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Sono stati proclamati questa sera, alla World Fantasy Convention a Kansas City, i vincitori dei World Fantasy Awards 2023.
Qui sotto la lista dei vincitori per categoria.
Congratulazioni a tutti i partecipanti e ovviamente ai vincitori, tra i quali segnaliamo Priya Sharma, già nota ai lettori di Edizioni Hypnos per Ormeshadow, pubblicato nella collana Visioni, la quale ha ottenuto il premio per il migliore romanzo breve con Pomegranates (Absinthe Books)
The World Fantasy Awards 2023 have been assigned tonight in Kansas City, at the World Fantasy Convention. See all the winners in the list below. Congratulations to all the finalists and the winners, among which we would like to point out Priya Sharma, winner of the Best Novella Award, known by Edizioni Hypnos readers for Ormeshadow, in our Visioni serie.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Peter Crowther
John Douglas
NOVEL
Saint Death’s Daughter by C. S. E. Cooney (Solaris)
Spear by Nicola Griffith (Tordotcom Publishing)
The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings (Redhook/Orbit UK)
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R. F. Kuang (Harper Voyager)
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom Publishing)
NOVELLA
The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia (Tachyon Publications)
The House of Drought by Dennis Mombauer (Stelliform Press)
Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk (Tordotcom Publishing)
Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum (Undertow Publications)
Pomegranates by Priya Sharma (Absinthe Books)
SHORT FICTION
“The Devil Don’t Come with Horns” by Eugen Bacon (Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology)
“Incident at Bear Creek Lodge” by Tananarive Due (Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology)
“The Morning House” by Kate Heartfield (PodCastle, July 5 2022)
“Telling the Bees” by Kat Howard (The Sunday Morning Transport, Jan. 30 2022)
“Douen” by Suzan Palumbo (The Dark magazine, March 2022)
ANTHOLOGY
Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous, ed. Ellen Datlow (Tor Nightfire)
Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology, eds. Vince Liaguno and Rena Mason (William Morrow)
Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror, ed. John F. D. Taff (Tor Nightfire)
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, eds. Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight (Tordotcom Publishing)
Trouble the Waters: Tales from the Deep Blue, eds. Sheree Renée Thomas, Pan Morigan, and Troy Wiggins (Third Man Books)
COLLECTION
Dark Breakers by C. S. E. Cooney (Mythic Delirium Books)
Breakable Things by Cassandra Khaw (Undertow Publications)
All Nightmare Long by Tim Lebbon (PS Publishing)
Boys, Beasts & Men by Sam J. Miller (Tachyon Publications)
A Different Darkness and Other Abominations by Luigi Musolino (Valancourt Books)
ARTIST
Kinuko Y. Craft
Galen Dara
Matt Ottley
Lauren Raye Snow
Charles Vess
SPECIAL AWARD – PROFESSIONAL
Irene Gallo, for Tor.com
Gavin J. Grant and Kelly Link, for Small Beer Press
Tim Lebbon and Daniele Serra, for Without Walls (PS Publishing)
Fiona Moore, for Management Lessons from Game of Thrones: Organization Theory and Strategy in Westeros (Edward Elgar Publishing)
Matt Ottley, for The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness (Dirt Lane Press)
SPECIAL AWARD – NON-PROFESSIONAL
Michael Kelly, for Undertow Publications
Cristina Macía, for The Celsius Festival
Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, for Uncanny Magazine
Dave Ring, for Neon Hemlock Press
E. Catherine Tobler, for editing The Deadlands
I finalisti dei World Fantasy Awards 2023
Sono stati annunciati ieri i finalisti dei World Fantasy Awards per le opere pubblicate nel corso del 2022.
Segnaliamo con piacere la presenza di due nominativi ben noti ai lettori di Edizioni Hypnos, ovvero Priya Sharma, candidata per la categoria Best Novella con Pomegranates (Abshynte) e Luigi Musolino, candidato per la categoria Best Collection con A different darkness and other abominations (Valancourt).
I vincitori saranno presentati alla World Fantasy Convention 2023 che si terrà dal 26 al 29 ottobre a Kansas City.
Qui di seguito la lista completa dei finalisti.
Best Novel
- Saint Death’s Daughter, C.S.E. Cooney (Solaris)
- Spear, Nicola Griffith (Tordotcom)
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves, Alex Jennings (Redhook; Orbit UK)
- Babel, R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
- Siren Queen, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
Best Novella
- The Bruising of Qilwa, Naseem Jamnia (Tachyon)
- The House of Drought, Dennis Mombauer (Stelliform)
- Even Though I Knew the End, C.L. Polk (Tordotcom)
- Helpmeet, Naben Ruthnum (Undertow)
- Pomegranates, Priya Sharma (Absinthe)
Best Short Fiction
- “The Devil Don’t Come with Horns”, Eugen Bacon (Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology)
- “Incident at Bear Creek Lodge”, Tananarive Due (Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology)
- “The Morning House”, Kate Heartfield (PodCastle 7/5/22)
- “Telling the Bees”, Kat Howard (Sunday Morning Transport 1/30/22)
- “Douen”, Suzan Palumbo (The Dark 3/22)
Best Anthology
- Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Nightfire)
- Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology, Vince A. Liaguno & Rena Mason, eds. (Morrow)
- Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror, John F.D. Taff, ed. (Nightfire)
- Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Zelda Knight, eds. (Tordotcom)
- Trouble the Waters: Tales from the Deep Blue, Sheree Renée Thomas, Pan Morigan, Troy L. Wiggins, eds. (Third Man)
Best Collection
- Dark Breakers, C.S.E. Cooney (Mythic Delirium)
- Breakable Things, Cassandra Khaw (Undertow)
- All Nightmare Long, Tim Lebbon (PS)
- Boys, Beasts & Men, Sam J. Miller (Tachyon)
- A Different Darkness and Other Abominations, Luigi Musolino (Valancourt)
Best Artist
- Kinuko Y. Craft
- Galen Dara
- Matt Ottley
- Lauren Raye Snow
- Charles Vess
Special Award – Professional
- Irene Gallo, for Tor.com
- Gavin J. Grant & Kelly Link, for Small Beer Press
- Tim Lebbon & Daniele Serra, for Without Walls (PS)
- Fiona Moore, for Management Lessons from Game of Thrones: Organization Theory and Strategy in Westeros (Edward Elgar)
- Matt Ottley, for The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness (Dirt Lane)
Special Award – Non-Professional
- Michael Kelly, for Undertow Publications
- Cristina Macía, for The Celsius Festival
- dave ring, for Neon Hemlock Press
- Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, for Uncanny
- E. Catherine Tobler, for editing The Deadlands
The 2023 World Fantasy Awards finalists have been announced (see above the full list). Our readers will be happy to find between them Priya Sharma with Pomegranates (Best novella) and Luigi Musolino with A different darkness and other abominations (Best collection). The winners will be announced during 2023 World Fantasy Convention in Kansans City from 26 to 29 October.
I vincitori dei Bram Stoker Awards 2022
I vincitori dell’edizione 2022 dei Bram Stoker Awards sono stati proclamati lo scorso 17 giugno, durante la StokerCon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Qui di seguito la lista dei vincitori per categoria.
The 2022 Bram Stoker Award winners were announced on June 17 during the Annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet at StokerCon 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
See the full list below.
Superior Achievement in a Novel
- Iglesias, Gabino – The Devil Takes You Home (Mullholland Press)
Superior Achievement in a First Novel
- Nogle, Christi – Beulah(Cemetery Gates Media)
Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel
- Kraus, Daniel – They Stole Our Hearts (Henry Holt and Co.)
Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel
- Aquilone, James (editor) – Kolchak: The Night Stalker: 50th Anniversary (Moonstone Books)
Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel
- Ottone, Robert P. – The Triangle (Raven Tale Publishing)
Superior Achievement in Long Fiction
- Katsu, Alma – The Wehrwolf (Amazon Original Stories)
Superior Achievement in Short Fiction
- Yardley, Mercedes M. – “Fracture” (Mother: Tales of Love and Terror) (Weird Little Worlds)
Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection
- Khaw, Cassandra – Breakable Things (Undertow Publications)
Superior Achievement in a Screenplay
[TIE]
- Derrickson, Scott and Cargill, C. Robert – The Black Phone (Blumhouse Productions, Crooked Highway, Universal Pictures)
- Duffer Brothers, The – Stranger Things: Episode 04.01 “Chapter One: The Hellfire Club” (21 Laps Entertainment, Monkey Massacre, Netflix, Upside Down Pictures)
Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
- Pelayo, Cynthia – Crime Scene (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
Superior Achievement in an Anthology
- Datlow, Ellen – Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous (Tor Nightfire)
Superior Achievement in Non–Fiction
- Waggoner, Tim – Writing in the Dark: The Workbook (Guide Dog Books)
Superior Achievement in Short Non–Fiction
- Murray, Lee – “I Don’t Read Horror (& Other Weird Tales)” (Interstellar Flight Magazine) (Interstellar Flight Press)
Also presented at the ceremony:
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Elizabeth Massie
- Nuzo Onoh
- John Saul
SPECIALTY PRESS AWARD
- Undertow Publications
THE RICHARD LAYMON PRESIDENT’S AWARD
- Meghan Arcuri
THE KAREN LANSDALE SILVER HAMMER AWARD
- Karen Lansdale
MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
- David Jeffery
I vincitori degli ESFS 2023
Sono stati proclamati in data 11 giugno all’Eurocon, Konflikt, svoltasi a Uppsala, i vincitori degli ESFS Awards 2023.
La lista completa di nominati e vincitori è disponibile a questo link.
Segnaliamo per l’Italia le seguenti assegnazioni: Poe la nocchiera del tempo di Licia Troisi – Best Work for Children (Achievement Award), Flora Stagliano’ – Best promoter (Hall of Fame Awards) e Laura Silvestri (Chrysalis Award). Congratulazioni!
Congratulazioni a tutti!
The winners of the ESFS Awards 2023 have been announced on June 11th in Uppsala, at the Eurocon. The full list of winners and nominees is available at this link. Congratulations to all and especially to our Italian winners: Poe la nocchiera del tempo by Licia Troisi – Best Work for Children (Achievement Award), Flora Stagliano’ – Best promoter (Hall of Fame Awards) and Laura Silvestri (Chrysalis Award).
Edizioni Hypnos nominata per gli European SF Awards
Apprendiamo con gioia che Edizioni Hypnos è stata nominata per gli European Science Fiction Awards, nella categoria “migliore casa editrice”.
A questo link è possibile visionare tutte le nominations di quest’anno.
I premi verranno assegnati durante l’evento Konflikt, Eurocon 2023, che si terrà a Uppsala, Svezia, dal 8 al 11 giugno.
L’ESFS é un’organizzazione internazionale di professionisti e appassionati di fantascienza impegnati a promuovere la fantascienza in Europa e la fantascienza europea nel mondo, L’associazione é stata fondata in occasione della prima convention europea di fantascienza, l’Eurocon, tenutasi nel 1972 a Trieste.
We are happy to announce that Edizioni Hypnos received the nomination for the ESFS Awards, in the Best Publisher category.
ESFS is an international organisation of SF fans and professionals who are committed to promoting Science Fiction in Europe and European Science Fiction worldwide.
The next ESFS Awards will be awarded during Konflikt, the 2023 Eurocon in Uppsala, Sweden. Here the full list of the nominees.
Shirley Jackson Awards 2021: i vincitori
I vincitori degli Shirley Jackson Awards, annuale riconoscimento per la migliore letteratura dell’orrore, fantastico e dark fantasy, sono stati annunciati il 29 ottobre 2022, durante il Boston Book Festival.
Qui di seguito la lista completa.
NOVEL
- My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga Press)
NOVELLA
- Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn (Tordotcom)
NOVELETTE
- “We, the Girls Who Did Not Make It” by E. A. Petricone (Nightmare Magazine, February 2021)
SHORT FICTION
- “You’ll Understand When You’re a Mom Someday” by Isabel J. Kim (khōréō magazine, August 2021)
SINGLE-AUTHOR COLLECTION
- Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons: Stories by Keith Rosson (Meerkat Press)
EDITED ANTHOLOGY
[TIE]
- Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World, edited by Eric J. Guignard (Dark Moon Books)
- Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness, edited by dave ring (Neon Hemlock)
SPECIAL AWARD
- Ellen Datlow, in recognition of the anthology When Things Get Dark: Stories inspired by Shirley Jackson (Titan Books, 2021).
The 2021 Shirley Jackson Awards, for oustanding achievement in literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic were presented on October 29 during the Boston Book Festival. See above the full list.
I vincitori degli Hugo Awards 2022
Sono stati annunciati poche ore fa, durante la cerimonia organizzata alla 80a edizione della World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) a Chicago, i vincitori degli Hugo Awards 2022, il premio annuale per i migliori lavori nel campo del fantasy e della fantascienza. Qui sotto la lista completa dei finalisti e i vincitori in grassetto.
The winners of the 2022 Hugo Awards have been announced during the 80th WorldCon in Chicago. See the full list below, with the winners in bold.
2022 Hugo Award Finalists
Best Novel
- WINNER: A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (Tor Books)
- The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager / Hodder & Stoughton)
- Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (Tor Books)
- A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom Publishing / Orbit UK)
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine / Del Rey Books)
- She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor Books / Mantle)
Best Novella
- Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom Publishing)
- Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom Publishing)
- Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard (Tordotcom Publishing)
- The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente (Tordotcom Publishing)
- WINNER: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers(Tordotcom Publishing)
- A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow (Tordotcom Publishing)
Best Novelette
- WINNER: “Bots of the Lost Ark” by Suzanne Palmer(Clarkesworld, Jun 2021)
- “Colors of the Immortal Palette” by Caroline M. Yoachim (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
- L’Esprit de L’Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente (Tor.com)
- “O2 Arena” by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge, Nov 2021)
- “That Story Isn’t the Story” by John Wiswell (UncannyMagazine, Nov/Dec 2021)
- “Unseelie Brothers, Ltd.” by Fran Wilde (UncannyMagazine, May/Jun 2021)
Best Short Story
- “Mr. Death” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, Feb 2021)
- “Proof by Induction” by José Pablo Iriarte (UncannyMagazine, May/Jun 2021)
- “The Sin of America” by Catherynne M. Valente (UncannyMagazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
- “Tangles” by Seanan McGuire (Magicthegathering.com: Magic Story, Sep 2021)
- “Unknown Number” by Blue Neustifter (Twitter, Jul 2021)
- WINNER: “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
Best Series
- The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee (Orbit)
- The Kingston Cycle by C. L. Polk (Tordotcom Publishing)
- Merchant Princes by Charles Stross (Tor Books/Tor UK)
- Terra Ignota by Ada Palmer (Tor Books)
- WINNER: Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire(Tordotcom Publishing)
- The World of the White Rat by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) (Argyll Productions)
Best Graphic Story or Comic
- DIE, vol. 4: Bleed, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
- WINNER: Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell (DC Comics)
- Lore Olympus, vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe (Del Rey Books)
- Monstress, vol. 6: The Vow, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
- Once & Future, vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies, written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain (BOOM! Studios)
- Strange Adventures, written by Tom King, art by Mitch Gerads and Evan “Doc” Shaner (DC Comics)
Best Related Work
- Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism by Elsa Sjunneson (Tiller Press)
- The Complete Debarkle: Saga of a Culture War by Camestros Felapton (Camestros Felapton)
- Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985 edited by Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre (PM Press)
- “How Twitter can ruin a life” by Emily St. James (Vox, Jun 2021)
- WINNER: Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders (Tordotcom Publishing)
- True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman (Crown)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- WINNER: Dune, screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth; directed by Denis Villeneuve; based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert (Warner Bros / Legendary Entertainment)
- Encanto, screenplay by Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush; directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Charise Castro Smith (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- The Green Knight, written and directed by David Lowery (BRON Studios/A24)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, screenplay by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham; directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Space Sweepers, written and directed by Jo Sung-hee (Bidangil Pictures)
- WandaVision, screenplay by Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer (created by and head writer), Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, Chuck Hayward; directed by Matt Shakman (Disney+)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- The Wheel of Time: “The Flame of Tar Valon,” written by Justine Juel Gillmer, directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield, based on The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (Amazon Studios)
- For All Mankind: “The Grey,” written by Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi; directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Tall Ship Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
- Arcane: “The Monster You Created,” written by Christian Linke and Alex Yee; story by Christian Linke, Alex Yee, Conor Sheehy, and Ash Brannon; directed by Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord (Netflix)
- WINNER: The Expanse: “Nemesis Games,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, and Naren Shankar; directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Studios)
- Loki: “The Nexus Event,” written by Eric Martin, directed by Kate Herron, created for television by Michael Waldron (Disney+)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks: “wej Duj,” written by Kathryn Lyn, directed by Bob Suarez (CBS Eye Animation Productions)
Best Editor, Short Form
- WINNER: Neil Clarke
- Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
- Mur Lafferty & S.B. Divya
- Jonathan Strahan
- Sheree Renée Thomas
- Sheila Williams
Best Editor, Long Form
- WINNER: Ruoxi Chen
- Nivia Evans
- Sarah T. Guan
- Brit Hvide
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Navah Wolfe
Best Professional Artist
- Tommy Arnold
- WINNER: Rovina Cai
- Ashley Mackenzie
- Maurizio Manzieri
- Will Staehle
- Alyssa Winans
Best Semiprozine
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor Scott H. Andrews
- Escape Pod, editors S.B. Divya, Mur Lafferty, and Valerie Valdes; assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney and Premee Mohamed; guest editor Brent C. Lambert; hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart; audio producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team
- FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, publisher Troy L Wiggins; executive editor DaVaun Sanders; managing editor Eboni Dunbar; poetry editor B. Sharise Moore; reviews editor and social media manager Brent Lambert; art director L. D. Lewis; web editor Chavonne Brown; non-fiction editor Margeaux Weston; guest editors Summer Farah and Nadia Shammas; acquiring editors Kaleb Russell, Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, Danny Lore; technical assistant Nelson Rolon
- PodCastle, co-editors Jen R. Albert, C. L. Clark, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, and Eleanor R. Wood; assistant editors Summer Fletcher and Sofía Barker; audio producer Peter Adrian Behravesh; host Matt Dovey; and the entire PodCastle team
- Strange Horizons, Vanessa Aguirre, Joseph Aitken, Kwan-Ann Tan, Rachel Ayers, M H Ayinde, Tierney Bailey, Scott Beggs, Drew Matthew Beyer, Gautam Bhatia, Tom Borger, S. K. Campbell, Emma Celi, Zhui Ning Chang, Rita Chen, Tania Chen, Liz Christman, Emma-Grace Clarke, Linda H. Codega, Kristian Wilson Colyard, Bruhad Dave, Sarah Davidson, Tahlia Day, Arinn Dembo, Belen Edwards, Rebecca Evans, Ciro Faienza, Courtney Floyd, Lila Garrott, Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright, Colette Grecco, Julia Gunnison, Dan Hartland, Sydney Hilton, Angela Hinck, Amanda Jean, Jamie Johnson, Sean Joyce-Farley, Erika Kanda, Kat Kourbeti, Catherine Krahe, Anna Krepinsky, Clayton Kroh, Natasha Leullier, Dante Luiz, Gui Machiavelli, Cameron Mack, Samantha Manaktola, Marisa Manuel, Jean McConnell, Heather McDougal, Maria Morabe, Amelia Moriarty, Sarah Noakes, Aidan Oatway, AJ Odasso, Joel Oliver-Cormier, Kristina Palmer, Karintha Parker, Anjali Patel, Juliana Pinho, Nicasio Reed, Belicia Rhea, Abbey Schlanz, Elijah Rain Smith, Alyn Spector, Hebe Stanton, Melody Steiner, Romie Stott, Yejin Suh, Sonia Sulaiman, Ben Tyrrell, Renee Van Siclen, Kathryn Weaver, Liza Wemakor, Aigner Loren Wilson, E.M. Wright, Vicki Xu, and The Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
- WINNER: Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing/poetry editor Chimedum Ohaegbu; nonfiction editor Elsa Sjunneson; podcast producers Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
Best Fanzine
- The Full Lid, by Alasdair Stuart and Marguerite Kenner
- Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus; editor Janice L. Newman; associate writers Gwyn Conaway, Jason Sacks, and John Boston
- Journey Planet, edited by Erin Underwood, Jean Martin, Sara Felix, Vanessa Applegate, Chuck Serface, Errick Nunnally, Evan Reeves, Steven H Silver, James Bacon, and Christopher J Garcia
- Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur
- WINNER: Small Gods, Lee Moyer (icon) and Seanan McGuire (story)
- Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Amanda Wakaruk and Olav Rokne
Best Fancast
- Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske, and Jennifer Mace
- The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, Jonathan Strahan producer
- Hugo, Girl!, hosts Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, and Lori Anderson; producer/editor Kevin Anderson
- Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
- WINNER: Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, produced by Veronica Simonetti
- Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Cass Morris, Rowenna Miller, and Marshall Ryan Maresca
Best Fan Writer
- Chris M. Barkley
- Bitter Karella
- Alex Brown
- WINNER: Cora Buhlert
- Jason Sanford
- Paul Weimer
Best Fan Artist
- Iain J. Clark
- Lorelei Esther
- Sara Felix
- Ariela Housman
- Nilah Magruder
- WINNER: Lee Moyer
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (not a Hugo)
- Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Penguin Teen / Rock the Boat)
- WINNER: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (Del Rey Books)
- Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet Books / Hot Key Books)
- A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
- Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen / Titan)
Astounding Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo)
- Tracy Deonn (2nd year of eligibility)
- Micaiah Johnson (2nd year of eligibility)
- A.K. Larkwood (2nd year of eligibility)
- Everina Maxwell (1st year of eligibility)
- WINNER: Shelley Parker-Chan (1st year of eligibility)
- Xiran Jay Zhao (1st year of eligibility)
Hypnos Day 2022
Sabato 11 giugno segnatevi in agenda l’appuntamento con l’HYPNOS DAY, un intero pomeriggio di weird hypnotico, presso La Casa dei Giochi in via Sant’Uguzzone 8 a Milano.
In programma:
-presentazione dei volumi L’ anno delle Volpi e Un buio diverso, con la presenza degli Autori Cristiano Demicheli e Luigi Musolino, e la partecipazione dell’illustratore David Fragale;
-anticipazioni sulle prossime uscite di Edizioni Hypnos;
-premiazione della IX edizione del Premio Hypnos, con la presenza di Andrea Gibertoni, Laura Sestri e Andrea Vaccaro;
-annuncio delle uscite selezionate per la nuova serie di Strane Visioni Digital
Maggiori informazioni sulla giornata a questo link
Ingresso libero: vi aspettiamo numerosi!
In Weird we trust!
I vincitori dei Bram Stoker Awards 2021
La Horror Writers Association (HWA) ha annunciato i vincitori dei Bram Stoker Awards per l’horror e il dark fantasy. Qui sotto l’elenco completo.
Superior Achievement in a Novel
Winner: Stephen Graham Jones – My Heart is a Chainsaw (Gallery/Saga Press)
Also nominated:
- Castro, V. – The Queen of the Cicadas (Flame Tree Press)
- Hendrix, Grady – The Final Girl Support Group (Berkley)
- Pelayo, Cynthia – Children of Chicago (Agora Books)
- Wendig, Chuck – The Book of Accidents (Del Rey)
Superior Achievement in a First Novel
Winner: Hailey Piper – Queen of Teeth (Strangehouse Books)
Also nominated:
- Martinez, S. Alessandro – Helminth (Omnium Gatherum)
- McQueen, LaTanya – When the Reckoning Comes (Harper Perennial)
- Miles, Terry – Rabbits (Del Rey)
- Quigley, Lisa – The Forest (Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing)
- Willson, Nicole – Tidepool (The Parliament House)
*Due to a tie in fifth place, there are six nominees in this category.
Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel
Winner: Erica Waters – The River Has Teeth (HarperTeen)
Also nominated:
- Blake, Kendare – All These Bodies (Quill Tree Books)
- Boyle, R.L. – The Book of the Baku (Titan Books )
- Lewis, Jessica – Bad Witch Burning (Delacorte Press)
- Sutherland, Krystal – House of Hollow (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel
Winner: Alessandro Manzetti (author) and Stefano Cardoselli (author and artist) – The
Inhabitant of the Lake (Independent Legions Publishing)
Also nominated:
- Ahmed, Saladin (author) and Kivelä, Sami (artist) – Abbott 1973 (BOOM! Studios)
- Garcia, Kami (author); Suayan, Mico (artist); Badower, Jason (artist); and Mayhew, Mike (artist) – Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity (DC Comics)
- Morrison, Grant (author); Child, Alex (author); and Franquiz, Naomi (artist) – Proctor Valley Road (BOOM! Studios)
- Panosian, Dan (author) and Ignazzi, Marianna (artist) – An Unkindness of Ravens(BOOM Studios)
Superior Achievement in Long Fiction
Winner: Jeff Strand – “Twentieth Anniversary Screening” (Slice and Dice) (Independently
published)
Also nominated:
- Castro, V. – Goddess of Filth (Creature Publishing, LLC)
- Khaw, Cassandra – Nothing But Blackened Teeth (Tor Nightfire)
- LaRocca, Eric – Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke (Weirdpunk Books)
- Piper, Hailey – “Recitation of the First Feeding” (Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy) (The Seventh Terrace)
Superior Achievement in Short Fiction
Winner: Lee Murray – “Permanent Damage” (Attack From the ’80s) (Raw Dog Screaming
Press)
Also nominated:
- Gyzander, Carol – “The Yellow Crown” (Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign) (Hippocampus Press)
- O’Quinn, Cindy – “A Gathering at the Mountain” (The Bad Book) (Bleeding Edge Books)
- Taborska, Anna -“Two Shakes Of A Dead Lamb’s Tail” (Terror Tales of the ScottishLowlands) (Telos Publishing)
- Ward, Kyla Lee – “A Whisper in the Death Pit” (Weirdbook #44) (Wildside Press)
Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection
Winner: Gemma Files – In That Endlessness, Our End (Grimscribe Press)
Also nominated:
- Fracassi, Philip – Beneath a Pale Sky (Lethe Press)
- Maberry, Jonathan – Empty Graves: Tales of the Living Dead (WordFire Press LLC)
- Tuttle, Lisa – The Dead Hours of Night (Valancourt Books)
- Wise, A.C. – The Ghost Sequences (Undertow Publications)
Superior Achievement in a Screenplay
Winner: Mike Flanagan; James Flanagan; and Jeff Howard – Midnight Mass, Season 1,
Episode 6: “Book VI: Acts of the Apostles” (Intrepid Pictures)
Also nominated:
- Chaisson, C. Henry; Antosca, Nick; and Cooper, Scott – Antlers (Searchlight Pictures)
- Dong-hyuk, Hwang – Squid Game, Season 1, Episode 1: “Red Light, Green Light” (Siren Pictures)
- Graziadei, Phil and Janiak, Leigh – Fear Street: Part One – 1994 (Chernin Entertainment)
- Peele, Jordan; Rosenfeld, Win; and DaCosta, Nia – Candyman (Universal Pictures)
Superior Achievement in an Anthology
Winner: Ellen Datlow – When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson(Titan
Books)
Also nominated:
- Chambers, James – Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign(Hippocampus Press)
- French, Aaron J. and Landry, Jess – There is No Death, There are No Dead (Crystal Lake Publishing)
- Guignard, Eric J. – Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World (Dark Moon Books)
- Johnson, Eugene – Attack From the 80’s (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction
Winner: Michael Knost – Writers Workshop of Horror 2 (Hydra Publications)
Also nominated:
- Olson, Danel – 9/11 Gothic: Decrypting Ghosts and Trauma in New York City’s Terrorism Novels (Lexington Books)
- Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew and Hansen, Regina M. – Giving the Devil His Due: Satan and Cinema (Fordham University Press)
- Wetmore Jr., Kevin J. – Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters(Reaktion Books)
- Woofter, Kristopher – Shirley Jackson: A Companion (Peter Lang Publishing)
Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction
Winner: Angela Yuriko Smith – “Horror Writers: Architects of Hope” (The Sirens Call,
Halloween 2021, Issue 55) (Sirens Call Publications)
Also nominated:
- Ognjanović, Dejan – “The Three Paradigms of Horror” (Vastarien Vol. 4, Issue 2) (Grimscribe Press)
- O’Quinn, Cindy – “One and Done” (Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology) (Brigids Gate Press)
- Verona, Emily Ruth – “A Horror Fan’s Guide to Surviving Womanhood” (thefinalgirls.co.uk)
- Wetmore Jr., Kevin J. – Devil’s Advocates: The Conjuring (Auteur Publishing/Liverpool University Press)
Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
Winner: Christina Sng; Angela Yuriko Smith; Lee Murray; and Geneve Flynn – Tortured
Willows: Bent. Bowed. Unbroken. (Yuriko Publishing)
Also nominated:
- Lansdale, Joe R. – Apache Witch and Other Poetic Observations (Independent Legions Publishing)
- McHugh, Jessica – Strange Nests (Apokrupha)
- Simon, Marge and Turzillo, Mary – Victims (Weasel Press)
- Snyder, Lucy A. – Exposed Nerves (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
HWA Liftetime Achievement Awards: Nancy Holder, Koji Suzuki and Jo Fletcher
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) announced this year’s Bram Stoker Awards® winners at its first in person ceremony since 2019 during StokerCon™ at Denver, Colorado’s Curtis Hotel. The full list is above.
Annunciati i finalisti degli Premio Hugo 2022
Sono stati annunciati i finalisti per l’edizione 2022 degli Hugo Awards. Qui sotto la lista completa, tra i quali segnaliamo il nostro Maurizio Manzieri come Best Artist.
The finalists for the 2022 Hugo Awards have been announced. See the full list below.
2022 Hugo Award Finalists
Best Novel
- A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (Tor)
- The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager / Hodder & Stoughton)
- Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (Tor / St Martin’s Press)
- A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom / Orbit UK)
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine / Del Rey)
- She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor / Mantle)
Best Novella
- Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
- Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom)
- Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard (Tordotcom)
- The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente (Tordotcom)
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
- A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow (Tordotcom)
Best Novelette
- “Bots of the Lost Ark” by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, Jun 2021)
- “Colors of the Immortal Palette” by Caroline M. Yoachim (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
- L’Esprit de L’Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente (Tordotcom)
- “O2 Arena” by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge, Nov 2021)
- “That Story Isn’t the Story” by John Wiswell (Uncanny Magazine, Nov/Dec 2021)
- “Unseelie Brothers, Ltd.” by Fran Wilde (Uncanny Magazine, May/Jun 2021)
Best Short Story
- “Mr. Death” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, Feb 2021)
- “Proof by Induction” by José Pablo Iriarte (Uncanny Magazine, May/Jun 2021)
- “The Sin of America” by Catherynne M. Valente (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
- “Tangles” by Seanan McGuire (Magicthegathering.com: Magic Story, Sep 2021)
- “Unknown Number” by Blue Neustifter (Twitter, Jul 2021)
- “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
Best Series
- The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee (Orbit)
- The Kingston Cycle by C. L. Polk (Tordotcom)
- Merchant Princes by Charles Stross (Macmillan)
- Terra Ignota by Ada Palmer (Tor Books)
- Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
- The World of the White Rat by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) (Argyll Productions)
Best Graphic Story or Comic
- DIE, vol. 4: Bleed, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton Cowles (Image)
- Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell (DC)
- Lore Olympus, vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe (Del Rey)
- Monstress, vol. 6: The Vow, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image)
- Once & Future, vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies, written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain (BOOM!)
- Strange Adventures, written by Tom King, art by Mitch Gerads and Evan “Doc” Shaner (DC)
Best Related Work
- Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism by Elsa Sjunneson (Tiller Press)
- The Complete Debarkle: Saga of a Culture War by Camestros Felapton (Camestros Felapton)
- Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985 edited by Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre (PM Press)
- “How Twitter can ruin a life” by Emily St. James (Vox, Jun 2021)
- Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders (Tordotcom)
- True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman (Crown)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- Dune, screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth; directed by Denis Villeneuve; based on the novel Duneby Frank Herbert (Warner Bros / Legendary Entertainment)
- Encanto, screenplay by Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush; directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Charise Castro Smith (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- The Green Knight, written and directed by David Lowery (BRON Studios/A24)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, screenplay by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham; directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Space Sweepers, written and directed by Jo Sung-hee (Bidangil Pictures)
- WandaVision, screenplay by Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer (created by and head writer), Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, Chuck Hayward; directed by Matt Shakman (Disney+)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- The Wheel of Time: “The Flame of Tar Valon,” written by Justine Juel Gillmer, directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield, based on The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (Amazon Studios)
- For All Mankind: “The Grey,” written by Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi; directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Tall Ship Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
- Arcane: “The Monster You Created,” written by Christian Linke and Alex Yee; story by Christian Linke, Alex Yee, Conor Sheehy, and Ash Brannon; directed by Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord (Netflix)
- The Expanse: “Nemesis Games,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, and Naren Shankar; directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Studios)
- Loki: “The Nexus Event,” written by Eric Martin, directed by Kate Herron, created for television by Michael Waldron (Disney+)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks: “wej Duj,” written by Kathryn Lyn, directed by Bob Suarez (CBS Eye Animation Productions)
Best Editor, Short Form
- Neil Clarke
- Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
- Mur Lafferty & S.B. Divya
- Jonathan Strahan
- Sheree Renée Thomas
- Sheila Williams
Best Editor, Long Form
- Ruoxi Chen
- Nivia Evans
- Sarah T. Guan
- Brit Hvide
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Navah Wolfe
Best Professional Artist
- Tommy Arnold
- Rovina Cai
- Ashley Mackenzie
- Maurizio Manzieri
- Will Staehle
- Alyssa Winans
Best Semiprozine
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor Scott H. Andrews
- Escape Pod, editors S.B. Divya, Mur Lafferty, and Valerie Valdes; assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney and Premee Mohamed; guest editor Brent C. Lambert; hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart; audio producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team
- FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, publisher Troy L Wiggins; executive editor DaVaun Sanders; managing editor Eboni Dunbar; poetry editor B. Sharise Moore; reviews editor and social media manager Brent Lambert; art director L. D. Lewis; web editor Chavonne Brown; non-fiction editor Margeaux Weston; guest editors Summer Farah and Nadia Shammas; acquiring editors Kaleb Russell, Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, Danny Lore; technical assistant Nelson Rolon
- PodCastle, co-editors Jen R. Albert, C. L. Clark, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, and Eleanor R. Wood; assistant editors Summer Fletcher and Sofía Barker; audio producer Peter Adrian Behravesh; host Matt Dovey; and the entire PodCastle team
- Strange Horizons, Vanessa Aguirre, Joseph Aitken, Kwan-Ann Tan, Rachel Ayers, M H Ayinde, Tierney Bailey, Scott Beggs, Drew Matthew Beyer, Gautam Bhatia, Tom Borger, S. K. Campbell, Emma Celi, Zhui Ning Chang, Rita Chen, Tania Chen, Liz Christman, Emma-Grace Clarke, Linda H. Codega, Kristian Wilson Colyard, Bruhad Dave, Sarah Davidson, Tahlia Day, Arinn Dembo, Belen Edwards, Rebecca Evans, Ciro Faienza, Courtney Floyd, Lila Garrott, Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright, Colette Grecco, Julia Gunnison, Dan Hartland, Sydney Hilton, Angela Hinck, Amanda Jean, Jamie Johnson, Sean Joyce-Farley, Erika Kanda, Kat Kourbeti, Catherine Krahe, Anna Krepinsky, Clayton Kroh, Natasha Leullier, Dante Luiz, Gui Machiavelli, Cameron Mack, Samantha Manaktola, Marisa Manuel, Jean McConnell, Heather McDougal, Maria Morabe, Amelia Moriarty, Sarah Noakes, Aidan Oatway, AJ Odasso, Joel Oliver-Cormier, Kristina Palmer, Karintha Parker, Anjali Patel, Juliana Pinho, Nicasio Reed, Belicia Rhea, Abbey Schlanz, Elijah Rain Smith, Alyn Spector, Hebe Stanton, Melody Steiner, Romie Stott, Yejin Suh, Sonia Sulaiman, Ben Tyrrell, Renee Van Siclen, Kathryn Weaver, Liza Wemakor, Aigner Loren Wilson, E.M. Wright, Vicki Xu, and The Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
- Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing/poetry editor Chimedum Ohaegbu; nonfiction editor Elsa Sjunneson; podcast producers Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
Best Fanzine
- The Full Lid, by Alasdair Stuart and Marguerite Kenner
- Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus; editor Janice L. Newman; associate writers Gwyn Conaway, Jason Sacks, and John Boston
- Journey Planet, edited by Erin Underwood, Jean Martin, Sara Felix, Vanessa Applegate, Chuck Serface, Errick Nunnally, Evan Reeves, Steven H Silver, James Bacon, and Christopher J Garcia
- Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur
- Small Gods, Lee Moyer (Icon) and Seanan McGuire (Story)
- Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Amanda Wakaruk and Olav Rokne
Best Fancast
- Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske, and Jennifer Mace
- The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, Jonathan Strahan producer
- Hugo, Girl!, hosts Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, and Lori Anderson; producer/editor Kevin Anderson
- Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
- Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, produced by Veronica Simonetti
- Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Cass Morris, Rowenna Miller, and Marshall Ryan Maresca
Best Fan Writer
- Chris M. Barkley
- Bitter Karella
- Alex Brown
- Cora Buhlert
- Jason Sanford
- Paul Weimer
Best Fan Artist
- Iain J. Clark
- Lorelei Esther
- Sara Felix
- Ariela Housman
- Nilah Magruder
- Lee Moyer
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (not a Hugo)
- Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Penguin Teen / Rock the Boat)
- The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (Del Rey Books)
- Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet Books / Hot Key Books)
- A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
- Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen / Titan)
Astounding Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo)
- Tracy Deonn (2nd year of eligibility)
- Micaiah Johnson (2nd year of eligibility)
- A.K. Larkwood (2nd year of eligibility)
- Everina Maxwell (1st year of eligibility)
- Shelley Parker-Chan (1st year of eligibility)
- Xiran Jay Zhao (1st year of eligibility)
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