Eurocon

Eurocon is an annual science fiction convention held in Europe. The organising committee of each Eurocon is selected by vote of the participants of the previous event. The procedure is coordinated by the European Science Fiction Society. The first Eurocon was held in Trieste, Italy, in 1972. Unlike Worldcons, Eurocon is usually a title attached to an existing convention. The European SF Awards are given in most of the conventions giving recognition to the best works and achievements in science fiction.[1]

List of Eurocons

1972: Trieste, Italy

European SF Award

European SF Special Awards

Belgium - Sam, Paul Van Herck; France - Ortog et les tenebres, Kurt Steiner; Hungary - A Feladat, Peter Zsoldos; Italy - Autocrisi, Pierfrancesco Prosperi; Netherlands - De naakten en de speyers, Jacob Carossa; Romania - Va cauta untaur, Sergiu Farcasan; Spain - Amor en una Isla Verde, Gabriel Bermudez; Sweden - Deta ar Verkligheten, Bertil Matensson; United Kingdom - All Judgement Fled, James White;

Belgium - De 8 jaarlijkse God Eddy C. Bertin; France - L'Assassinat de l'Oiseau Bleu, Daniel Walther; Hungary - Sempiternin, Lajos Mesterhazi; Italy - Dove Muore l'Astragalo, Livio Horrakh; Netherlands - Egeïsche Zee Carl Lans; Romania - Altarul Zeilor Stohastici Adrian Rogoz; Sweden - Spranget, Carl Johan Holzhausen; United Kingdom - Lucifer, Edwin C. Tubb;

Denmark - Man Den, Der Tankte Ting (Film); Italy - La Ragazza di Latta (Film); Netherlands - De Kleine Mannetjes van Mars (Radiophonic play for children); Sweden - Deadline (Film); United Kingdom - UFO (TV Serial);

France - Jean-François Jamoul; Hungary - Andras Miklos Saros; Netherlands - N. van Welzenes; Romania - Nicolae Saftoiu; Spain - Enrique Torres (Enric); Sweden - Sven O. Gripsborn; United Kingdom - Arthur Thompson (Atom);

Belgium - Ciso - SF & Comics; France - Le Magazine Litteraire: La Science-Fiction; Italy - Fena rete: Fantascienza & Futuribile; Netherlands - Stripschrift: SF & Comics; Spain - Yorick: Teatro y Ciencia-Ficcion;

Austria - Quarber Merkur; Belgium - Kosmos; France - Nyarlathotep; Hungary - SF Tajekoztato; Italy - Notiziario CCSF; Netherlands - Holland-SF; Romania - Solaris; Spain - Fundacion; Sweden - SF Forum; Turkey - Antares;

Belgium - Yoko Tsuno, R. Leloup; Netherlands - Arman en Ilva, The Tjong King; Spain - Haxtur, Victor de la Fuente; Sweden - Blixt Gordon, Lars Olsson;

Hungary - A Fantazia Irodalma, Laszlo Urban; Netherlands - 100 jaar SF in Nederland, Dick Scheepstra; Romania - Virsta de Aur an Anticipatiei Romanesti, Ion Hobana; Spain - La SF: Contramitologia del Siglo XX, Carlo Frabetti (Essay); Ray Bradbury-Humanista del Futuro,Jose Luis Garci (Book); Sweden - SF Articles in 'Sydsvenska Dagbladet', Sven Christer Swahn;

1976: Poznań, Poland

European SF Award

Special Awards

1978: Brussels, Belgium

European SF Award

Science Fiction Awards
Fantastic & Fantasy Award

1980: Stresa, Italy

European SF Award

Special Awards

1982: Mönchengladbach, West Germany

European SF Award

1983: Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

European SF Award

1984: Brighton, United Kingdom (SeaCon'84)

Guests of honour: Christopher Priest, Roger Zelazny, Pierre Barbet, Josef Nesvadba and Waldemar Kumming

European SF Award

1986: Zagreb, Yugoslavia (Ballcon)

Guest of honour: Sam Lundwall

European SF Award

1987: Montpellier, France

European SF Award

Bulgaria
France
German Democratic Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Soviet Union (USSR)
Spain

1989: San Marino

European SF Award

Bulgaria
Finland
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Soviet Union (USSR)
Spain
Yugoslavia

1990: Fayence, France

European SF Award

Hall of Fame
Encouragement Awards

1991: Kraków, Poland (CraCon/PolCon)

European SF Award

Hall of Fame
Encouragement Awards
Special Achievement Award

1992: Freudenstadt, Germany (FreuCon XII)

Guests of honour: John Brunner, Iain Banks, Norman Spinrad and Daniel Walther

European SF Award

Hall of Fame
Encouragement Award

1993: Saint Helier, Jersey (Helicon)

Guests of honour: John Brunner, George R. R. Martin, Karel Thole and Larry van der Putte

European SF Award

Hall of Fame
Spirit of Dedication Awards
Encouragement Awards

1994: Timişoara, Romania

Guests of honour: John Brunner, Herbert W. Franke, Joe Haldeman, Moebius, Norman Spinrad and Peter Cucska

European SF Award

Hall of Fame
Honorary Award
Spirit of Dedication Awards
Encouragement Awards
Special Prize

1995: Glasgow, Scotland (Intersection, the event was also the Worldcon)

Guests of honour: Samuel R. Delany, Gerry Anderson, Les Edwards and Vin¢ Clarke

European SF Award

Hall of Fame
Encouragement Award

1996: Vilnius, Lithuania (Lituanicon)

European SF Award

Hall of Fame
Spirit of Dedication Award
Encouragement Awards
Special Prize

1997: Dublin, Ireland (Octocon)

Guest of honour: Harry Harrison

1999: Dortmund, Germany (Trinity)

Guests of honour: Terry Pratchett, Harry Harrison, Ian Watson, Roger MacBride Allen and Eric A. Stillwell

2001: Capidava, Romania (Atlantykron)

Guests of honour: Norman Spinrad, Joe Haldeman, Ion Hobana, and David Lewis Anderson

2002: Chotěboř, Czech Republic (ParCon)

Guests of honour: George R. R. Martin, Robert Holdstock, Jim Burns, Myra Cakan, Kir Bulychev, Andrzej Sapkowski, Rafał Ziemkiewicz, Ernst Uleck, Isobel Carmody, William King, Jaroslav Velinský, Phillipe Coriat, Ondřej Neff, Klaus N. Frick and Martina Pilcerova

2003: Turku, Finland (Finncon)

Guests of honour:: Michael Swanwick, Steve Sansweet, Karolina Bjällerstedt Mickos, Boris Hurtta, Jonathan Clements and Björn Tore Sund

2004: Plovdiv, Bulgaria (BulgaCon)

Guests of honour: Robert Sheckley, Ian Watson, Sergei Lukyanenko, Andrzej Sapkowski, Roberto Quaglia and Patrick Gyger

2005: Glasgow, Scotland

(Interaction, the event was also the Worldcon). Guests of honour: Greg Pickersgill, Christopher Priest, Robert Sheckley, Lars-Olov Strandberg and Jane Yolen

2006: Kiev, Ukraine (Portal)

Guests of honour: Harry Harrison and Andrzej Sapkowski

2007: Copenhagen, Denmark

Guests of honour: Anne McCaffrey, Stephen Baxter, Zoran Živković, David A. Hardy, Niels Dalgaard

2008: Moscow, Russia (Roscon / Interpresscon)

Guests of honour: Harry Harrison, Sergei Lukyanenko

2009: Fiuggi, Italy (Deepcon 10)

Guests of honour: Marina Sirtis, Ian Watson

2010: Cieszyn, Poland and Český Těšín, Czech Republic (PolCon/ParCon)

(Event was organized jointly by Czech, Polish and Slovak fandoms. Guests of Honour were Juraj Cervenak (Slovakia), Andrzej Sapkowski (Poland), Miroslav Zamboch (Czech Rep.) and Orson Scott Card (USA).)

2011: Stockholm, Sweden

(The event was also the Swecon) Guests of honour, Elizabeth Bear, Ian McDonald, John-Henri Holmberg, Jukka Halme

2012: Zagreb, Croatia (SFeraKon)

Guests of honour: Tim Powers, Charles Stross, Dmitry Glukhovsky, Darko Macan, Cheryl Morgan. Ghosts of Honour: Joanna Russ, Andre Norton.

Hall of Fame

Spirit of Dedication Award

Honorary Award: Jean Giraud aka Moebius (France)

Honorary Award European Grand Master: Brian Aldiss (UK)

Encouragement Awards:

2014: Dublin, Ireland - Shamrokon

Guests of honour: Michael Carroll, Seanan McGuire, Andrzej Sapkowski, Ylva Spångberg and

European Grand Master: Jim Fitzpatrick – Ireland

Hall of Fame:[2]

Best Author: Wolfgang Jeschke – Germany
Best Artist: Jim Fitzpatrick – Ireland
Best Publisher: Angry Robot – United Kingdom
Best Magazine: Cosmoport – Belarus
Best Translator: Ms. Kersti Juva – Finland
Best Promoter of Science Fiction: Dave Lally – Ireland

Spirit of Dedication:

Artist: Alexander Prodan – Ukraine
Best Performance: Adaption of Dr. Horribles Sing-along blog – Croatia
Best SF Website: Geek Ireland – Ireland
Best Fanzine: Darker – Russia
Best creator of children’s ScienceFiction or fantasy books:
Oisín McGann* – Ireland
Vladimir Arenev* – Ukraine

Encouragement Awards:

Marco Rauch – Austria
Victor Martinovich – Belarus
Genoveva Detelinova – Bulgaria
Irena Hartmann – Croatia
Míla Linc – Czech Republic
Anthea West – Ireland
Robert M. Wegner – Poland
Rui Alex – Portugal
Eugen Cadaru – Romania
Роман Шмараков/Roman Shmarakov – Russia
Lenka Štiblaríková – Slovakia
Igor Silivra – Ukraine

The Golden Blasters (The National Irish Science Fiction Film Awards)[3]

Golden Blaster:ON/OFF
Directed by Thierry Lorenzi
Silver Blaster: Steadfast Stanley
Directed by John Kim
Best Script: The Borders of the Imagination
Written by Benjamin A Friedman
Best Script Honorable Mentions:Once A Hero by Neil Chase and The Almost Dead by Stanley B Eisenhammer

Notes

Bids

2019: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Host to be selected at Eurocon 2017 in Dortmund

2020: Rijeka, Croatia

Host to be selected at Eurocon 2018 in Amiens

See also

References

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