2021 Achievements Awards – Nominations

Best Work of Art

Nominee	Nominating Country	Nominee Country	URL	Description
Cover art for "Night Shift" by Peter Stanimirov	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	https://tinyurl.com/7uwy97st	Night Shift is a choose-your-own-adventure book by Victoria Hancocks - a book in which you are NOT the hero but a simple medical worker thrown into the worst of nightmares. Peter Stanimirov is one of the veteran cover artists and illustrators of the contemporary Bulgarian visual arts genre scene. This cover art won the 2nd place at the Bulgarian game-books award Motley Niksa 2020.
Animosities (comic book)	Croatia	Croatia	https://korinahunjak.com/projects/kDl5l2	Korina Hunjak is a Croatian artist that worked on many book covers and comics.Her comic Animosities tells a story of love and shapeshifter family that does not quite fit in the society
"L’Héliotrope" book cover by Vaderetro	France	France	https://www.noosfere.org/livres/niourf.asp?numlivre=2146615456	First of two 2020 YA novels by E. S. Green, a French woman author.Vaderetro is Alexandre Debelloir & Julian Santus, illustrators & graphic designers. Working for music, edition & brands, their visual production mostly inherits from ancient engraving.They won the last « Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire » for best work of art for these « Steam Sailors » series covers.https://vaderetrostudio.com
Savage Her Reply (Illustrations)	Ireland	Ireland	https://www.paperbacksnob.com/post/a-bold-and-beautiful-retelling-of-a-favourite-legend	Karen Vaughn is a Dublin based illustrator. Her ornate pen and ink illustrations for "Savage Her Reply" by Deirdre Sullivan have garnered high praise from readers and reviewers.
cover for Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard, illustrated by Maurizio Manzieri	Italy	Italy	https://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/52645662-seven-of-infinities	Amazing illustrator with a long career of success. This year he's been nominated for a Hugo Award.
Fortific(a)tions	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	https://www.facebook.com/amisdu9emeart/	The graphic novel is a unique collaboration between Luxembourg's leading comic book artists, illustrators and writers who tell the (often supernatural) stories of and surrounding the capital's fortifications.
Ilya Muromets (comics) / комикс "Илья Муромец"	Russia	Russia	https://vk.com/club170236816	"Ilya Muromets" is a graphic novel based on Old Russian epics. A dark black and white story about a mysterious hero who will no longer stand aside! The mysterious atmosphere of Ancient Russia, cruel fights, dense forests, impenetrable swamps, danger in every creak of branches, as well as harsh treacherous opponents waiting for the moment to strike...

Best Written Work of Fiction

Nominee	Nominating Country	Nominee Country	URL	Description
Die maschinellen Technokraten by Joachim Angerer	Austria	Austria	https://shop.edition-sx.de/die-maschinellen-technokraten/	“Die maschinellen Technokraten” sets place in a future world. Everyone is connected to Ino, some kind of “super-internet” and most by a brain implant. The protagonist, a retired police officer is not. During a murder case a lot of questions of philosophical nature arise.
"Seven Urban Sins" by Blagoy Ivanov	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	https://tinyurl.com/2nxx7yct	Blagoy Ivanov, author and movie critic, joins forces with artist Petar Stanimirov to create a special kind of a book beast, with no analogue in Bulgaria. The graphic novel Seven Urban Sins contains seven comic stories that open the gates of Hell hidden in human souls; seven adventures in the darkness, immersing the reader in a black and white but terribly beautiful world… [more info on the link]
Mistress of Geese - Antonia Mežnarić	Croatia	Croatia	https://shtriga.com/our-books/mistress-of-geese/	Mistress of Geese is a collection of folk horror tales about isolation, loneliness, destructive powers of nature, magic, and creatures lurking in the dark.The titular story was shortlisted for the oldest Croatian genre award, SFERA, in a category of Story.
Quitter les monts d'automne, by Émilie Querbalec	France	France	https://www.albin-michel-imaginaire.fr/livre/quitter-les-monts-dautomne/	(Albin Michel Imaginaire, 2020)In a far-future interstellar Empire where written words have disappeared, we follow Kairi, who inherits a forbidden calligraphic scroll. The author was born and grew up in Japan and it inspired this novel. Memory and alienation are here important issues.
"Psyche" by Maura McHugh	Ireland	Ireland	https://splinister.com/2019/12/19/psyche/	"Psyche" is a novella in Rebellion Publishing’s Judges series, which details the genesis of what will eventually become Psi-Division in the 2000 AD / Judge Dredd universe.
Bloodbusters by Francesco Verso, translated by Sally McCorry	Italy	Italy	https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/bloodbusters	The original novel in Italian was the Co-Winner of 2015 Urania Award. First Italian novel to be published in Italy, UK and China. “Full of savage humour, Francesco Verso imagines a tax system based upon blood. Weirdly, Bloodbusters is plausible and powerfully written, a high-spirited page-turner thanks to a great translation by Sally McCorry. Definitely this is the book to read after a holiday in Rome.” Ian Watson,
The Harm Tree (Rose Edwards)	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43727735-the-harm-tree	Friends sent away by their families work together and watch out for each other. Too young to remember the war that tore apart the kingdom, Torny dreams of the glorious warriors of old, while Ebba misses her family, despite the darkness she left behind.But when a man is murdered on the street and Torny finds herself in possession of a dangerous message, the two friends must tread separate paths.
Firentinski dublet by Goran Skrobonja, Ivan Nesic	Montenegro	Serbia	https://www.laguna.rs/n4986_knjiga_firentinski_dublet_sfumato_laguna.html
Radek Rak - Baśń o wężowym sercu albo wtóre słowo o Jakóbie Szeli	Poland	Poland	https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baśń_o_wężowym_sercu_albo_wtóre_słowo_o_Jakóbie_Szeli	Radek’s novel (A Tale of the Serpent Heart, or yet another word bout Jakób Szela) is a great work of Fantasy. Although it is a genre novel it was not only seen but also appreciated by the mainstream critics. The book received multiple awards – including SFF related Janusz A. Zajdel Award and Jerzy Żuławski Award. Radek also won Nike Award – one of the most prestigious awards in Polish literature.
Star Fire / Звёздный огонь by Natalia Osoianu. "Children of the Great Storm" trilogy	Russia	Russia	https://fantlab.ru/edition268719	The second novel in the "Children of the Great Storm" trilogy telling about the world of endless ocean spaces and countless islands, inhabited, in addition to people, by amazing creatures, among which the most extraordinary are living ships capable of entering into a mental connection with their navigators.

Best Dramatic Presentation

Nominee	Nominating Country	Nominee Country	URL	Description
Little Joe (directed by Jessica Hauser)	Austria	Austria	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Joe_(film)	“Little Joe” is a science-fiction movie in English language by the Austrian director Jessica Hauser. The protagonist works for an enterprise breeding plants. Her new project is a genetically changed plant that can make people happy. So she decides to bring one of those flowers which she calls “Little Joe” home as a present for her son – and then the horror begins …
Promotional video of AniVenture ComicCon 2019	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	https://tinyurl.com/43c2sc9s	Aniventure ComicCon is among the biggest festivals in Bulgaria, catering to fans of anime, cosplay, comics, gaming, street art, etc, in the country. The 2019 edition gathered 29K visitors participating in various contests and tournaments, with special guests from Marvel and DC. The nomination is for the promotional video of the event as an SFF communication tool ... [more on link]
Poissonsexe	France	France	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9164788/	2020, 89 minutes (Fishlove) - Directed by Olivier Babinet with Gustave Kervern and India Hair.Funny, moving, a sensitive take of a quiet end of the world: French Atlantic coast. Near Future. Fish can no longer reproduce. A biologist finds love and a very special fish.English trailer: https://youtu.be/inYjv9UB_sQ
Wolfwalkers	Ireland	Ireland	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Z_tybgPgg	Wolfwalkers is a 2020 animated fantasy adventure film directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. It won five Annie Awards including Best Director for Moore and Stewart and Best Independent Animated Feature. It also received the nominations for Best Animated Feature Film at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and BAFTA Awards.
Pinocchio by Matteo Garrone	Italy	Italy	https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(film_2019)	Pinocchio by Matteo Garrone starring Roberto Benigni.A classic of Italian fantastic literature by Carlo Collodi turned into a wonderful visual experience.Nominated for many International Movie Awards.
Tune Into the Future	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	https://www.samsa.lu/portfolio/lesepouvantails-2/	Meet the most influential nerd you may never have heard of: Hugo Gernsback. Decades in advance he foresaw Skype, jetpacks, space mining and drones. His most influential invention remains Science Fiction. Gernsback planted the seeds for pop-culture phenomena such as Superman, Star Wars and a whole nation’s obsession with UFOs.
Russian Cyberpunk Farm / Русская кибердеревня	Russia	Russia	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQo406SKypmtAQXIHdZ6mA/featured	The Birchpunk studio, a team of artists from Russian, shared their project that tells a story about a farm in the future. The farm is swarmed with robots and new technologies and located on Mars.
Chornobyldorf: An Archaeological Opera	Ukraine	Ukraine	https://www.facebook.com/chornobyldorf/photos	Descendants of mankind, who survived a series of man-made, epidemic and climatic catastrophes, are building a post-apocalyptic settlement on the ruins of a nuclear power plant. Composers: Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko, performed by Nova Opera.
Pulsar, by Martina Nevistić and Ivana Slunjski (2019)	Croatia	Croatia	http://www.svetvincenatfestival.com/en/predstave/2020/PuLSaR/208	Experimental dance film Pulsar thematically relies upon the vastness of space and next to it issues of science fiction realizations, which are inspired by literary and film classics of that genre. Choreographic exploration of the body that adjusts to the changed physical conditions, different gravitation and unknown biospheres reflects characteristics of pulsars especially quick rotation, spiral movement, contracting and pulsating.

Best Fanzine

Nominee	Nominating Country	Nominee Country	URL	Description
Super Pulp #5	Austria	Austria	https://www.super-pulp.com/	Austria wants to intruduce “Sulper Pulp”. It is horror, science-fiction and of course pulp-magazine culture!
ShadowDance #1: CYBERPUNK	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	https://www.shadowdance.info/magazine/cyberpunk-en/	The first printed issue of the venerable digital outlet ShadowDance tackles the history, philosophy and aesthetics of cyberpunk on over 270 pages with beautiful design and a mix of fiction, essays and reviews. Written by an ensemble cast and funded by the crowd, it ties in a diverse palette of topics related to cyberpunk, such as David Bowie, transhumanism and other *punk genres... [more on link]
Présences d’esprits no. 100, Spring 2020	France	France	http://www.presences-d-esprits.com/presences-desprits-n100/	This French Fanzine exists since 1992 (the oldest still thriving) and just reached its 100 issue !It is the oldest french news fanzine, published 4/year (with critics of books, comics, games and medias, and a special feature).4 issues in 2020, the n°100 is nominated.Présences d’Esprits special n°100, spring 2020, 84 pages.https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_présences_d%27esprits
Journey Planet #55 "Russian Space"	Ireland	Ireland	https://efanzines.com/JourneyPlanet/JourneyPlanet55.pdf	A bilingual issue of Journey Planet, all about the Russian Space Program.
Galaxy 42 #4	Montenegro	Romania	https://galaxia42.ro/revista-galaxia-42-4-2020	The Galaxy 42 is a F&SF literature and art magazine. They publish the following categories: F&SF prose & poetry, essays, science articles, book or film reviews, music, films, visual art and graphics. G42 is coordinated by Alexandru Lamba, Daniel Timariu, and Cristian Vicol.
Journey Planet #55 "Russian Space" / "Русский космос "	Russia	Russia	https://fantlab.ru/work1383429

Best Work for Children

Nominee	Nominating Country	Nominee Country	URL	Description
“Sie werden dich verraten by Andreas Gruber	Austria	Austria	http://www.agruber.com/books/code-genesis-sie-werden-dich-verraten-teil-3/	“Code Genesis” is a trilogy finished in 2020 with “Sie werden dich verraten”. In this adventurous story a teenager girl who grows up on a submarine has to solve the secret of her late mother´s research.
“An Adventure in the Lower Earth. Christmas Carolers vs Hallus Beasts” by Elena Pavlova	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	https://tinyurl.com/jx5uf5k8	Aimed at middle graders, the book combines ethno-fantasy, electropunk and environmentalism in a dizzying adventure, where characters discover the strength of kinship, the secret of Thracian sanctuaries and the bizarre fairy world from Bulgarian folklore. They manage to save both the Lower Earth from poachers and our own Upper Earth from the invasion of the Hallus electricus... [more on link]
Yardam, by Aurélie Wellenstein	France	France	https://www.noosfere.org/livres/niourf.asp?numlivre=2146615556	(Scrinéo, 2020)In the city of Yardam, madness became a sexually transmitted disease and the whole town is cut from the rest of the world.Aurelie Wellenstein (1980–) has won many young adult awards since her first novel (2013).
Luna 2069	Italy	Italy	https://www.asi.it/event/3948/	Luna 2069 by famous Italian illustrator Leo OrtolaniPublish by Feltrinelli Comics in collaboration with ASI and ESA
"Bortförda" No 1 , Imperiets Arvingar by Oscar Källner and Karl Johnsson	Sweden	Sweden	http://imperietsarvingar.se/	"imperiets arvingar" is a comic aimed for children, were two children travel in space.

Best Internet Publication

Nominee	Nominating Country	Nominee Country	URL	Description
ShadowDance	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	https://www.shadowdance.info/magazine/shadowdance/	The biggest online genre media in Bulgaria has been around for more than 20 years, offering in-depth texts on all things SFF and tangent topics. It has been especially active since 2016 with daily content. It covers all media and its authors are very active on the fandom scene. The outlet works with many local publishers and pays special attention to promoting local authors... [more on link]
Decameron 2020, priče iz karantene	Croatia	Croatia	https://decameron2020price.wordpress.com/	The online literary event Decameron 2020 was created as a reaction to the sudden closing down of cultural events and subsequent lockdown in Croatia. During these times, three young speculative fiction writers came up with an idea to create a new publishing platform for local writers, inspired by Boccaccio’s legendary work. An E-book with English translation is currently in work
ActuSF	France	France	www.actusf.com	ActuSF is a French webzine on written and medias SFF news : new books, interviews, special features. It records SF conventions and festivals panels and conferences, acting as living archives.The Web Forum has 225 300 messages on 22340 subjets with 2456 members.https://www.facebook.com/Actusf-30930093565/
Rusty Staples	Ireland	Ireland	https://michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/	2000 AD / Judge Dredd writer Michael Carroll runs the blog "Rusty Staples" - a celebration of UK comics.
Nocturnia	Italy	Italy	https://wwwwelcometonocturnia.blogspot.com/	Nocturnia by Nick ParisiWinner of 2020 Italy Award for Best Bloghttp://wwwwelcometonocturnia.blogspot.com/Full of reviews about Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror books.Many interviews with international writers
REFESTICON	Montenegro	Montenegro	http://www.refesticon.com/	An informative web portal dedicated to science fiction and Fantasy. With current news from Montenegro, ex-Yugoslavia and the world. In the field of literature, film, series, music, comics, video games. With interviews, audio and video announcements from promotions and festivals. With free e books and podcasts.
Tęczowe i Fantastyczne	Poland	Poland	https://grupawydawniczaalpaka.pl/teczowe-i-fantastyczne/	Tęczowe i fantastyczne (Rainbow and Fantastic) by Grupa Wydawnicza Alpaka (Alpaca Publishing Group) is the biggest and probably the first Polish anthology of LGBTQ+ speculative fiction. It was published as a free ebook and was downloaded over 20 000 times. The book consists of both literary works – over 40 stories and several essays – and art from numerous creators.
Helion Online	Romania	Romania	https://helionsf.ro	Helion Online appeared in 2010, being one of the best publications of its kind. 5 national sci-fi awards for the best online sci-fi publication in Romania. 10 appearances per year until 2019, then monthly appearances.
Author's blog of Vladimir Anikeev	Russia	Russia	https://fantlab.ru/user15118/blog	The author's blog (in Russian), which has been conducted since 2014, which is devoted to various fantastic materials that were printed in the Polish magazine “Fantastyka”. He carefully reviews all issues of the journal from the very beginning.
Det svenska science fiction by Mats Dannewits Linder by	Sweden	Sweden	https://efanzines.com/DSSA/DSSA-2019.pdf	Mats has made list of all science fiction titles that has been published in Sweden the last year.