2015 ESFS Awards Winners

HALL OF FAME

Awarded to people who have an impact beyond their own country.

Best Author:

• China Miéville (United Kingdom)

• John Connolly (Ireland)
• Philippe Curval (France)
• Andreas Eschbach, (Germany)
• Vilma Kadlečková (Czech Republic)
• Lights amidst Shadows (Bulgaria)
• Sviatoslav Loginov (Russia)
• Michael Marcus Thurner (Austria)
• Dario Tonani (Italy)
• Danut Ungureanu (Romania)
• Aleksandar Žiljak (Croatia)

Best Translator:

• Ekaterina Dobrohotova-Majkova (Russia)

• Patrick Couton (France)
• Silviu Genescu (Romania)
• Jan Kanturek (Czech Republic)
• Kalin M. Nenov (Bulgaria)
• Gabriel Rosenstock (Ireland)

Best Promoter:

• Mihaela Marika Perkovic (Croatia)

• The Human Library team (Bulgaria)
• Toni Jerrman (Finland)
• Jean-Luc Rivera (France)
• Franz Rottensteiner (Austria)
• Marian Truta (Romania)
• Worldcon Exhibits Team (United Kingdom)
• Dmitrij Zlotnitsky (Russia)

Best Magazine:

• Fantastica Almanac (Bulgaria)

• Exodus (Germany)
• Fantastica (Romania)
• Fiction (France)
• Mlechnyj Put’ (Milky way) (Russia/Israel: Russian-language magazine published in Israel)
• Sirius B (Croatia)
• Visionarium (Austria)

Best Publisher:

•  Gollancz (United Kingdom)

• Argo (Czech Republic)
• Delos Digital (Italy)
• Fantastika Book Club (Russia)
• Finfar (Finland)
• Hangar 7 (Croatia)
• The Human Library (Bulgaria)
• L’Atalante (France)
• Paladin (Romania)
• Septime (Austria)
• Swan River Press (Ireland)

Best Artist:

•  Manchu (France)

• Lothar Bauer (Germany)
• Pavel Cech (Czech Republic)
• Katerina Danailova (Bulgaria)
• Ivana Guljaševic (Croatia)
• Johann Peterka (Austria)
• Declan Shalvey (Ireland)
• Sergey Shikin (Russia)

Spirit of Dedication Award:

These awards are given for works and performances produced since the prior Eurocon.

Artist:

• Serhiy Krykun (Ukraine)

• Didier Cottier (France)
• Igor Savin (Russia)

Best Fanzine:

• Pritiazhenie (Russia)

• Gazeta SF (Romania)
• Journey Planet (Ireland)
• Présences d’esprits (France)
• ShadowDance (Bulgaria)
• Usva (Finland)

Best Website:

• Europa SF (Romania)

• Fantasy Rundschau / Standard (Austria)
• www.inverzija.net (Croatia)
• Mir Fantastiki (World of theFantastic, Russia)
• nooSFere (France)
• Risingshadow (Finland)
• SciFi.bg (Bulgaria)

Best Performance:

• Song of the Sea (Ireland)

• Astra LARP (Croatia)
• Aurelion: Eternal Balance, episode 2 (Bulgaria)
• Fantastica (Romania)
• Geek Picnic (Russia)

Best Creator of Children’s SF or Fantasy Books (tie):

• Anton Lomaev (Russia)
• Ruth F. Long (Ireland)

• Vesela Flamburari (Bulgaria)
• Joëlle Wintrebert (France)

Encouragement Awards:

These awards are granted to a young writer or artist from each European country, according to suggestions from National Delegates.

• Martin D. Antonin (Czech Republic)
• Liz Bourke (Ireland)
• Luis Corredoura (Portugal)
• David Kelecic (Croatia)
• Victor Kolyuzhniak (Russia)
• Jana Paluchová (Slovakia)
• Georgiana Vladulescu (Romania)
• Micheal Wozoning (Austria)
• Kaloyan Zahariev (Bulgaria)

For more, see the ESFS website.