2022 Achievements Awards – Nominations

Best Work of Art

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
Cover and illustrations for "The day when our mom went up to the sky" by Peter Stanimirov	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	"The day when our mom went up to the sky" is a fairy tale for adults, influenced by the light and darkness of Bulgarian folklore, written and drawn by Peter Stanimirov. This incomparable and strange adventure is very reminiscent of a Balkan combination between Stephen King and the dark half of Neil Gaiman.
Cover art by Sparth, for La Dernière Emperox by Scalzi	France	France	This is the last of three covers Sparth created for the Scalzi trilogy (The Interdependency). Amazing art by a famous illustrator.Sparth (Nicolas Bouvier) is a concept Artist veteran in the Video Game industry since 1996, author of the Structura art book series, Art Director for Halo. Sparth has contributed to the development of multiple games and books.
Cover Illustration of "Cozmic 2" by Meike Schultchen	Germany	Germany	Like a bust or a passport photo, the graphic shows head and shoulders of an alien with four faces and metallic skin. Despite its four-facedness, the figure looks familiar because it is reminiscent of iconic models: Frankenstein's monster, the android from "Metropolis", the singer from "Fifth Element". The proportions are exactly right, the artistic representation emphasizes the painter's talent.
Global Justice: A 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special	Ireland	Ireland	Six stories cross over in this mega sized issue of the long-running comic, edited by Irish writers Michael Carroll and Maura McHugh
EuroCon 2021 (Official Poster) by Maurizio Manzieri	Italy	Italy	One of the best Italian Illustrators, winner of multiple awards also at international level. Nominated for a Hugo in 2021, European Grandmaster in 2021.
"Skull in A Jar" by Heather Kremer	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Heather Kremer has been very active around fandom. Most recently she has illustrated a collection of young Luxembourgish author's speculative fiction in Les cahiers luxembourgeois.
Fata stimei apelor, vol 2 by Maria Surducan (script), Anna Benczedi (drawing)	Romania	Romania	Maria Surducan and Anna Benczedi are are artists who does illustrations, graphic design, and comics. Published works include picture-books, graphic novels and comics anthologies. „Fata Știmei Apelor” (The Water Pixy’s daughter) is the second part of the Comics strip album series started with award winning „Știma Apelor” (The Water Pixy).
Igualtat de Ritus' (Book cover and Illustrations) by Marina Vidal	Spain	Spain	This book cover, for the “Pratchett’s Equal Rites” book, was drawn by Marina Vidal, one of the best artists in Spain. This is the first Catalan edition for a Terry Pratchett book and was published by Mai Més editorial. Vidal is also the author of the interior illustrations.
Val Porada. Ukrainian cyberpunk: kiberpoznyaki 2077	Ukraine	Ukraine	Valentyn Porada is Ukrainian artist. Graduates at Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture. Works as Concept Artist at PlaySide Studios.
Glasgow Green Lady by Iain Clark	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Glasgow Green Lady: (image is in the middle of the first line).

Best Written Work of Fiction

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
Seth ist gefallen by Melanie Vogltanz	Austria	Austria	The Encouragement Award winner 2016 Melanie Vogltanz continued her work and is back on the road with her new novel "Seth ist gefallen"! It´s a story about an old Egyptian God finding himself as a mortal in the modern word.
"Seven writers in space" by Nikolay Peev	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	This is the third book from the acclaimed Bulgarian fiction author Nikolay Peev. The most famous authors in the world are invited to be passengers on the first civil spaceflight. In a series of terrifying incidents the helpless writers are left for dead... but not alone. This SF/H novel is a love letter to classics such as “Alien“ and “Solaris“, and is currently being translated in English.
Igor Rendić: A Town Called River	Croatia	Croatia	A Town Called River is authors homage to his beloved town as well as modern approach to retelling of old Croatian folk tales. This urban fantasy is a tale of a young expat that returns to his home city to handle family inheritance, only to discover that he was left much more than just real estate. There is a whole new world of fantastic and impossible things he has to discover - and survive.
La Nuit du faune, by Romain Lucazeau	France	France	A dizzying tale about civilizations' fates. A bored and lonely young girl and an aventurous faun embark on an interstellar journey, from the Solar System to the center of the Milky Way, and evenfurther still. The faun wants to apprehend the fate that awaits his primitive race. The girl's appearance hides a very ancient creature, with considerable powers.
Wagners Stimme (Wagner’s Voice) by Carsten Schmitt	Germany	Germany	"Every new hole in his head leaves a void for the Voice to fill. The doctors say he shouldn’t be worried, since he and the Voice are practically the same thing."Mr. Wagner hears a voice in his head. A voice that helps him in his everyday life, which he can manage less and less on his own. Mr. Wagner suffers from Alzheimer's, and an implanted artificial intelligence is supposed to help him.
Edge of Heaven by RB Kelly	Ireland	United Kingdom	Edge of Heaven is a dystopian science fiction novel by Belfast writer RB Kelly. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Arthur C. Clarke Award.
Futurespotting by Francesco Verso	Italy	Italy	Futurespotting is the first personal anthology of Francesco Verso’s short stories written between 2008 and 2020. Inside there's a kaleidoscope of visions of the future, ranging from augmented reality to artificial intelligence, from gamification to solarpunk, all the way to biotechnology and post-humanism.
Das Gangrän, Maxime Weber	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	During the train ride from Paris to Luxembourg, the newly graduated Jeanne reads on the Internet about a strange natural phenomenon in India, which is spreading rapidly and is said to have already claimed several lives. The shimmering blue, root-like mesh allows any organic life in its vicinity to decay immediately...
Fata de pe drumul matasii - Liviu Surugiu	Romania	Romania	Combining Science Fiction with autobiography, historical fiction and realism, „Fata de pe drumul mătăsii” (The girl on the Silk Road) is a collection of short stories that can be addressed by both mainstream and Science Fiction readers. With a wide variety of themes, it explores the deepest of human emotions, such as parent-child alienation, fear of death and oblivion but, most of all, love.
La simiente de la esquirla by Rodolfo Martínez	Spain	Spain	“La simiente de la esquirla” is the first book of a Science fiction series. In this book, Rodolfo Martínez shows a wide and extraordinary world born from our own, but thousands of years ahead of our time. The protagonist is a monster hunter in a Religious city full of monsters. Martínez is one of the most notorious science fiction authors in Spain and this is his most ambitious work.

Best Dramatic Presentation

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
Utopia – Schöne neue Welt(en)	Austria	Austria	“Utopia – Schöne neue Welt(en)” a theatre play by the “Theater im Bunker”. The set of “Utopia” is unique, a former air raid shelter in Mödling. The auditorium strolls around 930 meter long tunnel system and is confronted with installations and various short scenes that reflect utopic visions of our time.
Mamnik	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	"Mamnik" is an audio series by Vasil Popov, published by Storytel Bulgaria. A mythological bird from folk songs murders people in a border village. It feeds on human grief. The secrets of its creation are buried in the dramatic history of the village. A policewoman, an old man and a resurrected man with unfinished business in this world, are the people who can stop the monster.
Kaamelott: The First Chapter	France	France	Written and directed by Alexandre Astier, who plays Arthur. The first film following a successfull and celebrated TV series by the same name, who had 6 seasons. An humorous take on Arthurian legends and the Graal, with Sting as a Saxon chief. Wikipedia YouTube
Will Sliney's Storytellers	Ireland	Ireland	Will Sliney is an Irish comic books artist, known for his work with Marvel Comics and Star Wars. During the 2020 Irish COVID-19 lockdown he presented drawing lessons for kids in RTÉ Television's Home School Hub. That led to "Storytellers", part drawing class and part story, in which he illustrates a tale that follows a young Viking mapmaker called Freya and the wise-cracking sentient stone Ogham.
Freaks out by Gabriele Mainetti	Italy	Italy	Freaks out is the fantastic story of 4 special friends. It's set in 1943, in Rome, during World War II, when the city was bombed by Nazis and Allies. The movie is a great visual spectacle, poised between imagination and a precise historical background. It's an epic story of a group of freaks who try to overcome their frailties by embracing a chosen, adoptive family.
Roland Meyer's reading of Stanislaw Lem's 'How Erg the Self-inducting Slew a Paleface' in Luxembourgish	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Roland Meyer was invited to narrate the new Luxembourgish translation of Stanislaw Lem's 'How Erg the Self-inducting Slew a Paleface' in honour of the Polish author's 100th birthday.
Groapa - The Grave	Romania	Romania	Groapa (The grave) is a radiophonic adaptation after the Short Story sharing the same name by Cristian Vicol, which is part of the „Anotimpul țânțarilor” (Mosquitos’ season) short story collection. The radio version was assembled by professional actors Doru Maniu and Alexandru Maniu, who, by combining lecture with music and various sound created a complete mix of feeling for the listener.
El ministerio del tiempo - Season 4	Spain	Spain	“El ministerio del tiempo” is an award-wining TV series that follows a secret and governmental institution that controls athe consistency of History. These civil servants (coming from different centuries and places) have a mission: fighting to prevent any changes in the past as we know it so that History stays the same. The series has been adapted in Portugal, China, Italy France and Germany.

Best Fanzine

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
Super-Pulp 9	Austria	Austria	Austria wants to introduce “Super Pulp”. It is horror, science-fiction and of course pulp-magazine culture!
A Gathering of Troubadours issue 11/12	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	An online fanzine with more than 10 years of publishing poetry, fiction, reviews, essays. It runs the biggest national contest for speculative fiction in the name of Bulgarian author, editor and SF promoter Agop Melkonyan. Issue 12 features a wide selection of authors, including Alexander Karapanchev, who sadly passed away; as well as a special set of fiction dedicated to the city of Burgas.
Fantastine 4	Croatia	Croatia	Fantastine is lovechild of a younger generation of Croatian fans, a true fanzine by the definition of the term. It gathered a large and diverse group of talented artists and authors that happily share their thoughts about all things related to genre; from book and game reviews to the interviews with authors and publishers from Croatia and abroad. This is a lush magazine is a true pleasure to read
Présences d'esprit 105	France	France	This French Fanzine exists since 1992 (still thriving) and has already reached its 106 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 2021, the n°105 is nominated. Its special file is on Polish science fiction, books and gaming. Link
!Time Machine 5 (2021)	Germany	Germany	!Time Machine is a yearly fanzine featuring focus topics in every issue. In 2020, this was “Mars”. In 2021, it was “Artificial Intelligence in reality and science fiction”. A characteristic of the fanzine is a fine sense of humor. In content, graphic art, and layout, !Time Machine meets the highest standard in German fandom.
RING RING: an untitled goose game fanzine (solo issue)	Ireland	Ireland	RING RING is a small, 8 page zine about "Untitled Goose Game", from House House. It is a lovely day at the village & this is a tiny zine.Sarah Maria Griffin is an author reviving the art of hand cut & hand folded zines
Living Force 51	Italy	Italy	The Italian Star Wars, Fantastic and Science Fiction magazine created and self-produced by Yavin 4. "From fans for fans".
Descanso corto by Laurielle (Unique issue)	Spain	Spain	“Descanso corto” is an art book from a comic illustrator, Laurielle. The art book was financed by a crowdfunding project, and it was a success. These adventurous illustrations, drawn during 2019 inktober, are very characteristic and funny. The art book won an Ignotus (the Spanish Hugo-like awards) in 2021.

Best Work for Children

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
Ursula Poznanski by Ursula Poznanski	Austria	Austria	“Cryptos” is a near-future novel for older teenagers that sets place in a time after the climate collapse, where all that´s left is escaping into a virtual world.
"Where should I throw this away?" by Maya Bocheva	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Maya’s tale is about the very real problem with the disappearance of the bees. Recycling and sustainable agriculture are also important topics in the book. Through various logical and educational games “Where should I throw this away?“ helps kids consolidate their knowledge on sustainability. The book has been a success and was supported by the Ministry of Culture and the municipality of Sofia.
Zoran Krušvar & Anja Babić: Grickonja Užasa	Croatia	Croatia	This picture book tells a tale of an alien with a sweettoth that raids a kitchen eating all the sweet things. He gets in all sort of troubles, but since he was nice and shared all teh sweets, everybody helps him.The book has a lot of messages for kids, most important one being the importance of diverse diet and being carefull not to overindulge in sugar. And tbe best of all - it has cute aliens!
Biotanistes, by Anne-Sophie Devriese	France	France	This young Adult first novel is an apocalyptic fantasy.The land is dry. No more streams, animals, and no more male domination. After a societal collapse, the surviving women took power. Because they seem to be much more resistant to the disease that ravages the planet, they have formed powerful covens and educate the orphans of this plague to travel in the past to bring back the lost knowledge.
The Promise Witch (The Wild Magic Trilogy 3) by Celine Kiernan	Ireland	Ireland	Celine Kiernan is the award-winning author of several novels for young people, including "Into the Grey", which won the Children’s Books Ireland's Book of the Year Award, the Moorehawke trilogy, "Resonance", and the Wild Magic trilogy. The first book in the Wild Magic trilogy, "Begone the Raggedy Witches" won the ESFS Award for Children’s Literature in 2019.
Stanotte sfilano cento fantasmi by Xia Jia, Serena Meo and Gabriele “Caelpher” Ghirelli	Italy	Italy	Inspired by the famous SF short story by Xia Jia set in a futuristic luna park in China and thanks to the pen of Serena Meo and the drawings of Gabriele "Caelpher" Ghirelli, "Stanotte sfilano cento fantasmi" is the first comic in the Futuresque series.
Isabelle Marinov, The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	It is the story of Edwin Hubble, a boy fascinated by the stars who surmounted many hurdles to follow his dreams of becoming an astronomer. Using the insights of great mathematicians and endlessly observing the sky, he succeeded in confirming two things that altered human life forever: that there are more galaxies than our own, and that the universe is always expanding.
Marta Ignerska "Świat Lema" (The world of Lem)	Poland	Poland	The book introduces young readers to the world of SF through the works of Stanisław Lem, whose hundredth anniversary of birth we celebrated in the year of publication. Over twenty quotes from Lem’s works illustrated by Marta Ignerska show to children that SFF can be an extraordinary adventure. The book can function as a first step to becoming a reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
„În căutarea lui Akum” by Adina Rosetti	Romania	Romania	„În căutarea lui Akum” (Searching for Now) is the second volume of the „ Cronicile domnisoarei Poimaine” (The chronicles of Lady Day-After-Tomorrow), a children’s book trilogy having the action placed in Time Kingdom. The book is illustrated by artist Oana Ispir.
Anastasiia Lavrenishyna “Diary of a planet collector” (Анастасія Лавренішина. “Віктор Робот. Щоденник збирача планет” )	Ukraine	Ukraine	In the novel Victor flies to Earth to Vika, granddaughter of the Markiyan, creator of Iron Star, there Victor lives. Victor wants to find out how the Iron Star was created and for whom it should shine. Vika can't answer all of Victor's questions, but she has her grandfather's Planetary Creator's Diary, which explains to readers astrophysical theories and their practical application. YouTube

Best Internet Publication

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
ShadowDance	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	The biggest and oldest online SFF media in Bulgaria, with 20 years of history, thousands of active readers and thousands of written reviews, essays, artwork, rankings, fiction and interviews (Sanderson, Hobb, Morgan among others). It features an ensemble cast of volunteer authors from diverse backgrounds and publishes daily material. It also runs a crowdfunded companion genre printed series.
Morina Kutija	Croatia	Croatia	Morina Kutija, or in translation Nightmare's Box is all but what you'd expect from its name. Its focus are mainly short stories and novellas, but also reviews and other texts covering the genre and pop culture. There is a section dedicated to children authors, and it also publishes magazine with stories in Croatian and English translations of Croatian authors (Link).
ActuSF	France	France	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. Facebook
FantasyGuide	Germany	Germany	FantasyGuide is a crossover e-zine with news, background articles, interviews and reviews on fantasy, horror and sf. It features everything about fantastic books, comics, games, films, music and audio books.All kinds of speculative fiction, but also classics of world literature and various non-fiction books and documentaries are covered.FantasyGuide’s goal is to promote finding joy in the genre.
The National Leprechaun Museum Talking Stories podcast	Ireland	Ireland	Talking Stories is a podcast of stories, folklore, mythology, and chat from the Storytellers of the National Leprechaun Museum, released on the 1st and 15th of every month
Solarpunk Italia	Italy	Italy	Ligia Pârvulescu's debut novel TRANSLUCID was published by Litera publishing house, Bucharest, in 2021. The novel is a complex world-building, world-ending narrative, combining different styles for different action backgrounds and with powerful insights in moral, political and ecologic issues. The novel was published after competing with several other dozens would be debuts, on the „Primul Roman”/”First Novel” call-for-manuscripts. An opinion on „Translucid”
Blogul de SeFe	Romania	Romania	Blogul de SF (The SF Blog) is the main international news portal in Romania. It covers editorial news, but also hosts book chronicles, Top 10 articles and even Romanian and foreign fiction in translation. Even though the entire team is composed by only one person, the writer Miloș Dumbraci, it features a high volume of content and daily updates.
Cuentos para Algernon by Marchetto	Spain	Spain	“Cuentos para Algernon” is a blog created by Marchetto, a nom de plume of an experienced Spanish translator. The web was born with the objective to publish free English short fiction in Spanish. It’s a 100% non-commercial and non-profit project. The blog has won some Ignotus awards (the Spanish Hugo-like awards) and has published amazing authors like Ken Liu, Ian McDonald or Aliette de Bodard.
Oleksandr Burlaka “Far beyond the clouds, further from earth away”	Ukraine	Ukraine	A series of articles by physicist and fan Oleksandr Burlaka explores various aspects of astrophysics and how it has been used or ignored in popular space operas.
Octothorpe	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Podcast hosted by Alison Scott, John Coxon and Liz Batty