Within the framework of a set of cultural and artistic revitalization initiatives promoted by the Social Council, and with the aim of a comprehensive education, this award was first organized in 1991. Science fiction is the most appropriate literary genre for a university such as the UPC, because it unifies the concepts of science, technology and literature, and introduces students to concepts of fiction that correspond to reality.
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First prize
The caravan of the Wanderers, by Raúl David Gonzálvez del Águila, Almeria, Spain
Mention
The last fire, by Joaquim Casal Fàbrega, Barcelona, Spain
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 92
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Purgatorio, by Josep Antoni Bonilla Hontoria, Sabadell, Spain
Aion: The Timeline, by Daniel Pastrana Gallego, Écija, Spain
An exercise in solipsism, by Alvaro Sanchez Elvira Carrillo, Alpedrete, Madrid, Spain
First prize
Closed skies, by Alberto Rodríguez Andrés, Spain
Mention
Pendulum, by Carlos Rehermann, Uruguay
Another whimsical god, by Sergio Daniel Gant, Argentina
Mention UPC
The epilogue, by Berta Fitó Casas, Spain
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 136
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Noctópolis, by David Luna Lorenzo, Spain
Mystical operation, by Ardella Martín, Spain
Incube, by Blanca Pavón Castillo, Spain
First prize
Gutterson, by Francisco Guerrero, Spain
Mention
The narrow edge of the salt fields, by Carlos González Muñiz, Mexico
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 50
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Nystagmus, by Bruno Puelles Reyna, Spain
Jack, by Salvador Lanzas Pellico, Spain
First prize
EXODUS, by David Luna Lorenzo, Toledo, Spain
Mention
Los Santos conspiradores del tiempo, by Marcelo Artal, Santa Fe, Argentina
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 62
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Singularidad, by Marco Antonio Marcos Fernández, Cádiz, Spain
Nanopirexia, by Pedro Berenguel Nieto, Lleida, Spain
Man has died long, long life to man, by Jaime Carpio Garcia, Santander, Spain
Storm Riders, by Javier Castañeda de la Torre, Madrid, Spain
First prize
The year of the cat, by Roberto Sanhueza, Los Angeles, Chile
Special mention
The cry of the ultracoses, of David Ruiz, Vilafant, Girona, Spain
Mention UPC
There have been no novels submitted by members of the UPC (Mention UPC desert)
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 28
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Les souterrains du temps, by Claude Ecken, Béziers, France
Karma 6, by Francisco Gutierrez Melguizo, Granada, Spain
First prize
The epic of the lovers, by Miguel Santander, Valladolid
Special mention, ex aequo
Human Nature, by César Mallorquí, Madrid
Horus, by Manuel Santos Varela, Zaragoza
Mention UPC
Esperion. Requiem of a star, by Oscar Lorente Espin, Barcelona
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 61
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Tilepadeion, by Joaquim Casal, Barcelona
Shadow cast in bliss, by Marcelo Antonio Sáez Worsley, Ávila
The threshold of the futuror, by Miguel Chamizo Jódar, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
First prize
Super extra grande, by José Miguel Sánchez Gómez (Yoss), Cuba
Special mention
La caja cúfica, by Juan Miguel Aguilera Baixauli, Spain
Mention UPC
A two-part research, by Joaquim Casal i Fàbrega, Spain
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 78
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Becoming One With The Ghosts, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, USA
The clone of Borges, from Campo Ricardo Burgos López, Colombia
The soul of the Kobold, by Pedro Domingo Mutiñó (Domingo Santos), Spain
First prize
Bis, by Roberto Sanhueza Hormazabal (Chile)
Special mention
Femtopetas, by Claude Eckenschwiller (France)
Mention UPC
Oper, by Jesús Otero Yugat (Barcelona)
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 80
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
The first day of eternity, by Pedro Domingo Mutiñó (Zaragoza)
The possession of Pavaavo Deshin, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (USA)
Farwalker, by Erin M. Hartshorn (USA)
Diplomatic Exchange, by Leonard W. Compton (USA)
First prize
The harvest of the centaur, by Eduardo Gallego Arjona (Almería) and Guillem Sánchez Gómez (Mataró)
Special mention
The flowers of Vlau, by Alain Le Bussy (Belgium)
Mention UPC
Los Angeles of Immortality, by Gerardo Benicio Da Fonseca (Brazil)
Finalist of the Mention UPC
Limit space, by Eric Ros Ben-Hassan (Martorell)
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 96
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
The links of time, by Rodrigo Moreno Flores (Madrid)
S by Salomon, S by Sussman, by José Miguel Sánchez Gómez (Cuba)
The Dragon of Schrödinger, by Vladimir Hernández Pacín (Barcelona)
Invited to the ceremony
Lois Bujold. Conference
First prize (ex aequo)
Beelzebub on Fire, by Carlos Gardini d'Angelo (Argentina)
Defending Elysium, by Brandon Sanderson (United States)
Special mention
Memories of another life, by Jordi Guàrdia Torrent (Lleida)
Mention UPC
Tricord (Three strings and a single melody), by Joan Baptista Fonollosa i Guardiet (Barcelona)
Finalist of the Mention UPC
Memory of Lerna, by Albert Solanes Parra (Sant Cugat del Vallès)
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 94
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Time Merchants, d'Alfredo Moreno Santana (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
Galaxia Foundation, by Jordi Bosch Mestres (Sant Feliu de Llobregat)
The Room of Lost Souls, by Kristine K. Rusch (United States)
The Time Machine (by Herbert George Wells), by Pedro Domingo (Zaragoza)
Invited to the ceremony
Jasper Fforde. Conference
First prize (ex aequo)
Trinidad, by Jorge Baradit (Chile)
The chronocrop report, by Miguel Ángel López Muñoz (Spain)
Special mention
The end of the world, by Kristine K. Rusch (United States)
Mention UPC
Malham Chronicles, by Ángel Luis Miranda Barreras (Barcelona)
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 76
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Real Meat, by Sergio Gaut vel Hartman (Argentina)
Forty centuries contemplate to you, of Sergio Mars Aicart (Spain)
The Sword of Jbril, by Alain Le Bussy (Belgium)
Transcenso, by Rodrigo Moreno Flores (Spain)
Invited to the ceremony
Brandon Sandersson. Conference
First prize
Driving into the wreck, by Kristine K. Rusch (United States)
Special mention
Semiotics for Wolves, by Vladimir Hernandez (Cuba)
Mention UPC (equally equal)
Òbol, by Eugeni Guillem from Sant Quirze del Vallès (Barcelona), fourth-year student at the Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (ETSEIAT)
PIC, by Albert Solanes from Sant Cugat del Vallés (Barcelona), third-year student at the University School of Optics and Optometry of Terrassa (EUOOT).
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 93
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
War child, by Roger Cottrell (Ireland)
The faith of the stars, by Jaime Munuera (Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona)
Perverse Games, by Guillem Sánchez (Mataró, Spain) and Eduardo Gallego (Almería, Spain)
Plastic heart, of Manuel Saints (Saragossa, Spain)
Invited to the ceremony
Elisabeth Moon. Conference
First prize
Identity Theft, by Robert J. Sawyer (Ottawa, 1960, Canada)
Special mention (ex aequo)
Siccus, by Miguel Luis Hoyuelos (Argentina)
The Invisible Moons, by Manuel Santos Varela (Zaragoza)
Mention UPC
El ocio de los sanos, by Santiago Egido Arteaga (Barcelona), University researcher during the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 academic years.
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 88
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
The rumble of silence, by Bernardo Fernández (Mexico)
Another Way, by Sergio Gaut vel Hartman (Argentina)
The Ribbon of Moebius, by Ignacio Sanz Valls (Spain)
The Fall of the Haut Ferlin, by Alain le Bussy (Belgium)
Invited to the ceremony
Miquel de Palol Conference
First prize
Traffickers of legends, by Jordi Font-Agustí (Barcelona)
Special mention (ex aequo)
Red Dust, by José Miguel Sánchez Gómez (Cuba)
Dreams of Interface, by Vladimir Hernández Pacín (Barcelona)
Mention UPC (equally equal)
Vlad Harkov and La Puerta Negra, by Manuel González González (Barcelona), student at the Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB)
The Magician of Gondlaar, by Ángel Luis Miranda Barreras (Barcelona), professor at the University School of Industrial Technical Engineering of Barcelona (ETSETB)
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 120
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Factory Five, of Jose Antonio Bermúdez Holy (Seville)
Without Love, by David Snowdon (England)
Carne, by Daniel Mares Martín (Madrid)
The Epsilon Eridani Alternative, by Elizabeth H. Groundwater (USA)
Camí de L'edén, by Isabel Colomé Herrero (Barcelona)
Invited to the ceremony
Orson Scott Card. Conference / Conference
First prize (ex aequo)
Crystal Flakes, by Pablo Villaseñor Muñoz (Spain)
The route to transcendence, by Alejandro Javier Alonso (Argentina)
Special mention
Rejet, by Rosseti Christophe Franco (France)
Mention UPC (equally equal)
Theorem, by Irene da Rocha Fort (Barcelona), student at the Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering of the UPC
Odyssey, by Fermin Sánchez Carracedo (Barcelona), professor of the Department of Computer Architecture at the UPC
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 125
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Jennifer Jules, by Charles Gleason Oberndorf (USA)
Hipernova, by Vladimir Hernández Pacín (Cuba)
MONPIA 4 FINALS, by Pau Fonseca Casas
Invited to the ceremony
Vernor Vinge Conference
First prize
The book of voices, by Carlos Gardini (Argentina)
Special mention
The Myth of Er, by Javier Negrete (Spain)
Mention UPC
The avatar of the monkey in love, by Jaume Valor (Barcelona), associate professor of the Architecture Projects Department
Planet X, by Manuel González (Barcelona), student at the Faculty of Computer Science of Barcelona
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 87
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Dead Time, by José Antonio Cotrina (Spain)
Between cottons, of Pablo Villaseñor (Spain)
More Over Ms. L, by Sandra M. Ulbrich (USA)
The Girl Hanging from the Clouds, by Alain Le Bussy (Belgium)
Invited to the ceremony
Juan Miguel Aguilera. Conference
First prize (ex aequo)
Shadow Finder, by Javier Negrete Medina (Plasencia, Spain)
Exit Phase, by José Antonio Cotrina Gómez (Vitoria, Spain)
Special mention
Of the deep sky and the abyss, of Jose Luis Zárate Herrera (Mexico)
Mention UPC
Halhgol, by Miquel López Pombo (Barcelona), student at the Polytechnic University School of Barcelona
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 107
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Signs of War, by Vladimir Hernández Pacín (Havana, Cuba)
Deux, by Alain Le Bussy (Esneux, Belgium)
Magic's Price, by John C. Sparhawk, Jr (Annapolis, USA)
Invited to the ceremony
David Brin. Conference
First prize (ex aequo)
Homunculus, of Alexander Mier G. Cadaval (Mexico)
Imenez, by Luis Alonso Noriega Hederich (Barcelona)
Special mention
IA, by Daniel Mares (Madrid)
Mention UPC
The day he died, by Fermín Sánchez Carracedo (Barcelona), professor at the UPC since 1987 and PhD in Computer Science
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 104
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
If you could see Niágara, by Joaquín Revuelta Candón (Jerez de la Frontera, Spain)
Hunting the Snark, by Mike Resnick (Ohio, USA)
A ten for the ignorant, by David Rabad i Vives (Barcelona)
What hath god wrought, by Sergio Parra Castillo (Spain)
Invited to the ceremony
Robert J. Sawyer. Conference
First prize
Block Universe, by Robert J. Sawyer (Canada)
Special mention (ex aequo)
This lightning, this madness, of Rodolfo Martinez (Spain)
Gracos, by Gabriel Trujillo (Mexico)
Mention UPC
Fuego sobre San Juan, by Javier Sánchez-Reyes, professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the UPC and Pedro A. García Bilbao (Spain)
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 134
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Snow is white, by Hugh Cook (New Zealand)
Eternal death, by Pep Bau (Gurb, Barcelona)
The pride of God, by Pedro Jorge Romero (La Laguna, Tenerife)
Children of the ambition, of Fermín Sanchez Carracedo (Spain)
Invited to the ceremony
Stephen Baxter. Conference
First prize (ex aequo)
Psychospace, by Robert J. Sawyer (Canada)
Soulsaver, by James Stevens-Arce (Puerto Rico)
Special mention (ex aequo)
The Plymblikot Machine, by Daniel Mares (Madrid)
Welcome to the centenary of the end of the world, by Domingo Santos (Barcelona)
Mention UPC
N'Znegt, by Xavier Pacheco and Josep Antoni Bonilla
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 123
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Our own light, by Josep M. Turuguet (Badalona)
Fantastic Walk, by Vassil Tsonev (Sofia, Bulgaria)
On the other side of the tunnel, by Fermín Sánchez Carracedo (Barcelona)
Invited to the ceremony
Connie Willis. Conference
First prize (ex aequo)
The Eyes of a God in Zeal, by Carlos Gardini (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Special mention
Helix, by Robert J. Sawyer (Canada)
Mention UPC
Reheated dinner, by Jordi Miró Miranda (Barcelona), student at the Faculty of Informatics of Barcelona
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 130
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Feeding the thirsty, by Eduardo Gallego Arjona (Almería) and Guillem Sánchez i Gómez (Barcelona)
The day of the Dragon, by Pedro Domingo Mutiñó [Domingo Santos] (Barcelona)
The alphabet of the carpenter, by Rodolfo Martínez (Gijón)
A Wrinkle in Space Time, by Robert J. Defendi (Utah, USA)
The eleventh inhabitant, of Santiago Iranzo and Jardi (Barcelona)
Invited to the ceremony
Gregory Benford. Conference
First prize (ex aequo)
The stamp collector, by César Mallorquí (Madrid)
Special mention
Lux Aeterna, by Javier Negrete (Madrid)
Mention UPC
Reapers of life, of Xavier Pacheco and Jose Antonio Bonilla (Spain)
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 114
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Abandon in Place, by Jerry Oltion (Oregon, USA)
Bosque, by Roberto Estrada (Cuba)
Immersion, by Gregory Benford (California, USA)
Reflection in the water, by Juan Antonio Fernández (Argentona, Barcelona)
Invited to the ceremony
Joe Haldeman. Conference
First prize (ex aequo)
Seven Views of the Olduvai Gorge, by Mike Resnick (Ohio, USA)
Quondam my love, by Rick Neube (Kentucky, USA)
Special mention
Time travelers never die, by Jack McDevit (Georgia, USA)
Mention UPC
OGM, by Xavier Pacheco and José Antonio Bonilla (Barcelona)
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 71
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Six, by Daniel Mares Martín (Madrid)
Conspiracy in total city, d'Alejandro Bugarín Lago (Valladolid)
In Our Image, by Haggai Scolnicov (Israel)
Invited to the ceremony
Alan Dean Foster. Conference
First prize
The world of Yarek, by Elia Barceló (Austria)
Special mention
Our Lady of the Machine, by Alan Dean Foster (USA)
Mention UPC (equally equal)
Baibaj, by Gustavo Santos and Henry Umberto Rojas (Barcelona)
The thirteen stars, by Alberto Abadia (Barcelona)
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 90
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Heart Cry, by Michael Bishop (USA)
The house of Doctor Petalo, by César Mallorquí (Madrid)
Soon Comes Night, by Gregory Benford (USA)
The Jealousy of God, by Rodolfo Martínez (Gijón)
Beyond Ecuador, by Miguel Gómez (Puerto de Santa María)
Invited to the ceremony
John Gribbin. Conference
First prize
Ships in the nigth, by Jack McDevitt (USA)
Special mention
Can you call me Bob, sir, from Mercè Roigé i Casals (Barcelona)
Mention UPC
Who wants the weeping ?, by Antoni Olivé i Ramón (Barcelona), professor at the Faculty of Informatics of Barcelona
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 83
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
Taboo, by Stoney Compton (USA)
The claws of the vertexice, by Juan Miguel Aguilera and Javier Redal (Valencia)
To take back is to fly, from Ayerdhal [Marc Soulier] (France)
Twilight State, by Francisco Javier Negrete Medina (Madrid)
The iron rod, by César Mallorquí del Corral (Madrid)
A crossroads at night, by Guillem Sánchez i Gómez (Barcelona)
Red sand, by Josep Vallés Sánchez (Barcelona)
Invited to the ceremony
Brian W. Aldiss. Conference
First prize (ex aequo)
World of Gods, by Rafael Marín Trechera
The stone circle, by Angel Torres Quesada
Special mention
The Quiet Moon, by Javier Negrete Medina
Mention UPC
Just a mistake, by Rafael Mayor Plou, a student at the Barcelona School of Architecture
Composition of the jury
Participation and works mentioned in the minutes of the jury
Total works submitted: 71
Works mentioned in the minutes of the jury:
The expedition to Cingapa, by Luis María Abad López
Sleeping dear monster, by Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo
Noon in Samarkand, by Jordi Pujadas Gannau
Invited to the ceremony
Marvin Minsky. Conference
