Eurocon is an annual science fiction convention held in Europe. The organising committee of each Eurocon is selected by a vote of the participants of the previous event. The procedure is coordinated by the European Science Fiction Society. The first Eurocon was held in Trieste, Italy, in 1972. Unlike Worldcons, Eurocon is usually a title attached to an existing convention. The European SF Awards are given in most of the conventions giving recognition to the best works and achievements in science fiction.

List of Eurocons

European SF Awards

The European SF Awards are annual awards governed by the European Science Fiction Society. since 1972 mostly during Eurocons. The awards are given to works of fiction (science fiction or fantasy) or related to that field.

Rules

1. Must be a work of Science Fiction or Fantasy, or related to Science Fiction or Fantasy;
2. The majority of the work is by a person or a group of people who were born in, or are a citizen of, a European Country;
3. The works were first released in the two calendar years prior to the year of the current Eurocon;
4. If a work has won an ESFS Achievement award, it can not be nominated again in the same category.

Current annual awards

As of 2020, the following are awarded each year:

Special Awards

Achievement Award categories

Hall of Fame Award categories

Winners can only be admitted once.

List of Awards given by convention

1972 European SF Awards: Trieste, Italy

The first Eurocon was in Trieste. The first Eurocon Awards were originally given as prizes to works presented at the convention itself. Years later they evolved into awards as they are commonly known relating to European authors and publications.

Special awards

Awards

Belgium – Sam, Paul Van Herck; France – Ortog et les tenebres, Kurt Steiner; Hungary – A Feladat, Peter Zsoldos; Italy – Autocrisi, Pierfrancesco Prosperi; Netherlands – De Naakten en de Speyers, Jacob Carossa; Romania – Va cauta untaur, Sergiu Farcasan; Spain – Amor en una Isla Verde, Gabriel Bermudez; Sweden – Deta är Verkligheten, Bertil Matensson; United Kingdom – All Judgement Fled, James White; Belgium – De 8 jaarlijkse God Eddy C. Bertin; France – L'Assassinat de l'Oiseau Bleu, Daniel Walther; Hungary – Sempiternin, Lajos Mesterhazi; Italy – Dove Muore l'Astragalo, Livio Horrakh; Netherlands – Egeïsche Zee Carl Lans; Romania – Altarul Zeilor Stohastici Adrian Rogoz; Sweden – Spranget, Carl Johan Holzhausen; United Kingdom – Lucifer, Edwin Charles Tubb; Denmark – Man Den, Der Tankte Ting (Film); Italy – La Ragazza di Latta (The Tin Girl) by Marcello Aliprandi (Film); Netherlands – De Kleine Mannetjes van Mars (Radiophonic play for children); Sweden – Deadline (Film); United Kingdom – UFO (TV series); France – Jean-François Jamoul; Hungary – Andras Miklos Saros; Netherlands – N. van Welzenes; Romania – Nicolae Saftoiu; Spain – Enrique Torres (Enric); Sweden – Sven O. Gripsborn; United Kingdom – Arthur Thompson (Atom); Belgium – Ciso – SF & Comics; France – Le Magazine Litteraire: La Science-Fiction; Italy – Fena rete: Fantascienza & Futuribile; Netherlands – Stripschrift: SF & Comics; Spain – Yorick: Teatro y Ciencia-Ficcion; Austria – Quarber Merkur; Belgium – Kosmos; France – Nyarlathotep; Hungary – SF Tajekoztato; Italy – Notiziario CCSF; Netherlands – Holland-SF; Romania – Solaris; Spain – Fundacion; Sweden – SF Forum; Turkey – Antares; Belgium – Yoko Tsuno, R. Leloup; Netherlands – Arman en Ilva, The Tjong King; Spain – Haxtur, Victor de la Fuente; Sweden – Blixt Gordon, Lars Olsson; Hungary – A Fantazia Irodalma, Laszlo Urban; Netherlands – 100 jaar SF in Nederland, Dick Scheepstra; Romania – Virsta de Aur an Anticipatiei Romanesti, Ion Hobana; Spain – La SF: Contramitologia del Siglo XX, Carlo Frabetti (Essay); Ray Bradbury-Humanista del Futuro, Jose Luis Garci (Book); Sweden – SF Articles in 'Sydsvenska Dagbladet', Sven Christer Swahn;

1974 European SF Awards: Grenoble, France

1976 European SF Awards: Poznań, Poland

Special Awards

1978 European SF Awards: Brussels, Belgium

Science Fiction Awards

Fantastic & Fantasy Award

1980 European SF Awards: Stresa, Italy

Special Awards

1982 European SF Awards: Mönchengladbach, West Germany

1983 European SF Awards: Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

1984 European SF Awards: Brighton, United Kingdom (SeaCon'84)

1986 European SF Awards: Zagreb, Yugoslavia (Ballcon)

1987 European SF Awards: Montpellier, France

Bulgaria

France

German Democratic Republic

Hungary

Italy

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Soviet Union (USSR)

Spain

1988 European SF Awards: Budapest, Hungary

1989 European SF Awards: San Marino

Bulgaria

Finland

Hungary

Italy

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Soviet Union (USSR)

Spain

Yugoslavia

1990 European SF Awards: Fayence, France

1991 European SF Awards: Kraków, Poland (CraCon/PolCon)

1992 European SF Awards: Freudenstadt, Germany (FreuCon XII)

1993 European SF Awards: Saint Helier, Jersey (Helicon)

1994 European SF Awards: Timișoara, Romania

1995 European SF Awards: Glasgow, Scotland (Intersection)

53rd World Science Fiction Convention Intersection; the event was also the 1995 Worldcon.

1996 European SF Awards: Vilnius, Lithuania (Lituanicon)

1997: Dublin, Ireland (Octocon)

1999: Dortmund, Germany (Trinity)

2000: Gdańsk, Poland (Tricity 2000)

2001: Capidava, Romania (Atlantykron)

2002: Chotěboř, Czech Republic (ParCon)

2003: Turku, Finland (Finncon)

2004: Plovdiv, Bulgaria (BulgaCon)

2005: Glasgow, Scotland (Interaction)

Event celebrated the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention Interaction and was also that year's Worldcon.

2006: Kyiv, Ukraine

2007: Copenhagen, Denmark

2008: Moscow, Russia (Roscon / Interpresscon)

2009: Fiuggi, Italy (Deepcon 10)

2010: Cieszyn, Poland and Český Těšín, Czech Republic (PolCon/ParCon)

The PolCon/ParCon combined event was organized jointly by Czech, Polish, and Slovak fandoms.

2011: Stockholm, Sweden (and Swecon)

2012: Zagreb, Croatia

2013: Kyiv, Ukraine

2014: Dublin, Ireland

The National Irish Science Fiction Film Awards (The Golden Blasters)

The Golden Blasters are unconnected to the Eurocons and were presented because this event was combined with Ireland's own national convention.

Golden Blaster

Silver Blaster

Best Script

Best Script Honorable Mentions

2015: Saint Petersburg, Russia

2016: Barcelona, Spain

2017: Dortmund, Germany

2018: Amiens, France

Eurocon 2018 was hosted by Nemo 2018 from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 July 2018. There was a stream of programming on African Science Fiction. Hall of Fame The CHRYSALIS AWARDS Achievement Awards HONORARY AWARD European Grand Master:

2019: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Eurocon 2019 was hosted by TitanCon Belfast from Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 August 2019. This was the weekend after Worldcon in Dublin.

2020: Rijeka, Croatia

Eurocon 2020 was hosted by Rikon from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October 2020. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the event program was recorded in the studio in Rijeka, and broadcast live over the Internet for all registered participants. ač. European Grandmaster Franz Rottensteiner, Austria Hall of Fame Achievement Awards Chrysalis Awards

2021: Fiuggi, Italy

Eurocon 2021 was hosted in Italy by DeepCon from Thursday 15 July to Sunday 18 July 2021. European Grandmaster Maurizio Manziere, Italy Hall of Fame Achievement Awards Chrysalis Awards

2022: Dudelange, Luxembourg

Eurocon 2022 was hosted by Luxcon from Thursday-Sunday 7–10 April 2022 (inclusive) in Dudelange, Luxembourg. European Grandmaster Maurizio Manzieri, Italy Hall of Fame Achievement Awards Chrysalis Awards

2023: Uppsala, Sweden

Eurocon 2023 was known as Konflikt and was hosted from 8–11 June 2023 in Uppsala, Sweden. European Grandmaster John-Henri Holmberg, Sweden Hall of Fame Achievement Awards Chrysalis Awards

2024: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Eurocon 2024 will be Erasmuscon in Rotterdam, Netherlands in August 2024.

2025: Mariehamn, Finland

Eurocon 2024 will be Archipelacon 2 in Mariehamn, the Åland Islands, Finland in 2025.