ESFS Awards

The winners of the 2016 European Science Fiction Society Awards were announced at the 38th Eurocon, in Barcelona.

Hall of Fame

• Best Author: Tom Crosshill (Latvia)
• Best Artist: Stephan Martinère (France)
• Best magazine: Bifrost (France)
• Best Publisher: Ediciones B (Spain)
• Best Promoter: (Three-way tie) James Bacon (Ireland), Roberto Quaglia (Italy), Organizers of Archipelacon (Finland & Sweden)
• Best Translator: Andrew Bromfield (United Kingdom)

Encouragement Awards

• Juraj Beloševic – Croatia
• Maria Boyle- Ireland
• Orshulya Farynyak – Ukraine
• Maria Gyuzeleva – Bulgaria
• Jan Hlávka and Jana Vybíralová- Czech Republic
• Alexandru Lamba – Romania
• Felicidad Martínez – Spain
• Kuschuj Nepoma – Russia
• Mark E. Pocha – Slovakia
• Rui Ramos- Portugal
• Melanie Vogeltanz – Austria

Spirit of Dedication Awards

• Best Author: Guillem López – (Spain)
• Best Artist: Kristina Bilota Toxicpanda (Croatia)
• Best Fanzine: SuperSonic (Spain)
• Best Website: Risingshadow (Finland)
• Best Dramatic Presentation: (Tie) El Ministerio Del Tiempo(Spain), The Shaman (Austria)
• Best Creator of Children’s Science Fiction of Fantasy Books: Sofia Rhei (Spain)

Honorary Award: European Grand Master: Herbert W. Franke

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