Urania Award
Encyclopedia
The Urania Award is an annual literary competition run by the Italian magazine Urania
for contemporary Italian science fiction
novels. It was held for the first time in 1989.
Urania (magazine)
Urania is an Italian science fiction magazine published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore since October 10, 1952.-History:The first issue featured the novel The Sands of Mars by Arthur C. Clarke...
for contemporary Italian science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novels. It was held for the first time in 1989.
List of winners
| Year | Winner | Title | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Vittorio Catani Vittorio Catani Vittorio Catani is an Italian science fiction writer.Born in Lecce, he currently lives and works in Bari, Italy. A retired bank clerk, he started publishing essays and fiction in 1962, especially within the fantasy and science fiction genres... |
Gli universi di Moras | Urania #1120 |
| 1990 | Virginio Marafante | Luna di fuoco | Urania #1160 |
| 1991 | Francesco Grasso | Ai due lati del muro | Urania #1189 |
| 1992 | Nicoletta Vallorani Nicoletta Vallorani Nicoletta Vallorani is an Italian science fiction writer.Born in Offida, in the Marche region, she holds a degree in Foreign Languages with a dissertation on Contemporary American Literature, honed her writing skills as a translator and currently teaches English Language and Literature in the... |
Il cuore finto di DR | Urania #1215 |
| 1993 | Valerio Evangelisti Valerio Evangelisti Valerio Evangelisti is one of the most popular Italian writers of science fiction, fantasy, historical novels and horror. He is known mainly for his series of novels featuring the inquistor Nicolas Eymerich and for the Nostradamus trilogy, all bestsellers translated into many languages... |
Nicholas Eymerich, Inquisitore | Urania #1241 |
| 1994 | Massimo Pietroselli | Miraggi di silicio | Urania #1267 |
| 1995 | Luca Masali | I biplani di D'Annunzio | Urania #1296 |
| 1997 | Massimo Mongai Massimo Mongai -Biography:Born in Rome, by the age of 12 Massimo Mongai was a dedicated reader of science fiction. He graduated in law. According to the biography printed in many of his books, his influences include the science-fiction writers Isaac Asimov, A. E... |
Memorie di un cuoco d'astronave | Urania #1320 |
| 1998 | Franco Ricciardiello | Ai margini del caos | Urania #1348 |
| 1999 | Claudio Asciuti | La Notte dei Pitagorici | Urania #1375 |
| 2000 | Francesco Grasso | Masaniello è tornato, published as 2038: La rivolta | Urania #1403 |
| 2001 | Donato Altomare | Mater Maxima | Urania #1426 |
| 2002 | Lanfranco Fabriani | Lungo i vicoli del tempo | Urania #1453 |
| 2003 | Alberto Costantini | I sentieri di Ucronia, published as Terre accanto | Urania #1478 |
| 2004 | Paolo Aresi | La scala infinita, published as Oltre il pianeta del vento | Urania #1492 |
| 2005 | Lanfranco Fabriani | Nelle nebbie del tempo | Urania #1504 |
| 2006 | Alberto Costantini | More cadentis stellae, published as Stella cadente | Urania #1516 |
| 2007 | Giovanni De Matteo | Post Mortem, published as Sezione π² | Urania #1528 |
| 2008 | Donato Altomare | Il dono di Svet | Urania #1540 |
| 2009 | Francesco Verso | Il fabbricante di sorrisi, published as E-doll | Urania #1552 |
| 2010 | Alberto Cola | Lazarus | Urania #1565 |
| 2011 | Maico Morellini | Il Re Nero | to be published |