The Italian Conference of Fantasy and Science Fiction (Italcon) announced winners for the 2019 Premio Italia on May 4, 2019, during Vaporosamente 10 held in Turin/Torino, Italy.
International SF Novel
- Ares Express, Ian McDonald (Zone 42)
Science Fiction Novel
Naila di mondo9 (Naila from World9), Dario Tonani (Mondadori)
Fantasy Novel
- Il diario dell’estinzione (The Diary of Extinction), Maico Morellini (Watson Edizioni)
Series
- Odissea Digital Fantascienza (Digital SF Odyssey), various authors (Delos Digital)
Anthology
- Next-Stream: Visioni di realtà contigue (Visions of Contiguous Reality), Giulia Abbate & Lukha Kremo, eds. (Kipple Officina Libraria)
Short Fiction — Professional
“Sabbia nera” (Black Sand), Dario Tonani (Robot)
Article in a Professional Publication
“I curatori di Urania” (The Curators of Urania), Giuseppe Lippi (Robot)
Non-Fiction
- Guida ai narratori italiani del fantastico. Scrittori di fantascienza, fantasy e horror made in Italy (Guide to Italian storytellers of the Fantastika. Science fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writers Made in Italy), Walter Catalano, Gian Filippo Pizzo & Andrea Vaccaro (Odoya)
Illustration or Cover
- Franco Brambilla for the cover of Naila di Mondo9, Dario Tonani (Mondadori)
Editor
- Giuseppe Lippi
Translator
- Chiara Reali
Magazine
- Delos Science Fiction
Fanzine/Fan Website
Short Fiction — Amateur
- “Il Grande Errore” (The Great Mistake), Claudio Chillemi (Fondazione SF)
Article in an
Amateur Publication
- “Si può fare” (It Can Be Done), Francesco Spadaro (Fondazione SF)
Comic by an
Italian Artist
- Dylan Dog & Martin Mystere: L’Abisso Del Male (The Abyss Of Evil), Carlo Recagno & Giovanni Freghieri (Bonelli)
Comic by an International Artist (unofficial award)
- Star Trek The Next Generation / Doctor Who Assimilazione 2, Tipton, Tipton, Lee, Purcell & Woodward (Ultimo Avamposto)
Movies (unofficial award)
- Avengers: Infinity War
TV Series (unofficial award)
- The Man in the High Castle
For more information about the prize, see the Premio Italia site.