Last Sunday in the framework of the MiRCon 2014 gala (XXXII Hispacon), the winners of the Ignotus Awards 2014, awarded by the Spanish Association of Fantasy, Science Fiction and Terror, and that of course we could not stop commenting in this place, besides because it does not love fantasy, science fiction and the field, because in the list of nominees and winners there are many acquaintances of this website, such as the " Tales for Algernon ”.
Below we show you the list of all the nominees for these increasingly prestigious awards and we also let you know the winners in each category, which you can find in bold.
Novela
- Tonight the sky will burn, by Emilio Bueso (Page Jump)
- Dead People, by JG Mesa (aContracorriente)
- The secret song of the world, by José Antonio Cotrina (Hydra)
- The dead names, by Jesús Cañadas (Fantascy)
- Memory of Darkness, by Eduardo Vaquerizo (Sportula)
Short novel
- Detective, by Rodolfo Martínez (Sportula)
- En el filo, by Ramón Muñoz (in Terra Nova Vol. 2. Fantascy)
- The mountain, by Juan González Mesa (Bizarro)
- The penultimate dance of Griwll, by Ramón Merino Collado (Of monsters and Trincheras. Juan José Aroz, Espiral)
- Rafentshalf, by Jesús Fernández Lozano (in Kings of air and water. Capsid)
Story
- Dariya, by Nieves Delgado (in They are the future / Scientific Fiction Web / Terbi Magazine nº 7)
- The airport at the end of the world, by Tamara Romero (in Visiones 2012. AEFCFT)
- The enemy at home, by Concepción Regueiro (in Stories from the Crazy Bar. Stonewall)
- Time merchants, by Víctor Conde (Sportula)
- The last footprint, by Miguel Santander (in La rib de Dios. Libralia / TerBi Magazine nº 6)
- Orcs don't eat sweets, by Carlos López Hernando (in Visiones 2012. AEFCFT)
- Wendy de los Cats, by Jesús Fernández Lozano (in Kings of air and water. Capside)
Anthology
- Tales for Algernon Year I, by Marcheto (Tales for Algernon)
- Hic sunt dracones. Impossible Tales, by Tim Pratt (Fata Libelli)
- The bomb number six, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Fantascy)
- Kings of air and water, by Jesús Fernández Lozano (Capside)
- Terra Nova Vol. 2, by Mariano Villarreal and Luis Pestarini (Fantascy)
Essay book
- How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy, by Orson Scott Card (Alamut)
- The Power of Blood, by Pedro L. López (Dolmen)
- Jack Kirby. The fourth demiurge, by José Manuel Uría (Sportula)
- Supernatural Japan, by Daniel Aguilar (Satori)
- The Steampunk Bible, by Jeff Vandermeer and SJ Chambers (Edge Entertainment)
- The 100cia fiction of Rescept, by Sergio Mars (Capsid)
- Argentine fantastic literature in the XNUMXth century, by Carlos Abraham (La Biblioteca del Laberinto)
- Panic Silences, by Diego López and David Pizarro (Tyrannosaurus Books)
- Steampunk Cinema, by Various Authors (Tyrannosaurus Books)
Article
- Howard Koch, the scriptwriter behind the magic of The War of the Worlds by Orson Welles, by Luis Alfonso Gámez (Web Magonia)
- Spanish science fiction, by Mariano Villarreal (Web El rincón de Koreander)
- Fantastic Literature in figures. Statistics of fantasy genre publishing production in Spain during 2013, by Mariano Villarreal (Fantastic Literature Web)
- On the fairy fantasy, by Sergio Mars (Anthology Kings of air and water)
- Ucronía, from the ALT + 64 Cultural Association (TerBi Magazine nº 7 / Web alt + 64 Wiki)
Illustration
- Cover of De monsters and trenches, by Koldo Campo (Juan José Aroz, Espiral)
- Cover of El dirigible, by Carlos Argiles (Dlorean)
- Cover of The Best of Possible Worlds, by Alejandro Colucci (RBA)
- Cover of Memory of darkness, by Eduardo Vaquerizo (Sportula)
- Cover of Kings of Air and Water, by Olga Esther (Capsid)
- Cover of Terra Nova Vol. 2, by Ángel Benito Gastañaga (Fantascy)
- Cover of Zaibatsu / The Age of Flight, by Koldo Campo (Juan José Aroz, Espiral)
Audiovisual Production
- The cosmonaut, by Nicolás Alcalá (Feature film)
- System Failure, by Santiago Bustamante (Radio Program)
- The last days, by Álex Pastor and David Pastor (Feature film)
- Luces en el Horizonte, by Luis Martínez and Pablo Uría (Podcast)
- Los VerdHugos, by Miquel Codony, Pedro Román, Elías F. Combarro and Josep María Oriol (Podcast)
Magazine
- Alfa Eridiani, edited by the Alfa Eridiani Cultural Association
- Barsoom, edited by The Brotherhood of the Masked Man
- Delirio, edited by The Labyrinth Library
- miNatura, edited by the miNatura Soterrània Cultural Association
- Planets Prohibited, edited by Grupo Platas Prohibidos
- Scifiworld, edited by Editorial Inquedanzas
Foreign novel
- 2312, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Minotaur)
- The void of evolution, by Peter F. Hamilton (The Ideas Factory)
- Embassytown, from China Miéville (Fantascy)
- The House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski (Alpha Decay)
- The Quantum Thief, by Hannu Rajaniemi (Alamut)
- The luminous ones, by Lauren Beukes (RBA)
- Redlands, by Joe Abercrombie (Alliance)
Foreign tale
- 26 monkeys, besides the abyss, by Kij Johnson (in Tales for Algernon Vol I)
- Spider, the artist, by Nnedi Okorafor (in Terra Nova Vol 2. Fantascy)
- The Man Who End History: Documentary, by Ken Liu (in Terra Nova Vol 2. Fantascy)
- The Hands of Her Husband, by Adam-Troy Castro (in Terra Nova Vol 2. Fantascy)
- Separated by the waters of the Rio Celeste, by Aliette de Bodard (in Terra Nova Vol 2. Fantascy)
- Impossible Dreams, by Tim Pratt (in Hic sunt dracones. Fata Libelli)
Public Data
- Alt + 64-Wiki, Cultural Association Alt + 64 (http://alt64.org/wiki/index.php/Portada)
- Tales for Algernon, by Marcheto (http://cuentosparaalgernon.wordpress.com)
- The third foundation, Association for the dissemination of fantastic literature 'Los Conseguidores' (http://www.tercerafundacion.net)
- Fantastic Literature, by Mariano Villarreal (http://literfan.cyberdark.net)
- Sense of Wonder, by Elías Combarro (http://sentidodelamaravilla.blogspot.com.es)
In addition, a Special Ignotus Award (Gabriel Award) was awarded to Antoni Garces.