Science Fiction Awards Watch

Interpresscon was held in St. Petersburg last weekend, and gave out a whole slew of awards. (Impatient readers who understand Russian can find the full list of winners here.) Let’s start with the Interpresscon Awards.

According to Fantlab, the winners are chosen by the members of the convention from the lists of nominees. Here are the winners, with rough translations where I can manage them. Everything was published in 2008 except where noted.

• Long form (novel or series): Ian Valetov, Nichya Zemlia (Draw the World) tetralogy
• Medium-length form: Evgeny Lukin, “S Nami Bot”, Esli #11
• Short form: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, “Vedjma” (“Witch”), Iskusstvo Kino #2
• Super-short story: Vasily Vladimirsky, “Vtoroy Shans” (“Second Chance”), FANtastika #10
• First novel: Igor Minakov, Desant na Saturn, ili Trista Liet Odinochestva (Descent to Saturn, or Three Hundred Years of Solitude) (Co-authored with Yaroslav Verov, who doesn’t share the award because this isn’t his first book.)
• Criticism, journalism, and history of literature: Anton Pervushin, “10 Mifov o Sovetskoi Fantastikie” (“10 Myths About Soviet SF”), Pealnosty Fantastiki #11-12 in 2006, #1, 2, 4, 7 in 2007, and #1-3, 6-7 in 2008
• Publisher: Snezhny Kom (Riga, Latvia)
• Artist (cover art): Igor Tarachkov, Esli (If) magazine covers
• Artist (illustrations): Vladimir Nozdrin, Gorodu i Miru (The City and the World)

And the other nominees, as listed here…

Long form

• D. Bykov, Spisannye
• Y. Verov and I. Mirakov, Desant na Evropu (Descent to Europe)
• Y. Dubinyanskaya, H2O
• M. and S. Dyachenko, Mednyi Koroly (Copper King)
• M. and S. Dyachenko, Mag Dorogi (Wizard Road) trilogy (2007-2008)
• D. Kolodan, Drugaya Storona (The Other Side)
• G. L. Oldi, Garpiya (Harpy)
• A. Pervushin, Psy Voyny (Dogs of War)
• N. Rezanova, Doroga Viselnikov (Hanged Man’s Road)
• D. Rubina, Pocherk Leonardo (Leonardo’s Writing)
• V. Tochinov, Mertve Zvezdy (Dead Star)
• A. Tyurin, Chelovek Tekhnozoiskoi Ery (The Era of Technological Man)
• Y. Hayetskaya, Zvezdnye Gusary: Iz Zapisok Korneta Livanova (Stellar Cavalry: From the Memoirs of the Kornet Livanova)
• O’Sanches, Sutch Ostrova (The Essence of the Island) duology

Medium-length form

• M. Galina, “Bard”, Esli #10
• Y. Dubinyanskaya, “Sharashka”, Poldeny, XXI vek. #11
• E. Lukin, “Pechitsya Budem” (“Let’s Be Treated”), Esli #3
• A. Lukyanov, “Glubokoe Burenie” (“Deep Drilling”), Podyeni, XXI vek. #6
• A. Pyervushin, “Groza v Zenite” (Groza at the Zenith), book of the same name
• A. Pyervushin, “Korably Urodov” (“Ship of Freaks”), FANtastika #5
• G. Prashkevich, “Nyet Plohikh Vestey iz Sikkima” (“No Bad News From Sikkim”), Porokh v Porokhovnitsakh
• V. Pyvakov and A. Lopushansky, “Gadkiye Lebedi” (“Ugly Swans”), Russkaya Simfoniya
• S. Sinyakin, “Taynaya Voyna v Lukomorske” (“Secret War in Lukomorsk”), Esli #6
• D. Truskinovskaya, “Resurs Obetovanniy” (“Resource Promised”), Esli #9

Short form

• M. Galina, “V Plavnyakh”, Novy Mir #10
• M. Galina, “Kontrabandisty” (“The Smugglers”), Esli #4
• O. Divov, “Nanotekhnologiya” (“Nanotechnology”), FANtastika #10
• Y. Zonis, “Me-gi-do”, Poldeny, XXI vek. #9
• L. Kaganov, “Liudoed” (“The Cannibal”), Esli #2
• S. Loginov, “Bez Izyana” (“Without the Flaw”), Esli #4
• S. Loginov, “Vstrechnaya Polosa” (“Oncoming Lane”), Esli #1
• E. Lukin, “Vremya Razbrasyvatch Kamni” (“Time to Scatter Stones”), Ubitch Chuzhogo
• I. Naumov, “Babushka Moroz” (“Grandmother Frost”), Obmen Zalozhnikami
• I. Naumov, “Bezrybye”, Esli #8
• I. Naumov, “Esli Chto-to Sluchitsya” (“If Something Happens”), Esli #3
• I. Naumov, “San Kong”, Kogti Neba

First novel

• L. Astakhova and Y. Gorshkova, NChChK: Delo Ryzhikh (NCCK: The Matter of Red)
• S. Bukatovsky, Vchera Budet Voyna (Yesterday There Will Be War)
• E. Gaidai, Skazka Dlya Proklyatykh (Fable For the Damned)
• N. Gorkavy, Astrovityanka
• V. Danikhnov and A. Beliglazov, Zhivi! (Live!)
• D. Kolodan, Drugaya Strorona (The Other Side)
• E. Krasnitsky, Otrok: Viuk Sotnika (Sotnika’s Grandchild)
• I. Naumov, Obmen Zalozhnikami (Exchange of Hostages)
• N. Nekrasova and E. Kinn, Samoe Tikhoe Bremya Goroda (The Most Quiet Time of Cities)
• I. Nefedov, Charodeysky Istochnik (The Source of Magic)
• N. Rakitina, Gonitva
• A. Zemlyanoy, Proekt “Oborteni” (Project “Werewolf”)
• T. Tolstova, Deti Dvukh Mirov (Children of Two Worlds)

Criticism, journalism, and history of literature

• R. Arbitman, “Kolonka Zlobnogo Kritika” (“Malicious Review Column”), FANtastika #1-11
• S. Berezhnoy, “Proshloe Kak Uchebny Poligon: Ocherk Istorii ‘Alternativnoy Istorii’” (“The Past as Training Ground: The History of ‘Alternate History’”), FANtastika #9
• S. Bondarenko, Neizvestnye Strugatskie: Chernoviki, Rukolisi, Varianty. Tom 4 (Unknown Strugatsky, volume 4: Drafts, Manuscripts, Variations), volume 4
• S. Bonarenko and V. Kurilsky, Neizvestnye Strugatsky: Pisma, Rabochie Dnevniki. Tom 1 (Unknown Strugatsky, volume 1: Letters, Working Diaries)
• A. Valentinov, “Revansh, Pogrom, Kaput”, Fantastika-2008
• M. Nazarenko, “George Martin: Buntuy, Buntuy, Chto Umiraet Svet”, (“George Martin: Rage, Rage, at the Dying of the Light”),FANtastika #6-7
• G. L. Oldi, Fanty Dlya Fena
• V. Puzy, “Strana Nepuganykh Kritikov, ili Etapy Bolshogo Vofendomleniya”, FANtastika #11
• V. Rybakov, Napryamuyu (Directly)
• A. Skalandis, Bratchya Strugatskie (The Brothers Strugatsky)
• S. Sobolev, Rossiya v 2053 Gody Glazami Rossiyskikh Fantastov: Pyatch Smertelnykh Variantov (Russia in 2053 Through the Eyes of Russian Fantasists: Five Fatal Possibilities)
• M. Shavshin, Peterburg: K Voprosy Vliyaniya Na Tvorchestvo Bratchev Strugatsky (St. Petersburg: On the Question of Its Impact on the Strugatsky Brothers’ Creations)

Publisher

• Azbuka-Klassika (St. Petersburg)
• AST (Moscow)
• VAGRIUS (Moscow)
• Krot (Lipetsk)
• Krylov (St. Petersburg)
• Leningradskoe Izdatelstvo (Leningrad Publishing House) (St. Petersburg)
• Stalker (Donetsk)
• Forum (Moscow)
• Eksmo (Moscow)

Artist (cover art)

• S. Atroshenko, Brig “Artemida” (The Brig of the “Artemis”)
• V. Baksheev, Samurai Iz Kioto (Samurai From Kyoto)
• E. Beletskaya and V. Nozdrin, Gorodu i Miru (The City and the World)
• P. Borozenets and A. Myagin, Gramota Samozvantsa (Certificate of Impersonation)
• E. Vdovichenko, Ukrainskaya Misticheskaya Fantastika-2009 (Ukranian Mystical Fantasy 2009)
• S. Grigoryev, Delo Ob Oseni (The Matter of Autumn)
• V. Gurkov, Dag Iz Klana Toporov (Dag of the Clan of Axes)
• A. Dubovik, Krovi Niori (The Blood of Niori)
• M. Kalinkin, Otechestvennaya Voyna 2012 Goda (The Patriotic War of 2012)
• A. Klepakov, Labirint Sumerek (Labyrinth of Twilight)
• N. Klimenko, Hozyain Kolodtsev (Owner of Wells)
• V. Nartov, Krovi, Ogoni, Serebro… (Blood, Fire, Silver…) and Patrol Ne Konchayutsya Nikogda (The Ammunition Never Runs Out)
• R. Papsuev, Serdtse Zverya (The Heart of the Beast)
• N. Zubkov, Naslednik (Inheritor) (No, this does not appear to be the C. J. Cherryh book.)

Artist (illustration)

• I. Golub, Hashe Delo Pravoe (Our Cause is Just)
• S. Kovalev, Mir Fantastiki (World SF) magazine
• M. Kustovskaya, Mir Fantastiki magazine
• Y. Menshikova, Chernaya Kniga Ardy (The Black Book of Ardy)
• R. Papsuev, Serdtse Zverya (The Heart of the Beast)
• A. Pechenezhsky, Hozyain Kolodtsev (Owner of Wells)
• A. Remizov, Mir Fantastiki magazine
• V. Yastremsky, Mir Fantastiki magazine

Where are the super-short story nominees, you ask? Interpresscon didn’t announce them on the Web. We’ll update this if we find anything out.