Wednesday, January 18, 2012

2012 Galileo Awards, the long list

After setting the basis for a Romanian speculative fiction award in 2011 Galileo Magazine is preparing for the second edition of the Galileo Awards. At the moment the Galileo Awards are in the selection phase, gathering candidates for its categories. Although the list of nominees for The Best Short Prose is still under development, the long list for The Best Volume and the debut category, The Best Anthology, are already known:

The Best Volume:
“INRI Project” (Proiectul INRI) by Bogdan Bocșa (Brumar)
“The Seasons” (Anotimpurile) by Bogdan-Tudor Bucheru (Millennium Books)
“The Honest Courtesan and the Astrologer” (Curtezana onestă și astrologul) by Voicu Bugariu (Eagle)
“Oh God from Beyond the Universe’s Belly” (Dumnezeule de dincolo de burta universului) by Aurel Cărășel (Nemira)
“Ink and Blood” (Cerneală și singe) by Ștefana Cristina Czeller (Millennium Books)
“DemNet” (DemNet) by Dan Doboș (Media-Tech)
“The Seagulls Island” (Insula pescărușilor) by Mircea Liviu Goga (Eagle)
“Chronicles from the End of the World” (Cronici de la capătul pămîntului) by Costi Gurgu (Millennium Books)
“The Future Machine” (Mașina viitorului) by Victor Martin (Autograf MJM)
“Journey in Capricia” (Călătorie în Capricia) by Mircea Opriță (Eagle)
“Questionnaire for Ladies Who Were Secretaries for Some Very Decent Men” (Chestionar pentru doamne care au fost secretarele unor bărbați foarte cumsecade) by Liviu Radu (Eagle)
“Alone on Ormuza” (Singur pe Ormuza) by Liviu Radu (Millennium Books)

The Best Anthology:
“Steampunk: A Second Revolution” (Steampunk: A doua revoluție) edited by Adrian Crăciun (Millennium, 2011)
“Venus” (Venus) edited by Antuza Genescu (Eagle & SRSFF, 2011)
“The Dragon and the Ewe Lamb” (Balaurul și Miorița) edited by Mihail Grămescu (Eagle, 2011)
“Pangaea” (Pangaia) edited by SRSFF (Eagle & SRSFF, 2010)
“2011 Galileo Awards” (Premiile Galileo 2011) edited by Horia Nicola Ursu (Millennium, 2011)

The Galileo Awards also have a Special Award for the Entire Career which will be announced together with these categories.

The final lists of nominees will be available in February and the winners will be announced on the second half of March.

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