Janusz A. Zajdel Prize

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The Janusz A. Zajdel Prize ( Polish: Nagroda im. Janusza A. Zajdla ) is a Polish literary prize that honors science fiction literature . It is considered the most prestigious SF literature award in the country.

history

The prize has been awarded since 1984, initially under the name Sfinks . The first prize winner was Janusz A. Zajdel , who received it for the SF novel Paradyzja . After the writer died on July 19, 1985, the award was named after him. Most of the time it is given by Zajdel's widow, Jadwiga Zajdel .

The SF magazine Nowa Fantastyka , known in Poland , the daily newspaper Życie and some publishers such as Agencja Wydawnicza RUNA , Niezależna Oficyna Wydawnicza NOWA , Wydawnictwo MAG and Wydawnictwo Zysk i S-ka took over the patronage of the award. Since around 1998 he has been mentioned more and more frequently in the country's mass media.

Award

A vote during the annual meeting of SF fans Polcon will decide on the award . 5 works are nominated, the work with the most votes wins the prize. If the option no award receives the most votes, the prize will not be awarded in the respective year. Around 150 to 200 people take part in each vote.

Two categories were introduced in 1992:

  • Novel - over 100 standardized pages with 1,800 characters each,
  • Novella - up to 100 pages.

In 2003 and 2004 the writers Marek Oramus , Tomasz Pacyński and Konrad T. Lewandowski as well as the editor of the SF magazine Science Fiction Robert J. Szmidt criticized the voting modalities. Marek Oramus accused in an interview in 2003 that personal relationships play a major role in the selection of the nominated works as well as in the voting behavior of those entitled to vote.

Award winners

Andrzej Sapkowski accepts the Janusz A. Zajdel Prize
Jacek Dukaj with the Janusz A. Zajdel Prize

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