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Literary awards, conferences, and talks

Here you can find information about literary awards, participation in literary conventions and forums, as well as book presentations and talks on literary topics.

Literary awards

Partenit
“Laws of Applied Euthanasia.” “Running on Waves” Award, 2012. Laureate in the category “Best Female Character in a Science Fiction Work.”
Moscow
“Laws of Applied Euthanasia.” “Silver Arrow” Award, 2012. Laureate in the category “Best Female Character.”
Saint Petersburg
“Laws of Applied Euthanasia.” “Strannik” Award, 2012. Laureate in the category “Image of the Future.”
Moscow
“The Garden of Hieronymus Bosch.” “Bronze Rosсon” Award, 2012. Laureate in the category “Novel.”
Kyiv
“Laws of Applied Euthanasia.” “Days of Science Fiction in Kyiv” Award, 2011. Laureate in the category “Novel.”
Kharkiv
“The Garden of Hieronymus Bosch.” “Bronze Caduceus” Award, 2011. Laureate in the category “Best Novel.”
Stockholm
“Eurocon” Award (EuroCon / ESFS Awards), 2011. Laureate in the category “Best Debut.”
Saint Petersburg
“The Garden of Hieronymus Bosch.” “Bronze Snail” Award, 2011. Laureate in the category “Long Form.”
Moscow
“Ode to Absolute Cruelty.” “Silver Arrow” Award, 2010. Laureate in the category “Best Debut.”
Moscow
“Facultet” Award, 2008. Laureate in the category “Science Fiction and Fantasy.”

Nominations for literary awards

Moscow
“Mars Rover, Accordion, MRI: A History of Armenian Inventive Thought.” “Enlightener” Award, 2025 // Humanities. Longlist.
Saint Petersburg
“Glass.” “New Horizons” Award, 2022. Finalist in the category “Novel.”
Saint Petersburg
“Eresidae.” “Interpresscon” Award, 2022. Finalist in the category “Short Form (Short Story).”
Saint Petersburg
“Glass.” “Interpresscon” Award, 2022. Finalist in the category “Long Form (Novel).”
Saint Petersburg
“Invented in the USSR: A History of Inventive Thought from 1917 to 1991.” “National Bestseller” Award, 2020. Longlist.
Saint Petersburg
“Everest.” “ABS Award”, 2019. Finalist in the category “Fiction.”
Moscow
“Invented in the USSR: A History of Inventive Thought from 1917 to 1991.” “Enlightener” Award, 2019 // Humanities. Longlist.
Saint Petersburg
“Everest.” “Interpresscon” Award, 2019. Finalist in the category “Long Form (Novel).”
Saint Petersburg
“The Etiology of Myth.” “Interpresscon” Award, 2019. Finalist in the category “Short Form (Short Story).”
Moscow
“Invented in Russia: A History of Russian Inventive Thought from Peter I to Nicholas II.” “Enlightener” Award, 2017 // Humanities. Shortlist.
Saint Petersburg
“Everest.” “New Horizons” Award, 2017. Finalist in the category “Novel.”
Moscow
“Everest.” “Lyceum” Award, 2017. Finalist in the category “Prose.”
Moscow
“Self-Portraits of Pierre Vitton.” “Bastcon” Award, 2015. Finalist in the categories “Bastion Cup” and “Ivan Kalita.”
Moscow
“Mr. Loneliness.” “Bastcon” Award, 2013. Finalist in the categories “Bastion Cup” and “Ivan Kalita.”
Yekaterinburg
“Aelita” Award, 2013. Nominee for the I. A. Sokolov Memorial Award “Order of Kindness and Light.”
Saint Petersburg
“Legends of Unknown America.” “Interpresscon” Award, 2013. Finalist in the category “Long Form (Novel).”
Saint Petersburg
“Along the Blade of Words.” “Strannik” Award, 2013. Finalist in the category “Grand Prix.”
Moscow
“Legends of Unknown America.” “Roscon” Award, 2013. Finalist in the category “Novel.”
Kyiv
“Laws of Applied Euthanasia.” “Portal” Award, 2012. Finalist in the category “Long Form.”
Partenit
“Laws of Applied Euthanasia.” “Constellation of Ayu-Dag” Convention, 2012. Nominee for the “Golden Chain” Award.
Saint Petersburg
“Laws of Applied Euthanasia.” “Bronze Snail” Award, 2012. Nominee in the category “Long Form.”
Partenit
“The Garden of Hieronymus Bosch.” “Running on Waves” Award, 2011. Finalist in the category “Best Female Character in a Science Fiction Work.”
Saint Petersburg
“The Garden of Hieronymus Bosch.” “ABS Award,” 2011. Finalist in the category “Fiction.”
Yekaterinburg
“The Garden of Hieronymus Bosch.” “Aelita” Award, 2011. Finalist in the category “Start.”
Saint Petersburg
“The Garden of Hieronymus Bosch.” “Interpresscon” Award, 2011. Finalist in the category “Long Form (Novel).”
Moscow
“The Garden of Hieronymus Bosch.” “Big Book” Award, 2011. Longlist.
Saint Petersburg
“The Garden of Hieronymus Bosch.” “National Bestseller” Award, 2011. Longlist.
Kharkiv
“Ode to Absolute Cruelty.” “Star Bridge” Award, 2010. Finalist in the category “Best Debut Book.”
Moscow
“Debut” Independent Literary Award, 2007. Finalist in the category “Science Fiction.”

Online competitions

1. Third place in the “Azimut” literary contest (spring 2007) for the short story “Hello, Cain”
2. Honorable mention in the “Intel” literary contest (autumn 2007) for the short story “Change the World”
3. Third place in the KMT “Fantastika” literary contest (autumn 2007) for the short story “The Photographer”
4. First place in the “Collection of Fantasies” literary contest (spring 2008) for the short story “The Killinsby Catalogue”

Participation in literary conventions and forums

1. 7th International Science Fiction Conference “Roscon 2007” (Moscow Region, Russia)
2. 37th European Science Fiction Convention “EuroCon 2008,” 7th International Science Fiction Conference “RosCon 2008” (Moscow Region, Russia)
3. 20th Convention of Writers and Science Fiction Fans “Interpresscon 2009,” 15th Baltic Sea Science Fiction Convention “Baltcon 2009” (Zelenogorsk, Russia)
4. 10th International Science Fiction Conference “Roscon 2010” (Moscow Region, Russia)
5. 5th Science Fiction Convention “Silver Arrow 2010” (Moscow Region, Russia)
6. 2nd Literary Workshop “Partenit 2010” (Partenit, Ukraine)
7. 12th International Science Fiction Festival “Star Bridge 2010” (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
8. 11th International Science Fiction Conference “Roscon 2011” (Moscow Region, Russia)
9. 13th International Science Fiction Festival “Star Bridge 2011” (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
10. 12th International Science Fiction Conference “Roscon 2012” (Moscow Region, Russia)
11. 23rd Convention of Writers and Science Fiction Fans “Interpresscon 2012” (Zelenogorsk, Russia)
12. 2nd St. Petersburg Science Fiction Assembly 2012 (Zelenogorsk, Russia)
13. 6th Crimean Open Science Fiction Festival “Constellation of Ayu-Dag 2012” (Partenit, Ukraine)
14. 13th International Science Fiction Conference “Roscon 2013” (Moscow Region, Russia)
15. 14th International Science Fiction Conference “Roscon 2014” (Moscow Region, Russia)
16. 4th St. Petersburg Science Fiction Assembly 2014 (Zelenogorsk, Russia)
17. 14th Forum of Young Writers of Russia, CIS Countries and Abroad, October 2014 (Zvenigorod, Russia)

Selected diplomas

Here are some diplomas and award documents related to literary awards, competitions, and conventions.

Talks and presentations

13.02.2021
Biblio-Globus Bookstore (Moscow, Russia). Presentation of the novel “Glass.” Talk recording.
08.07.2019 – 21.07.2019
Creative Writing School Literary Workshops (I.S. Turgenev Library and Reading Room, Moscow, 6 Bобров Lane, Bldg. 1). Summer intensive “Sharp Objects: How Small Details Come Together into a Book.” A series of 9 lectures on topics including the accurate depiction of geographical and historical settings, the creation of believable characters, conveying dynamics through writing style, constructing fictional religions, and integrating documentary elements into fiction. Audience: CWS program participants.
02.06.2019
Red Square Book Festival (Moscow). Masterclass “Sharp Objects: How Small Details Come Together into a Book” as part of the Creative Writing School program. Audience: festival guests.
20.04.2019 – 21.04.2019
Chekhov Library (Moscow, 8 Strastnoy Blvd.). Masterclass “Shake, but Don’t Stir: How to Combine Historical Facts with Fiction” as part of the Creative Writing School program. Audience: mixed.
23.03.2019
Abraknigabra Bookstore (Tver, 28 Zhelyabova St.). Meeting with readers on the books “Invented in Russia” and “Everest.” Audience: mixed. Talk recording.
02.12.2018
International Intellectual Literature Fair non/fictio№20 (Central House of Artists). Presentation of the novel “Everest.”
30.03.2016
Higher Literary Courses at the Maxim Gorky Literary Institute (Moscow). Lecture-dialogue on entering the profession of a writer and the contemporary Russian publishing market. Audience: course participants.
22.03.2015
“Ravnodenstvie” Open Song and Poetry Festival (Perm), Cafe Inn art lounge. Masterclass on versification: the art of engaging the reader and listener. Audience: festival participants.
31.10.2014 – 04.11.2014
Zilantkon Convention of Science Fiction, Tolkien Studies, and Role-Playing Games (Kazan). Masterclass “How to Get a Short Story Published.” Audience: emerging writers.
15.08.2014 – 18.08.2014
St. Petersburg Fantastic Assembly convention (Raivola resort, St. Petersburg). Seminars “How to Write and Publish an Article in a Glossy Magazine” and “How to Get a Short Story Published.” Audience: writers, journalists.
17.07.2012
Biblio-Globus Bookstore (Moscow, Russia). Talk as part of the second meeting of the “Connecting Thread” Literary Club (hosted by Andrey Korolkov).
03.08.2011
Bukvoed Bookstore (St. Petersburg, 118 Nevsky Ave.) Presentation of the novel “The Laws of Applied Euthanasia.”
19.03.2011
14th National Book Fair Books of Russia (All-Russian Exhibition Centre). Presentation of the novel "The Garden of Hieronymus Bosch" (joint presentation with Mercy Shelley of the novel "2048").
05.09.2010
23rd Moscow International Book Fair (All-Russian Exhibition Center). Presentation of the novel “Ode to Absolute Cruelty.”
26.05.2007
Off-site meeting of the Belarusian Literary Union “Polotsk Branch” (Gomel). Lecture “Special Effects in Versification and Combinatorial Poetry.” Audience: members of the literary union.

Television appearances

30.10.2015
Russia 24 (Moscow), "PROchtenie" program. Participated as one of the experts in an episode dedicated to science fiction literature. Talk recording.
19.10.2009
Stolitsa TV Channel (Moscow, Russia). “The Moscow Provincial” program. Appeared as one of the commentators in an episode dedicated to Sergey Lukyanenko. Talk recording.

Radio appearances

19.06.2013
New Life Radio (Moscow, Russia). "Kulturoteka" talk show. Discussion: “Between Fantasy and Reality with Writer Tim Skorenko.” Host: Igor Popov. Talk recording.

Podcasts

30.10.2019
“Litra” Podcast. Skorenko: Talked Someone Out of Writing—Made the World Better! Hosts: Konstantin Malakhov and Alexander Kolosovsky. Talk recording.