Janusz A. Zajdel Award
The
Janusz A. Zajdel Award (
Nagroda imienia Janusza A. Zajdla), often called just
Zajdel,
is the annual award given by the Polish
science fiction fandom for the best stories published during
the previous year.
The winners are chosen in a vote by fans present at the Polcon convention
from up to five nominations in each of two categories:
- Novel: works longer than 100 standard pages (of 1800 characters),
- Short story: shorter works.
Instant-runoff voting with "No award" as one of the choices is the method used.
Vote counts are not announced.
History
The award was created in 1985 under the name Sfinks (English: Sphinx).
After the fist winner Janusz A. Zajdel's death in the same year
the name was changed in his memory.
Until 1989 the award was given by Polish science fiction fan associations voting as units,
since 1990 all fans present at Polcon can vote.
Until 1991 there was a single award given for the best story,
since 1992 there are two categories.
Winners
The year given is the year of publication. Since 1992 the first row is a novel, the second one - a short story.
- 1984 - Janusz A. Zajdel, Paradyzja (novel)
- 1985 - Marek Baraniecki, Głowa Kasandry (novel)
- 1986 - no winner
- 1987 - no winner
- 1988 - Edmund Wnuk Lipiński, Rozpad połowiczny (novel)
- 1989 - no winner
- 1990 - Andrzej Sapkowski, Mniejsze zło (short story)
- 1991 - Marek S. Huberath, Kara większa (short story)
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- Marek S. Huberath, Druga podobizna w alabastrze
- Ewa Białołęcka, Błękit Maga
- 1998
- 1999
- Marek S. Huberath, Gniazdo światów
- Antonina Liedtke, CyberJoly Drim
- 2000
- Anna Brzezińska, Żmijowa harfa
- Jacek Dukaj, Katedra
- 2001
- Jacek Dukaj, Czarne oceany
- Andrzej Ziemiański, Autobahn nach Poznań
- 2002
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