2023 Achievements Awards – Nominations

Best Work of Art

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
"Der Wassermann hat Zeit" cover by Leonie Schlager	Austria	Austria	Leonie Schlager for the illustrations of her own fantastic book “Der Wassermann hat Zeit”. Though for small children as the main target group, the ununsual, colourreduced pictures also lead adults into a fantastic underwater-world, far away from our toxic “fast” everyday´s life.
Cover art for biopunk anthology ""Bio Jednom Jedan Punk"", by Katarina Šumski	Croatia	Croatia	Katarina created cover for yearly SFeraKons anthology of Croatian SF - 2022. biopunk themed book ""Bio Jednom Jedan Punk"". Her art embodies its visceral nature and invokes uneasy feelings. Orange colors that bring forward optimism about possibilities that biotech brings are splashed with liver purple, color that warns and calls for caution. Babies are image of the future, and what might be...
Praedor	Finland	Finland	Petri Hiltunen's Magnum Opus are his Praedor comics, that were recently collected as one gigantic hardcover collection of over 400 pages worth of fantasy comics by the master himself. Praedor has turned from simple comics into classic roleplaying game, multiple novels and anthologies by diverse hands.
Cover Illustration of "Phantastisch! 81" by Timo Kümmel	Germany	Germany	Timo’s art explores a wide variety of topics across sf, fantasy, and horror. This can also be sensed in his cover art for Phantastisch! 81: In the dark vastness of space, we see the character of a wise man, as we could find in antique sculptures – orbiting a mysterious planet while following a ray of light. Inspiring, thought-provoking, and masterly crafted.
Big City Bot, Dublin - Rob Stears	Ireland	Ireland	Rob Stears is an artist and illustrator based in Dublin. The elements tha make up ""Big City Bot, Dublin"" are instantly recognisable as beloved Dublin landmarks. https://www.robstears.ie/
Dayana Montesano for cover of the book "I vegumani"	Italy	Italy	Young talent from the International School of Comics.
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr - Filipe Andrade	Portugal	Portugal
HispaCón poster by Gonzalo Golpe	Spain	Spain
Cover by Alain Brion of ""Dans les profondeurs du temps""	France	France	Alain Brion beautifully illustrated the cover of ""Dans les profondeurs du temps"" by Adrian TCHAIKOVSKY (Children of Ruin) (DENOËL Lunes d'Encre, June 2021)

Best Written Work of Fiction

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
“Die letzten Tage von Salzburg” by C.M. Dyrnberg	Austria	Austria	“Die letzten Tage von Salzburg” was written and occasionally shared to other science-fiction fans years back, basically predicting a pandemic like the one we had, but finally professionally published in 2021.
"It Eats Us From The Inside", by Antonija Mežnarić (novella)	Croatia	Croatia	A quiet, claustrophobic near-future horror novella about changes from the outside and from within, ecological disaster, aquatic dread and Slavic folklore.
"Vølvens Vej: Snehild" by Anne-Marie Vedsø Olesen	Denmark	Denmark	We nominate "Vølvens Vej: Snehild" (1st book in what is called "The Seer of Midgard" trilogy in English) from 2021; an award-winning novel set in a fantasy universe ripped from Norse mythology. It has received rave reviews in the mainstream press, and is already translated into several other languages.
Les Chants de Nüying, by Émilie Querbalec	France	France	(Albin Michel Imaginaire, 2022) An ambitious first contact novel, this ample work, which brings together all the issues of tomorrow, from ecology to the computer safeguarding of human consciousness, does not fail to evoke the utopias of Ursula K. Le Guin and the vertiginous speculative visions of Kim Stanley Robinson.
Utopie27 by Aiki Mira	Germany	Germany	An intense dystopian short story in a setting dominated by virtual reality, Utopie27 offers insight into the tortured souls of many young people. It shows the pain and emotional strain that can result from the loss of a loved one. The story deals with grief and death, but also with the search for one’s self, one's own destiny and a home – and masterfully uses language to convey its message.
I vegumani by Clelia Farris	Italy	Italy	One the best novels of 2022, written by one of the most original voice of Italian SF, translated in English and soon also in Spanish.
"Płomień" by Magdalena Salik	Poland	Poland	“Płomień” (The Flame) is an SF novel that won two most important SF awards in 2022 – Janusz A. Zajdel Award and Jerzy Żuławski Award. The are three storylines in the book and upon reading we try to understand the connections between them. “The Flame” connects classical SF trope about long distance space travel with some ethical and philosophical questions.
Unto the Godless What Little Remains - Mário Coelho	Portugal	Portugal
Carcoma, by Layla Martínez	Spain	Spain
Grim by Sara Bergmark Elfgren	Sweden	Sweden	Grim is a YA horror novel with death metal

Best Dramatic Presentation

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
"Rubikon" by Magdalena Lauritsch	Austria	Austria	“Rubikon” is an Austrian science-fiction movie setting place on a space station. Algae provide the small crew with air and nutrition. When suddely a poisonous mist spreads on earth, they are in a dilemma: Should they give up their security to share their bio-technology with the last survivours?
"Hatching" directed by Hanna Bergholm and written by Ilja Rautsi	Finland	Finland	Hatching (Finnish: Pahanhautoja) is a Finnish psychological body horror film directed by Hanna Bergholm and written by Ilja Rautsi. It won the Grand Prix and the Prix du Jury Jeunes at the Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer 2022. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 123 critics' reviews are positive.
Parallèles	France	France	Season 1 of ""Parallèles"" is available from Wednesday March 23, 2022 on Disney+. Written by Quoc Dang Tran and Anastasia Heinzl. Four teenage friends finds themselves separated in two parallel worlds, while Bilal is transfigured into the body of an older version.
To The Waters and The Wild - Aduantas	Ireland	Ireland	Aduantas is a circus theatre group based in Dublin, Ireland. In "To The Waters and The Wild", a man is lured from our world into an encounter with creatures from Irish mythology that will change him forever.
Strappare lungo i bordi by Zero Calcare	Italy	Italy	Netflix animated series set in Rome, written by the best-seller comic artist Zerocalcare. Huge success in Italy and Europe.
Noviembre Nocturno	Spain	Spain
Movie "Maksym Osa"	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine - 1636. Someone has attacked a battalion of cossacks that were transporting the gold of the Polish king. A cossack - Maksym Osa - tries to find the missing gold, but soon becomes one of the main suspects.

Best Fanzine

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
Svemirski brod, 14	Croatia	Croatia	Svemirski brod is printed fanzine that covers events, literature and media, with a good portion of astronomy and science. It covers events of Croatian fandom and introduces local fans to each other, both more prominent ones and the younglings. Made by fans for fans; it is true fanzinethat delivers fun, interesting articles and interesting characters, all with love and care to its roots.
Himmelskibet, 63 (Spring 2022)	Denmark	Denmark	Himmelskibet 63 is the 2022 issue of the fan magazine of the recently defunct Danish SF/F/Horror society "Fantastik". It is edited and written by dedicated members of organized Danish fandom, containing short stories, reviews, articles, and lists of the new Danish publications in the fantastic genres.
KWS - Keep Watching the Skies 89 - August 2022	France	France	Since 1992, this fanzine publishes reviews (more than 1560 to date) and informations about science fiction, fantasy, and horror books published different languages, French, English, Occitan, Catalan... The fanzine is published approximately three times a year. Editor: Pascal J. Thomas Older contents: http://q-d.fr/kws
!Time Machine by Udo Klotz, No. 5 Artifical Intelligence	Germany	Germany	!Time Machine is a yearly fanzine featuring focus topics in every issue. The 2021 edition is on “Artificial Intelligence in reality and science fiction”, exploring the question if ai is “grail, fake, or vision”. 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.
Journey Planet 63 - Erró Errór	Ireland	Ireland	This issue of Journey Planet is dedicated to the Icelandic artist Erró
Silicio, #1	Italy	Italy	Fanzine dedicated to the science fiction genre that contains reviews, stories and in-depth essays, about transhumanism, the post-humanism, possible and impossible uchronies and dystopias, theory fiction and psychedelic pseudobiblia.
UMBRA 3	Portugal	Portugal	Umbra is a comics fanzine in post-apocalyptic tones. In each issue, the independent editor Filipe Abranches features an international gathering of like-minded writers/illustrators, with the publication being increasingly recognized for the consistent quality
Vientos de magia 1	Spain	Spain

Best Work for Children

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
Barbara Schinko	Austria	Austria	“Die Nebel von Walhalla”, the start of a book series with the main target group of young girls, deals with horses, fantasy and nordic legends.
Le Jardin des chimères, by Johan Heliot	France	France	(Scrinéo, 2022) The entire planet has witnessed the extinction of animal species. Scientists are producing anibots, animal-like robots, and chimeras, rare genetic creations. Deckard, a young ecological activist, defends the cause of ""natural"" animals. He meets Tania, a 16-year-old orphan web-reporter. Through a thrilling chase, this duo is ready to do anything to find the garden of chimeras...
Poe la nocchiera del tempo by Licia Troisi	Italy	Italy	In her latest novel, best seller writer Licia Troisi, introduces YA readers to the multiverse theory.
Guia Pratico do Susto - Clara Cunha	Portugal	Portugal
Imperiets Arvingar: Fängelseflykten (Children of the Phoenix: Prison Break)	Sweden	Sweden	"Imperiets Arvingar" is a series of illustrated space opera novels for children written by Oskar Källner and illustrated by Karl Johnsson. The books follow Alice and Elias, two kids from Sweden who embark on a thrilling galactic adventure. In "Fängelseflykten," they must face both monsters and killbots in order to free their captain from prison. The books have received widespread acclaim and been sold to 7 countries, including the USA.
Volodymyr Arieniev "A Treasury of Stories" (Володимир Арєнєв "Скарбничка історій"	Ukraine	Ukraine	A Treasury of Stories is an exciting story with adven- tures awaiting you on every page, and also a great guide to writing no less exciting stories with practical tips and tasks. How did it combine in one book? Magic! And also — the skill of the famous Ukrainian writer Volodymyr Arieniev, who reveals his creative secrets to beginners. https://starylev.com.ua/knyga-skarbnycka-istoriy

Best Internet Publication

Nominee	Nominating country	Nominee country	Description	url
Mora FM	Croatia	Croatia	Mora FM is a Croatian podcast, hosted by the editors of Morina kutija, and dealing with the art and craft of writing, publishing, and reading SF. Started in Spring 2022, and currently nearing the end of its season 2, it gathered a loyal following over its 30ish episodes that covered topics ranging from long vs. short form, writing and publishing in a second language, social media for writers etc.
Geek Culture Quiz	Finland	Finland	Geek Culture Quiz is a different kind of pub quiz, last Monday of each month in Tampere, Finland. It is possible to participate in the quiz remotely via the magic of the internet as every quiz is also live-streamed on YouTube and participants can return their answers using Google Forms. Questions are from science fiction, fantasy, games etc. The quiz is bi-lingual (in English and in Finnish).
Quarante-Deux	France	France	By Ellen Herzfeld & Dominique Martel. Since 1994, this website provides a wealth of resources on SF, including an extensive bibliographical database, reviews, interviews, articles and fictions, convention & festival photos. It is a big part of the french SF fandom and memory. A few words for visitors who don't read French on their website : https://www.quarante-deux.org/annexes/About_This_Site
Rezensionsnerdista by Yvonne Tunnat	Germany	Germany	Primarily a platform for reviews on science fiction literature (special focus: short stories), Rezensionsnerdista also features essays on the sf publishing market in Germany. It has a podcast spinoff (literatunnat), where creative people from German sf are interviewed. Yvonne’s in-depth knowledge of the scene – based on reading hundreds of publications each year – makes this a valuable resource.
cons.ie	Ireland	Ireland	cons.ie is a site dedicated to SF&F and Gaming conventions and event listings. If you are visiting Ireland, this is the place to find out what's on!
Fantasy Magazine	Italy	Italy	Long time magazine of fantasy covering book, reviews, interviews and essays.
"CzaPa Kulturalna" by Paweł Majka and Cezary Zbierzchowski	Poland	Poland	“CzaPa Kulturalna” is a podcast created by two Polish SFF writers – Paweł Majka and Cezary Zbierzchowski. Podcast concentrates on the critique of SFF literature. Creators don’t release episodes very often but they are appreciated by the fandom. The token of this appreciation is the Krzysztof “Papier” Papierkowski Award for the best non-commercial activity in fandom that they received last year.
Fabrica do Terror	Portugal	Portugal
Cuentos para Argernon	Spain	Spain
History of Ukrainian SF&F	Ukraine	Ukraine	The series of video lectures "History of Ukrainian SF&F" by Fantastic talk(s)