Premio Robot 2020 Finalists

The Premio Robot 2020 shortlist was released February 6. The award is named for the Italian sff magazine Robot, where the winners will appear.

There were 89 submissions. The stories that made the cut are —

  • Giulia Abbate, La vita segreta dei cicloni
  • Alex Briatico, Il rifugio
  • Nicola Catellani, Le notti degli Into
  • Guido del Giudice, L’ultima caccia
  • Massimiliano Tosti, Polvere di stelle
  • Alain Voudì, Il prezzo del sangue

There is only one woman among the finalists, which the award organizers defend by saying, “It should be noted that the female participation in the prize was much lower than usual (only six women out of sixty-six total authors).”

The winner and some other finalists will be published on Robot 89, due out in the spring. It is possible that the authors of some other entries will be offered publication in Delos Science Fiction.

Premio Robot 2018

The Premio Robot 2018, named for the Italian sff magazine Robot, has been won by Lukha B. Kremo for his story “Invertito” (“Inverted”).

The winner was selected by a jury of Silvio Sosio, Francesco Lato, and Salvatore Proietti.

Italian Science Fiction Awards Shortlists

The finalists for three Italian sff awards have recently been announced.

Premio Urania 2017 Finalists

The stories up for the Premio Urania were revealed on March 19.

Here are the finalists in alphabetical order by author:

  • Matt Bryar, Terre rare
  • Fabio Carapezza, La piantagione dei cervelli
  • Alessandra Cristallini e Andrea Pomes, L’ultimo viaggio della Dnepro
  • Davide Del Popolo Riolo, Tutti i regni del mondo
  • Paolo Euron, La trappola di Venere
  • Marco Milani, Stacho Quzbic, il viaggiatore
  • Dario Munno, Trashworld
  • Giovanna Repetto, Il sigillo del dolore
  • Claudio Vastano, Simbionte 0.12
  • Marc Welder, Helel

The winner will be published in Urania in November 2018.

Premio Vegetti Shortlist

The Premio Vegetti is given by World SF Italia, Italy’s professional association for sff writers and a vestige of the World SF organization once led by Harry Harrison. The award is its counterpart to the Nebula. The finalists were announced February 9.

Romanzo di Fantascienza / Science Fiction Novel

  • Carnivori di Franci Conforti (Ed. Kipple Officina Libraria 2017)
  • Dies irae di Ezio Amadini (Ed. Watson 2017)
  • Esperia, la rivolta di Enrico Zini (Ed. Tabula Fati 2017)
  • Galassie perdute libro primo – innocenza di Vittorio Piccirillo (Ed. Tabula Fati 2017)
  • L’occhio di Krishna di Max Gobbo (Ed. Bietti 2017)
  • Pulphagus di Lukha B. Kremo (Ed. Urania-Mondadori 2016)

The jury for this category is President: Matteo Vegetti, jurors V. Barbera, A. M. Bonavoglia, and A. Cersosimo

Saggio di Fantascienza / Science Fiction Essay

  • Da Frankenstein a Star Trek di Franco Piccinini (Ed. Della Vigna 2016)
  • Il grande universo dei mostri di Giovanni Mongini (Ed. Ultimo Avamposto 2016)
  • Il libro meraviglioso di P.K. Dick di Alessandro Fambrini (Ed. Elara 2016)
  • Star Wars. L’epoca Lucas di Giorgio E.S. Ghisolfi (Ed. Mimesis 2017)

The jury for this category is: President: Matteo Vegetti, and jurors M. Alberghini, C. Onniboni , C. Villani

Antologia di Fantascienza / Science Fiction Anthology

  • Abissi d’inumane apocalissi di Marco Moretti (Ed. Kipple Officina Libraria 2017)
  • L’enigma di Pitagora e altre storie di Filippo Radogna (Ed. Altrimedia 2017)

The jury for this category is President Matteo Vegetti, and jurors D. Longoni, F. Piccinini, and L. Pietrafesa

Premio Robot Finalists

Six finalists for the Premio Robot, named for the Italian sff magazine Robot, were announced on February 19.

  • Testa di pecora di Fabio Aloisio
  • Invertito di Lukha B. Kremo
  • La traversata al contrario di Luigi Calisi
  • Io aggiusto di Davide De Boni
  • Un giorno perfetto di Simonetta Olivo
  • Il liocorno Jupiter di Emanuela Valentini

The winner will be selected by a jury composed of Silvio Sosio, Francesco Lato, and Salvatore Proietti.