Premios Ignotus are annual Spanish literary awards that were created in 1991 by the Asociación Española de Fantasía, Ciencia Ficción y Terror (AEFCFT, translation: Spanish Association of Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror). The awards, which are in the genres of
science fiction
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and
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama ...
, are voted on by members of
HispaCon, the national science fiction convention of Spain. The method appears to be very similar to the
Hugo Awards
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.
Award winners by category
Novel
Anthology
Foreign Novel
Foreign Short Story
References
External links
Official web siteScience Fiction Awards Database: Ignotus Awards
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Fantasy awards
Spanish science fiction awards
Horror fiction awards