- Best artist: Valentin Tănase
Valentin Tănase is a virtuoso of the visual arts with a prolific artistic career spanning a wide range, including graphics, painting, book illustration, comics, sculpture and art criticism. His works are notable for their originality and diversity.
https://win-gallery.ro/ro/valentin-tanase
- Best author: Dănuț Ungureanu, Pagini alese dintr-o viață născocită / Selected pages from a made-up life.
An essential anthology bringing together the unique vision of one of Romania’s most refined SFF authors. The volume oscillates between sharp satire, social dystopia, and philosophical speculation, all delivered through an impeccable literary style. Dănuț Ungureanu transforms this „made-up life” into a mirror of our own reality, offering a reading experience that is both playful and profoundly insightful.
- Best Publisher: Cristian PlusArt
A recently established publishing house with roots in the ’90s promotes Romanian authors and visual arts, supports rural education through school partnerships and a reading and creation club, and has also established a literary café space that brings together a significant number of authors. The publishing house covers various literary genres, ranging from fiction to non-fiction and visual arts.
· Best Promoter of Science Fiction: Cornel Secu
Cornel Secu is a graduate of the Faculty of Philology, University of Timișoara. In 1980, Cornel Secu founded, at the Youth House in Timișoara, the „Helion” club of anticipation, from 1981 to the present, editor-in-chief of the printed magazine „Helion”, from 2010, editor-in-chief of „Helion Online”, executive president of A.R.C.A.S.F. (Romanian Association of Science-Fiction Clubs and Authors), laureate of the promoter award, granted by the European Society of Science Fiction – Eurocon 1994, author of several articles in various prestigious magazines.
· Best Magazine: Helion
Helion magazine, led from 1980 to the present by Cornel Secu, was one of the defining emblems of the Helion club (Timișoara), obtaining numerous national and international awards. In 1984 it received the first Eurocon award for the magazine, at the Eurocon in Brighton, Great Britain, in 1988 it obtained another Eurocon award in San Marino, Italy, in 2023, at the Eurocon in Italy, it was awarded again.
· Best Translator: Ana-Veronica Mircea
With a prolific career, Ana-Veronica Mircea has translated the Romanian editions of iconic works by giants such as Ursula K. Le Guin, George R.R. Martin, Isaac Asimov, and Frank Herbert. Her translations are distinguished by their fidelity to the original tone and the creative adaptation of speculative terminology, providing Romanian readers with access to SF and Fantasy masterpieces at the highest literary standard.
· Best Work of Art: Flavian Savescu
Flavian Savescu is a visual artist and researcher from Reșița, west part of Romania. He works at the intersection of photography, digital intervention, and generative systems — exploring how the image is produced, negotiated, and reinterpreted in a culture dominated by algorithms. He developed projects investigated the relationship between the real and the augmented, between visual experience and technological mediation. Flavian Savescu is the author of” From Real to Augmented. The Visual Artist in the Post-Photographic Era (2026)”.
https://www.flaviansavescu.art/en/
- Best Written Work of Fiction: Prometheus Dezlănțuit / Prometheus Unleashed, Adrian Chifu
A space opera epic of rare metaphysical scope, reimagining the Promethean myth within a galactic context. Adrian Chifu constructs a complex universe where cutting-edge technology intertwines with ethical dilemmas regarding the destiny of the human species. The novel is a profound exploration of power and sacrifice, establishing the author as a mature and compelling voice in contemporary SF.
https://artzonesf.ro/2025/11/21/prometheus-dezlantuit/
· Best Dramatic Presentation: Poate visezi/ Maybe You’re Dreaming (Satu Mare Northern Theatre)
A hypnotic visual journey into the dystopian universe of writer Izumi Suzuki. Directed by Diana Dragoș with a script by Alexa Băcanu, the performance explores the frontiers of post-humanism and the fragility of reality. It is a bold science-fiction production that challenges the audience’s perception of the future through the lens of Japanese surrealism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53z8N7_fEvA
· Best Fanzine: ArtZone SF
In Brăila, science fiction and fantasy literature is rejuvenated through the ArtZONE SF Literary Circle, continuing the tradition of the SFera Literary Circle. The initiative began with literary workshops for young people, supported by established authors, afterwards broadened its collaborations through online platforms, attracting national and international writers. The ArtZONE SF is notable for successful literary debuts, establishing itself as a space for experimentation and talent affirmation.
https://artzonesf.ro/category/revista/
- Best Work for Children: Platanos, by Doina Rusti
An unhappy boy, a Christmas wish, and… a metamorphosis. Platanos, “a novel for children of all ages”, is a dystopia, continuing the short story of the same title, studied in middle school, written at the request of students and teachers. Doina Ruști is an award-winning novelist, widely recognized as one of the most powerful voices in Eastern European literature. She is the author of fifteen novels and taught in Romanian schools. Her novel „The Book of Perilous Dishes” was published into English.
https://doinarusti.ro/roman/platanos/en/index.html
· Best Internet Publication, Other Than a Fanzine: Fantastica Magazine
The magazine promotes SF & fantasy literature and art. Edited by Mircea Liviu Goga, it includes contributions from SFVA members, as well as national and international editors. Editorials are signed by Gabriela Păsărin, while the Comics and Editorial Releases sections are provided by Syndicart and Dan Popescu. The magazine launched an English anthology titled „FANTASTICA MAGAZINE ANTHOLOGY”.
https://cristianplusart.ro/reviste-on-line/
· Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel: ARV, Adrian Nen
An exceptional visual SF debut, „ARV” follows the genesis of a new humanity on planet Kalineea. Blending the „wild” aesthetics of Rahan with hi-tech elements, the author (Fine Arts graduate) crafts a coming-of-age parable in a world without anchors. Released internationally in 2023-2024, the volume is a fascinating odyssey of identity and human reinvention.
· Best Event, Festival or Convention organised by Fans: ROMCON 2025
Romcon (National Convention of Science-Fiction in Romania), this name appeared after the 1989 Revolution. The first meeting of this type took place in April 1972, in Bucharest. During these events, sci-fi writers from all over the country meet, listen to conferences on the established theme, and get national awards for Sci-Fi Literature and Art.
· The Chrysalis Awards: Alina Voinea
Alina Voinea has a background in web technologies, communication sciences, journalism and sociology and a passion for science-fiction dystopias. Her 2025 debut with Crux Publishing is „Sentient”, the first volume of the dystopian SF series Nordam 2190. Her short fiction has appeared on various Romanian niche and mainstream magazines and she has also authored books for children, including „Pisicul din câmp” (The Cat in the Field), the first easy-reader novel ever written in Romania, designed to help children with learning difficulties find their way into reading.
https://cruxed.ro/autori/alina-voinea/
- The European Grandmaster: Gheorghe Săsărman
Gheorghe Săsărman, a prolific Romanian writer known for his works of science fiction and fantasy literature, is among the most representative writers of Romanian SF, translated into several languages (Japanese, English, French, Greek, Spanish, and Italian). His work explores complex themes, blending fantastic elements with philosophical reflection.
