- HELION Club held two meetings:
- December 7, 17:00:
- Science fiction short film screening (“A date in 2025”, presented by DUST – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ8G3e3Cgl4)
- the author Daniel Timariu read a science fiction short story
- December 21, 17:00
- Science fiction short film screening (“The Adept”, presented by DUST – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpODTsFeNbw and “Faster than Light”- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIUIh7dxlnI, both directed by Adam Stern)
- the author Cristian Vicol read a dystopian short story set in communist Romania
- December 7, 17:00:
- The Helion National Short Stories Award, 33rd edition, had the following winners:
- First Prize
Alexandra Ioana Bunariu (București) – Clovnul Mecanic (Clockwork Clown) - Second Prize
Adrian Tănase (Pitești) – Eram doi (Together)
Liviu Braicu (București) – Labirintul începe de jos (The labyrinth)
Luminița Manole (Iași) – Agentul secret și containerul alb (The secret agent and the white container)
- First Prize
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- Third Prize
Ioana Iulia Enache (București) – Veritas
Victor Cilincă (Galați) – “Badmintoon” sau „În negrul ţipător” (“Badmintoon” or “Flashy darkness”)
Mihai Dinu (București) – Muncitorul necalificat (The labourer) - Honourable mentions
Eliza Raluca Luchian (Onești) – Galaxia Sopranei (Soprano’s Galaxy)
- Third Prize
- The Helion Online Magazine, issue number 91, was released, containing the following short stories:
- Imuabila schimbare (Immutable change) by Mihail Toma
- Codul sursă al umanității (The source code of humanity) by Borislav Velimirovici
- Recrudescent by Daniel Ene
- În munți (In the mountains) by Daniel Timariu
- Book launches:
- Singurătatea Singularității (Secluded Singularity), by Alex Lamba, 7 December, Humanitas Library, Brașov
- Teodora Anghel’s debut novel, Cântec pentru nemurire (A song for immortality), 7 December, „Dante Alighieri” High School, București and 9 December, Brănești Community Center
- Shared book launch, 13 December, Esotera Library, Timișoara: Lucian-Vasile Szabo, Cătălina Fometici, Cristian Vicol, Ciprian Baciu and Daniel Timariu
Translated by Marius Gordan Jr.