Best Internet Publication | Decameron 2020, priče iz karantene | Croatia |
Hall of Fame Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best Artist | Igor Baranko | Ukraine |
| Best Author | Victor Pelevin / Виктор Пелевин | Russia |
| Best Publisher | Colibri (Joint winner) |
Bulgaria |
| Best Publisher | Shtriga (Joint winner) |
Croatia |
| Best Publisher | Azbooka / Азбука (Joint winner) |
Russia |
| Best Promoter | Vanja Kranjčević | Croatia |
| Best Magazine | Helion (Joint winner) |
Romania |
| Best Magazine | Mir Fantastiki / Мир фантастики (Joint winner) |
Russia |
| Best Translator | Serhiy Legeza / Сергій Легеза | Ukraine, nominated by Ukraine & Russia |
Chrysalis Awards
| Winner |
|---|
| Anna Zabini (Austria) |
| Irena Parvanova (Bulgaria) |
| Chiara Pumper (Croatia) |
| Jean-Michel Ré (France) |
| Helen Corcoran (Ireland) |
| Romina Braggion (Italy) |
| Cosimo Suglia (Luxembourg) |
| Dragić Rabrenović (Montenegro) |
| BIANCA SOL (Romania) |
| Mikhail Kovba / Михаил Ковба (Russia) |
| Sara Engström (Sweden) |
| Vlad Sord (Ukraine) |
European Grandmaster
| Winner |
|---|
| Maurizio Manzieri (Italy) |
2020
Futuricon (Rijeka, Croatia)
The 2020 ESFS Award Winners have been announced. Congratulations to all!
Achievement Awards
| Best Work of Art | The Dublin 2019 Hugo Award bases (Ireland) |
| Best Written Work of Fiction | Luna: Moon Rising (Luna #3) by Ian McDonald (Ireland) |
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Good Omens (Italy) |
| Fanzine | Journey Planet – A Half Pint of Flann (Ireland) |
| Best Work for Children | The Invasion by Peadar Ó Guilín (Ireland) |
| Best Internet Publication (tie) | The Irish Fandom Community Group on Facebook (Ireland) Fantascientificast (Italy) |
Hall of Fame
| Best Artist | Sergey Shikin / Сергей Шикин (Russia) |
| Best Author | Milena Benini (Croatia) |
| Best Publisher | L’Atalante (France) |
| Best Promoter | Cristina Jurado (Spain) |
| Best Magazine | Esensja (Poland) |
| Best Translator | Pilar Ramírez Tello (Spain) |
Chrysalis Awards
- Caroline Hofstätter (Austria)
- Zoe Penn (Croatia)
- Edmund Schluessel (Finland)
- Chloé VEILLARD (France)
- Oein DeBhairduin (Ireland)
- Linda De Santi (Italy)
- Jean Bürlesk (Luxembourg)
- Diana Alzner (Romania)
- Olga Rejn / Ольга Рэйн (Russia)
- H. M. Zubieta (Spain)
- Volodymyr Kuznietsov (Ukraine)
European Grandmaster
Franz Rottensteiner, Austria