Urania Award
2 appearances
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Edition 20 (2009) Winner
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Edition 26 (2015) Winner
Francesco Verso
フランチェスコ・ヴェルソ
Furanshesuko Veruso
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Bologna
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Residence History
- Bologna → Rome
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Translator
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
- Affiliations
- Future Fiction, Kipple Officina Libraria
- Nominations
- Urania Award 2004 finalist for Antidoti umani
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roma Tre University | Sciences | Environmental Economics | — | ~2001 | Italy |
Roma Tre University
Sciences
/ Environmental Economics
Period:
~2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
Italy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Urania Award | e-Doll | — | Mondadori | Winner |
| 2015 | Urania Award | Bloodbusters | — | Mondadori | Winner (joint) |
| 2013 | Premio Odissea | Livido | — | Delos Books | Winner |
| 2014 | Premio Cassiopea | Livido | — | — | Winner |
| 2014 | Premio Italia | Livido | 最優秀イタリアSF小説 | — | Winner |
| 2018 | Premio Italia | Future Fiction series | 最優秀編集者 | — | Winner |
| 2019 | Golden Dragon Award (Zlatni Zmaj) | — | — | — | Winner |
Urania Award
2009
Work:
e-Doll
Organization:
Mondadori
Result:
Winner
Urania Award
2015
Work:
Bloodbusters
Organization:
Mondadori
Result:
Winner (joint)
Premio Odissea
2013
Work:
Livido
Organization:
Delos Books
Result:
Winner
Premio Cassiopea
2014
Work:
Livido
Result:
Winner
Premio Italia
2014
Work:
Livido
Category:
最優秀イタリアSF小説
Result:
Winner
Premio Italia
2018
Work:
Future Fiction series
Category:
最優秀編集者
Result:
Winner
Golden Dragon Award (Zlatni Zmaj)
2019
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
e-Doll
2009 Science FictionScience fiction novel. Winner of Urania Award.
FutureHumanity
Translations
- English translation available
Livido (Nexhuman)
2013 Science FictionSF novel awarded multiple prizes. Published as Nexhuman in Australia.
Future societyIdentity
Translations
- English: Nexhuman
Bloodbusters
2015 Science FictionJoint winner of Urania Award.
VampiresFuture
Bibliography
- Antidoti umani
- e-Doll
- Livido
- Bloodbusters
- Flush
- Sogno di un futuro di mezza estate
Adaptations
- Formattazioni celesti (Theater adaptation)
- La morte in diretta di Fernando Morales (Theater adaptation)
- e-Doll (Theater adaptation)
Translations by Author
- Mono no Aware and other stories (Ken Liu)
- The Bubbles of Yuanyuan (Liu Cixin)
Translations of Works
- Livido → Nexhuman (English)
- Flush (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Future FictionInternational SF
- Recurring Motifs
- Cross-culturalFuture technology
Legacy
Italian SF writer and founder of Future Fiction label, promoting international SF.
Trivia
- Founded Future Fiction in 2014.
- Multiple awards from European Science Fiction Society.