The European Science Fiction Society Achievements Awards and Hall of Fame Awards are given at Eurocon each year. The nominations for this year are now live, and include from Ireland:
In the Achievements Awards:
- Rob Stears (Work of Art, for Big City Bot, Dublin)
- Aduantas (Best Dramatic Presentation, for To The Waters and The Wild)
- Journey Planet 63: Erró Errór (Best Fanzine, presented by James Bacon, Chris Garcia and Pádraig Ó Méalóid – James and Pádraig are former Chairs of Octocon)
- cons.ie (Best Internet Publication, run by Legendgerry)
In the Hall of Fame Awards:
- Jog Brozgin (Best Artist)
- Eoin Colfer (Best Writer)
- Limit Break Comics – our current Chair’s comic collective (Best Publisher)
- Gareth Kavanagh – a former Chair of Octocon (Best Promoter)
The full list can be read here: https://www.esfs.info/2023-hall-of-fame-awards-nominations/