SFERA Award


The SFera Award is awarded annually by the science fiction society SFera in Zagreb since 1981. Until 1991, it was given to participants from whole of Yugoslavia, but since 1994 only for works originally published in Croatian.
The SFera award is given to the best accomplishments in science fiction first published or shown in Croatia over the preceding year.
At the beginning, the award was only for literary works, but with time, expanded to many categories. Currently it is awarded in the following categories:
miniature, short story, story, novella, novel, novel for children, drama, poetry, color illustrations, black-white illustrations, and comic book.
Other mediums are designated as "special achievements". It is also awarded for life's work and from time to time, a special award for newcomers, called Protosfera.

Winners

Source:

1981

  • Story: Goran Hudec, Prsten
  • Novel: Miha Remec, Prepoznavanje
  • Dedication: emisija Eppur si muove Radio Zagreb

1982

  • Story: Radovan Devlić, Hajka
  • Life work: Zvonimir Furtinger
  • Dedication: Dušan Vukotić

1983

  • Story: Biljana Mateljan, Vrijeme je, maestro
  • Dedication: ''Sirius magazine''

1984

  • Story: Slobodan Čurčić, Šume, kiše, grad i zvezde
  • Novel: Branko Belan, Utov dnevnik
  • Dediacation: IRO Politika and Brane Dimitrović

1985

  • Story: Hrvoje Prćić, Ana s onu stranu zrcala
  • Comic book: Željko Pahek
  • Dedication: Galerija Studentskog centra u Zagrebu, Boban Knežević i Talijanski kulturni centar u Zagrebu

1986

1987

  • Story: Miha Remec, Spomenik Euridiki
  • Comic book: Igor Kordej
  • Dedication: Žiga Leskovšek, IRO Prosveta

1988

1989

  • Story: Predrag Raos, Škorpion na jeziku
  • Life's work: Gavrilo Vučković

1990

  • Story: Radovan Devlić, Zatvor
  • Novel: Radivoje Lola Đukić, ''Ovca na Bulevaru Oktobarske revolucije''

1991

  • Story: Vera Ivosić-Santo, Evici, s ljubavlju
  • Novel: Predrag Raos, Nul effort
  • Special achievements: Zoran Živković, ''Enciklopedija naučne fantastike''

1992

Not awarded.

1993

Not awarded.

1994

1995

1996

  • Short story: Mario Berečić, Ovo je moja nesreća
  • Story: Tatjana Jambrišak, Duh novog svijeta
  • Drama: Hrvoje Kovačević, Profesionalna deformacija
  • Color illustration: Igor Kordej
  • Black-white illustration: Aleksandar Žiljak
  • Life's work: Krsto A. Mažuranić i Ivica Posavec
  • Protosfera: Zvjezdana Odobašić, for novel ''Čudesna krljušt''

1997

  • Miniature: Denis Peričić, Diptih o doktoru
  • Short story: Dean Fabić, Svi njihovi životi
  • Story: Aleksandar Žiljak, Slijepe ptice
  • Novel: Predrag Raos, Od rata do zvijezda
  • Color illustration: Karlo Galeta
  • Black-white illustration: Tihomir Tikulin
  • Special achievement: Urban & 4, for the album ''Otrovna kiša''

1998

  • Miniature: Zdenko Vlainić, Buba
  • Short story: Tatjana Jambrišak, Crveno i crno
  • Story: Goran Konvični, Pet minuta do budućnosti
  • Drama: Marijana Nola, Don Huanov kraj
  • Illustration: Bojan Tarticchio
  • Life work: Zdravko Valjak
  • Protosfera: Andrija Jakić, ''a.n.d.''

1999

  • Miniature: Aleksandar Žiljak, Prvi let
  • Short story: Jasmina Blažić, Kraj stoljeća
  • Story: Zoran Pongrašić, Dijagonala
  • Drama: Denis Peričić, Netopir
  • Novel: Milena Benini Getz, Kaos
  • Color illustration: Željko Pahek
  • Black-white illustration: Esad T. Ribić
  • Life work: Damir Mikuličić

2000

  • Miniature: Zoran Vlahović, Lovci slave
  • Short story: Irena Krčelić, Gubilište
  • Story: Krešimir Mišak, Svijet iduće sekunde
  • Novella: Dalibor Perković, Banijska praskozorja
  • Drama: Ivana Sajko, Idući površinom
  • Illustration: Goran Šarlija

2001

  • Miniature: Aleksandar Žiljak, Hladni dodir vatre
  • Short story: Igor Lepčin, Blijedonarančasta Tineluss
  • Story: Vanja Spirin, Nimfa
  • Novella: Krunoslav Gernhard, Libra mrtvieh nazivja
  • Novel: Darko Macan, Koža boje masline
  • Essay: Igor Marković, U vrtlogu stvarnosti - Dick čitan Flusserom
  • Illustration: Robert Drozd
  • Life work: Živko Prodanović
  • Special achievement SFERAKON 2000: Tajana Štasni
  • Protosfera: Marin Medić, za priču ''Trkač''

2002

  • Miniature: Kristijan Novak, Posljednjih sedam milisekundi
  • Short story: Viktoria Faust, Teško je biti vampir
  • Story: Želimir Periš, Tisućljeće
  • Novella: Igor Lepčin, Nebo iznad Marijane
  • Black-white illustration: Davor Rapaić
  • Illustration: Tatjana Jambrišak
  • Dedication: Bojan Krstić

2003

  • Miniature: Zoran Krušvar, Igra
  • Short story: Marina Jadrejčić, Tužna madona
  • Story: Tatjana Jambrišak, Ima li bolje zabave, moje dame?
  • Novel for children: Darko Macan, Pavo protiv Pave
  • Novel: Dejan Šorak, Ja i Kalisto
  • Black-white illustration: Filip Cerovečki
  • Illustration: Štef Bartolić
  • Dedication: Dvotjedniku Zarezu for article Philipu Kindredu Dicku

2004

  • Miniature: Zoran Krušvar, Brodovi u tami
  • Short story: Viktoria Faust, Vrištač
  • Story: Danilo Brozović, Prsti
  • Novella: Dalibor Perković, Preko rijeke
  • Novel for children: Zvonko Todorovski, Prozor zelenog bljeska
  • Novel: Ivan Gavran, Sablja
  • Illustration: Milivoj Ćeran, za Vile hrvatskih pisaca
  • Protosfera: Jurica Palijan, Bili ste divna publika
  • Dedication: elektronski fanzin NOSF

2005

  • Miniature: Saša Škerla, Bilo jednom
  • Short story: Bojan Sudarević, Cyberfolk
  • Story: Krešimir Mišak, Akvarij sa zlatnim ribicama
  • Novella: Zoran Pongrašić, Letač
  • Novel: Oliver Franić, Araton
  • Illustration: Darko Vučenik
  • Special achievement: Vlatko Jurić-Kokić, Davor Šišović

2006

  • Miniature: Zoran Janjanin, Primarna zdravstvena...
  • Short story: Petra Bulić, Antarktički vjetar
  • Story: Danilo Brozović, Anne Droid
  • Novella: Milena Benini, McGuffin Link
  • Novel: Dalibor Perković, Sva krv čovječanstva
  • Illustration: Tomislav Tomić

2007

  • Miniature: Dario Rukavina, Ima li piljaka tamo gore, na jugu?
  • Short story: Viktoria Faust, Riana u sutonu sivom
  • Story: Danijel Bogdanović, 87. kilometar
  • Novel: Veselin Gatalo, Geto
  • Illustration: Nela Dunato, You don’t own me
  • Special achievement: Tomislav Šakić, Aleksandar Žiljak, Ad Astra – Antologija hrvatske znanstveno-fantastične novele 1976-2006
  • Life work – Mladen Bjažić

2008

  • Miniature: Danijel Bogdanović, Decimala
  • Short story: Ivana D. Horvatinčić, Post mortem
  • Story: Nikola Kuprešanin, Karakuri ningyo
  • Novella: Danilo Brozović, Besmrtna Diana
  • Novel: Predrag Raos, Let Nancija Konratata
  • Novel for children: Darko Macan, Dlakovuk
  • Essay: Zoran Kravar, Duboka fikcija - J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Poetry collection: Tatjana Jambrišak, Slova iz snova
  • Special achievement: Zoran Krušvar, Multimedijalni projekt Izvršitelji nauma Gospodnjeg
  • Comic book: Ivan Marušić, Entropola
  • Special achievement for Ubiq magazine design: Melina Mikulić
  • Protosfera: Vesna Bolfek, ''Snijeg i pepeo''

2009

  • Miniature: Ed Barol, Zadnja vožnja
  • Story: Dario Rukavina, Nek' se ne zna traga, Ljeljo!
  • Novella: Zoran Krušvar, Tako mora biti
  • Novel: Sanshal Tamoya, Dobitnik
  • Novel for children: Igor Lepčin, Vražje oko
  • Illustration: Biljana Mateljan, cover Zlatni zmajev svitak
  • Black-white illustration: Frano Petruša, ilustracije i knjizi Zvijeri plišane Zorana Krušvara
  • Essay: dr. Nikica Gilić, Filmska fantastika i SF u kontekstu teorije žanra
  • Life work: dr. Darko Suvin, professor emeritus
  • Protosfera: Valentina Mišković, ''Izgubljeni bijeli brat''

2010

  • Miniature: Zoran Janjanin, Quare desperamus?
  • Short story: Milena Benini, Plesati zajedno pod polariziranim nebom
  • Story: Zoran Vlahović, Svaki put kad se rastajemo …
  • Novel: Damir Hoyka, Xavia
  • Novel for children: Ivana D. Horvatinčić, Pegazari
  • Drama: Tanja Radović, zbirka drama Ledeno doba
  • Illustration: Tomislav Tikulin, cover Staklene knjige kradljivaca snova Gordona Dahlquista

2011

  • Miniature: Ed Barol Avangarda
  • Short story: Sanja Tenjer, Kao iz pera Arbine bake
  • Story: Katarina Brbora, Starozavjetna
  • Novella: Danijel Bodganović, Sjećaš li se zečića na Suncu?
  • Novel: Marko Mihalinec & Velimir Grgić, Kriza
  • Essay: Zoran Kravar, Kad je svijet bio mlad:visoka fantastika i doktrinarni antimodernizam, Mentor, 2010. Zagreb
  • Black-white illustration: Zdenko Bašić, illustrations in novel Luna
  • Illustration: Marko Horvatrin, coveer of fanzine Eridan broj 9

2012

  • Shorty story: Aleksandar Žiljak, Lesija, u daljini Heraklovi stupovi
  • Story: Igor Rendić, Jednom, negdje
  • Novel: Franjo Janeš, Formula za kaos
  • Novel for children: Darko Macan Djed Mrz
  • Essay: Milena Benini, Divide et morere,
  • Illustration: Zdenko Bašić, Sjeverozapadni vjetar,
  • Special achievement: Magazine Književna republika for topic about Darko Suvin
  • Life work: Želimir Košćević
  • Protosfera: Antonija Mežnarić, Svakoj priči jednom mora doći kraj

2013

  • Miniature: Vesna Kurilić, Priča supružnika
  • Shorty story: Aleksandar Žiljak, Srneći but s lisičicama, uz njega teran iz zbirke Priče o vinu
  • Story: David Kelečić, Imago ultima
  • Novel: Aleksandar Žiljak, Irbis
  • Novel for children: Norma Šerment-Mikulčić Adrijanin vrt
  • Theory: Petra Mrduljaš, work: Prstenovi koji se šire: Junačka potraga u djelima J. R. R. Tolkiena
  • Black-white illustration: Korina Hunjak, Loki, published infanzine Eridan
  • Illustration: Mario Rosanda, cover of Priče o vinu

2014

  • Miniature: David Kelečić, Dječak i mora
  • Short story: Irena Hartmann, Lutke
  • Novel: Tomica Šćavina, Povratak genija
  • Novel for children: Nataša Govedić, Mrežir, zemlja mačaka i zmajeva
  • Theory: Rafaela Božić, Distopija i jezik: distopijski roman kroz oko lingvostilistike
  • Special achievement: Predrag Ličina, ''Teleport Zovko''

2015

  • Miniature: Jurica Ranj, Korisnička služba
  • Short story: Davor Šišović, Zavarivači
  • Story: Zrinka Pavlić, Sava pod Sljemenom
  • Novel: Tanja Tolić, Zovem se nebo
  • Novel for children: Jelena Radan, Zeda
  • Theory: Slaven Škapul, Imaginarij distopijskog filma
  • Special achievement: Astra Larp, creators Ivana Delač & Vesna Kurilić

2016

  • Miniature: Goran Gluščić, Staklo
  • Novel: Milena Benini, Prodavač snova
  • Novel for children: Morea Banićević, ''Demon školske knjižnice''

2017

  • Miniature: Danijel Bogdanović, Svemirka
  • Story: Jurica Ranj, Projekcije
  • Novella: Ed Barol, Bijela promenada
  • Novel: Veronika Santo, Granice na vjetruu
  • Novel for children: Branka Primorac, Moj brat živi u kompjuteru
  • Comic book: Darko Macan & Igor Kordej, Mi, Mrtvi
  • Theory: Milena Benini, Samo običan putujući apotekar: teatralnost, androginija i folklorni elementi kao faktori drugosti u središnjem liku serije MoNoNoKe
  • Special achievement: Hrvoje Krlić & Tomislav Buntak, for interior design of hostel Subspace

2018

  • Miniature: Goran Čolakhodžić, Sredstva proizvodnje
  • Short story: Tajana Vujnović, Gospa od smrti
  • Story: Darko Macan, Sirene hipersvemira
  • Novel for children: Vesna Kurilić, Izazov krvi
  • Theory: Silvestar Mileta, Alternativna povijest: Wegnerova konceptualizacija podžanra u okviru utopijskih studija
  • Illustration: Sebastijan Čamagajevac, cover of Vanja Spirin's novel Junker’s i Vailiant protiv sila tame

2019

  • Miniature: Ed Barol, Kopija
  • Short story: Igor Rendić, Screensaver
  • Story: Veronika Santo, Uvijek nedjeljom
  • Poetry: Živko Prodanović, … iz ciklusa “empatija vječnosti”
  • Novel: Pavao Pavličić, Bakrene sove
  • Theory: Tatjana Peruško, U labirintu teorija : O fantastici i fantastičnom
  • Illustration: Davorin Horak, cover Adrian Tchaikovsky's Djeca vremena
  • Protosfera: Antea Benzon, Govorim istinu,

2020

  • Miniature: Aleksandar Žiljak, Božanstvo
  • Short story: Milena Benini, Šuma ponad mora
  • Story: Irena Rašeta, Zahira
  • Novella: Ed Barol, Superman u kućnom ogrtaču
  • Novel for children: Morea Baničević, Dvojnici iz tame
  • Theory: Aleksandar Žiljak, Zvijezde u noći: politička predavanja o filmskoj fantastici
  • Special achievement: Luka Hrgović, Dino Julius, Anton Svetić, short movie ''Slice of Life''

2021

  • Miniature: Srebrenka Peregrin, DecamerOna
  • Short story: Ed Barol, Sve što ostaje
  • Story: Igor Rendić, Obješeni muškarac
  • Novel: Krešimir Čorak, ''Zemlja vukova''

2022

  • Miniature: Dominik Plejić, Utrka s preponama
  • Short story: Nikolina Pavleković, Čovjek bez prošlosti
  • Story: Mirko Karas, Leš za keš
  • Novella - Mihaela Marija Perković, Teutina ladja
  • Novel: Marijan Šiško, Orao i zvijezde
  • Comic book: Korina Hunjak, ''Rubedo, Prologue''

2023

  • Miniature: Srebrenka Peregrin, Kupelj
  • Short story: Jurica Ranj, Put do mora
  • Story: Luna Tatjana Val, Jedan dan u životu Toneta Pljuckala
  • Novella: Vedran Mavrović, Tišina kao…
  • Novel: Luka Bekavac, Urania
  • Comic book: Darko Macan, Space opera
  • Special achievement: Srebrenka Peregrin & Erika Katačić Kožić, ''ciklus Bajkarenje ''

2024

  • Miniature: Emanuel Ježić-Hammer, Zmajarica i seljak
  • Story: Hrvoje Kmoniček, Kraljevstvo njegovo
  • Novella: Zoran Krušvar, Rupa
  • Novel for children: Saša Veronek Germadnik, Na granici mogućega
  • Young adult novel: Boris Dežulović, Život i snoviđenja neustrašivog žohara Zaštomira
  • Novel: Ed Barol, Boja neba
  • Comic book: Igor Kordej, Darko Macan, Texas Kid, moj brat
  • Special achievement: Igor Rendić, Vesna Kurilić, Antonija Mežnarić: project/podcast ''Mora FM''