Maurizio Manzieri
@manzieriart.bsky.social
Illustrator | 2021 and 2022 Hugo Award Finalist as Best Professional Artist
COVER REVEAL**** Here is "THE GOBLIN GENERAL", the first fantasy novel created by the Nebula and Dragon Award Finalist Jonathan P. Brazee! (Semper Fi Press, USA 2025, Art by Maurizio Manzieri).
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
COVER REVEAL**** Here is "THE GOBLIN GENERAL", the first fantasy novel created by the Nebula and Dragon Award Finalist Jonathan P. Brazee! (Semper Fi Press, USA 2025, Art by Maurizio Manzieri).
Hugo finalists as Best Professional Artists from Seattle Worldcon! From the left: Alyssa Winans (6th nomination and 2025 Hugo Award winner!), Maurizio Manzieri (3rd nomination), Micaela Alcaino (2nd nomination). Photography by Kelcey Bauer.
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hugo finalists as Best Professional Artists from Seattle Worldcon! From the left: Alyssa Winans (6th nomination and 2025 Hugo Award winner!), Maurizio Manzieri (3rd nomination), Micaela Alcaino (2nd nomination). Photography by Kelcey Bauer.
AETNACON 2025, December 6, 2025. You are all invited to the beautiful Sicilian setting of Villa Cosentino in Valverde (Catania, Italy) to meet the writer @aliettedebodard.com and the artist @manzieriart.bsky.social who has created many of her covers inspired by the Xuya Universe.
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
AETNACON 2025, December 6, 2025. You are all invited to the beautiful Sicilian setting of Villa Cosentino in Valverde (Catania, Italy) to meet the writer @aliettedebodard.com and the artist @manzieriart.bsky.social who has created many of her covers inspired by the Xuya Universe.
AETNACON 2025 -- Etna is calling you, ready to announce extraordinary guests for AetnaCon 2025, the Sicilian Science Fiction Convention scheduled for December 6th in Valverde (Catania, Italy). Illustration for the poster by Maurizio Manzieri.
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
AETNACON 2025 -- Etna is calling you, ready to announce extraordinary guests for AetnaCon 2025, the Sicilian Science Fiction Convention scheduled for December 6th in Valverde (Catania, Italy). Illustration for the poster by Maurizio Manzieri.
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Yesterday, I had a wonderful dinner with the writer Ted Chiang, multiple Hugo Award winner. He is the author of wonderful works, including "Story of Your Life," adapted in the sci-fi movie "Arrival" by Villenueve. We talked extensively about science fiction, art and the universe.
Yesterday, I had a wonderful dinner with the writer Ted Chiang, multiple Hugo Award winner. He is the author of wonderful works, including "Story of Your Life," adapted in the sci-fi movie "Arrival" by Villenueve. We talked extensively about science fiction, art and the universe.
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Yesterday, I had a wonderful dinner with the writer Ted Chiang, multiple Hugo Award winner. He is the author of wonderful works, including "Story of Your Life," adapted in the sci-fi movie "Arrival" by Villenueve. We talked extensively about science fiction, art and the universe.
Yesterday, I had a wonderful dinner with the writer Ted Chiang, multiple Hugo Award winner. He is the author of wonderful works, including "Story of Your Life," adapted in the sci-fi movie "Arrival" by Villenueve. We talked extensively about science fiction, art and the universe.
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to the anthology "THE YEAR'S TOP ROBOT AND AI STORIES" (sixth annual collection) edited by Allan Kaster! It includes stories by Greg Egan, Ken Liu, Lavie Tidhar and many others. (Art by Maurizio Manzieri / Publisher: @infinivoxsf.bsky.social )
October 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to the anthology "THE YEAR'S TOP ROBOT AND AI STORIES" (sixth annual collection) edited by Allan Kaster! It includes stories by Greg Egan, Ken Liu, Lavie Tidhar and many others. (Art by Maurizio Manzieri / Publisher: @infinivoxsf.bsky.social )
Get ready to spot me in action during the last two weekends of September! Stay tuned for the excitement!
September 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Get ready to spot me in action during the last two weekends of September! Stay tuned for the excitement!
The next few days will be quite challenging! My daughter got married on July 26, but we're planning an official celebration for Friday, August 29, with relatives coming from abroad and all over Italy! Greetings to everyone!
August 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The next few days will be quite challenging! My daughter got married on July 26, but we're planning an official celebration for Friday, August 29, with relatives coming from abroad and all over Italy! Greetings to everyone!
Dear Friends, here is my 2025 WorldCon Program!
See you there! 🚀
See you there! 🚀
August 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Dear Friends, here is my 2025 WorldCon Program!
See you there! 🚀
See you there! 🚀
NEW COVER just released!!! It's a signed, numbered, limited edition hardcover in the new sci-fi series SUPERNOVELLAS by INFINIVOX (1st volume: ELLIPSES by D. A. Xiaolin Spires / Cover by Maurizio Manzieri / Kickstarter coming August 11th). Check the link in the comments for more details!
July 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
NEW COVER just released!!! It's a signed, numbered, limited edition hardcover in the new sci-fi series SUPERNOVELLAS by INFINIVOX (1st volume: ELLIPSES by D. A. Xiaolin Spires / Cover by Maurizio Manzieri / Kickstarter coming August 11th). Check the link in the comments for more details!
ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE VOTING FOR THE HUGO AWARD CLOSES! This small portfolio features the cover for @aliettedebodard.com's novella IN THE SHADOW OF THE SHIP (Subterranean Press, 2024), included in the HUGO VOTER PACKET (Best Pro Artist), along with past covers created for the Xuya Universe 🚀
July 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE VOTING FOR THE HUGO AWARD CLOSES! This small portfolio features the cover for @aliettedebodard.com's novella IN THE SHADOW OF THE SHIP (Subterranean Press, 2024), included in the HUGO VOTER PACKET (Best Pro Artist), along with past covers created for the Xuya Universe 🚀
HUGO AWARDS ALERT! Only 6 days left until the voting for the HUGO AWARD closes! This small portfolio features the cover for Kelley Armstrong's novella SCHEMES & SCANDALS (Subterranean Press, 2024), included in the HUGO VOTER PACKET, along with some other past covers created for the same publisher.
July 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
HUGO AWARDS ALERT! Only 6 days left until the voting for the HUGO AWARD closes! This small portfolio features the cover for Kelley Armstrong's novella SCHEMES & SCANDALS (Subterranean Press, 2024), included in the HUGO VOTER PACKET, along with some other past covers created for the same publisher.
Only 9 days left until the voting for the HUGO AWARD closes! This Asimov's SF magazine cover features the Rory Harper's short story BURNING GRANNIES (2024)and it's included in the HUGO VOTER PACKET!
July 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Only 9 days left until the voting for the HUGO AWARD closes! This Asimov's SF magazine cover features the Rory Harper's short story BURNING GRANNIES (2024)and it's included in the HUGO VOTER PACKET!
The countdown begins for the Hugo Award voting, open until July 23rd! This year I'm a finalist in the Best Professional Artist category!💥🚀💥🚀💥🚀
July 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The countdown begins for the Hugo Award voting, open until July 23rd! This year I'm a finalist in the Best Professional Artist category!💥🚀💥🚀💥🚀
MAURIZIO MANZIERI, GUEST ARTIST AT MOLFEST 2025 - If you meet someone in Molfetta (Bari, Italy) this weekend who looks like me, well... it'll be me! I thank the organizers for their warm hospitality! (Poster Art by Paolo Barbieri - Link in the comments)
June 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
MAURIZIO MANZIERI, GUEST ARTIST AT MOLFEST 2025 - If you meet someone in Molfetta (Bari, Italy) this weekend who looks like me, well... it'll be me! I thank the organizers for their warm hospitality! (Poster Art by Paolo Barbieri - Link in the comments)
Here is my illustration for ASIMOV'S SF magazine (July/August 2025), inspired by the main story THE CHRONOLITOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANT by @zanzjan.bsky.social More details in the comments! (Illustration: Maurizio Manzieri/Publisher: Must Read Magazines/1 Paragraph Inc.). asimovs.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Here is my illustration for ASIMOV'S SF magazine (July/August 2025), inspired by the main story THE CHRONOLITOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANT by @zanzjan.bsky.social More details in the comments! (Illustration: Maurizio Manzieri/Publisher: Must Read Magazines/1 Paragraph Inc.). asimovs.com
COVER REVEAL!!! Here is my latest cover for ASIMOV'S SF, inspired by the incredible story THE CHRONOLITOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANT by @zanzjan.bsky.social and commissioned for the July-August 2025 issue. I'm sure you'll appreciate the beautiful story just as much as I did! Publisher: 1 Paragraph Inc.).
June 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
COVER REVEAL!!! Here is my latest cover for ASIMOV'S SF, inspired by the incredible story THE CHRONOLITOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANT by @zanzjan.bsky.social and commissioned for the July-August 2025 issue. I'm sure you'll appreciate the beautiful story just as much as I did! Publisher: 1 Paragraph Inc.).
Here is the final cover design for 'The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 9' featuring my illustration inspired by the Naomi Kritzer's story "The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea". Publisher: @infinivoxsf.bsky.social. Coming out on June 13, 2025.
May 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Here is the final cover design for 'The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 9' featuring my illustration inspired by the Naomi Kritzer's story "The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea". Publisher: @infinivoxsf.bsky.social. Coming out on June 13, 2025.
COVER REVEAL! I am pleased to present my illustration THE FOUR SISTERS OVERLOOKING THE SEA, inspired by Naomi Kravitz's wonderful novelette finalist for the 2025 Hugo Awards. It's the cover art for "The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 9" (Publisher: @infinivoxsf.bsky.social , 2025)
May 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
COVER REVEAL! I am pleased to present my illustration THE FOUR SISTERS OVERLOOKING THE SEA, inspired by Naomi Kravitz's wonderful novelette finalist for the 2025 Hugo Awards. It's the cover art for "The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 9" (Publisher: @infinivoxsf.bsky.social , 2025)
Breaking News! I’ve donated three digital wallpapers to the @locusmag.bsky.social fundraiser. Want to snag it? Click here to check it out and all the other great rewards: igg.me/at/locusmag2... #SupportLocus2025
May 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Breaking News! I’ve donated three digital wallpapers to the @locusmag.bsky.social fundraiser. Want to snag it? Click here to check it out and all the other great rewards: igg.me/at/locusmag2... #SupportLocus2025
The voting process for the 2025 Hugo Awards is now open, and you can cast your vote until July 23rd. The award ceremony will take place on August 16th at the Seattle Convention Center. Here are all the finalists in my category!
May 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The voting process for the 2025 Hugo Awards is now open, and you can cast your vote until July 23rd. The award ceremony will take place on August 16th at the Seattle Convention Center. Here are all the finalists in my category!
A rollercoaster of emotions! After my Hugo Award nomination, I attended the 51st ITALCON, the National Science Fiction Convention held in Genoa, where I had the privilege of receiving the 2025 ITALIA AWARD for BEST ARTIST!!! I'm grateful to fans and publishers for their appreciation of my work!
April 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A rollercoaster of emotions! After my Hugo Award nomination, I attended the 51st ITALCON, the National Science Fiction Convention held in Genoa, where I had the privilege of receiving the 2025 ITALIA AWARD for BEST ARTIST!!! I'm grateful to fans and publishers for their appreciation of my work!
W-O-W! I'm soooooo thrilled to share that I've been nominated for the Hugo Award 2025 as Best Professional Artist! I'm deeply grateful to those who cast their votes for me! Congratulations to all the other finalists as well!
April 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
W-O-W! I'm soooooo thrilled to share that I've been nominated for the Hugo Award 2025 as Best Professional Artist! I'm deeply grateful to those who cast their votes for me! Congratulations to all the other finalists as well!
1/4 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY!!!
3 HARD SHOTS AT THE MOON
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Stories by Ian McDonald, Michael Swanwick and John Kessel.
Cover art and interior illustrations by Maurizio Manzieri.
Publisher: Infinivox (Links and editions in the comments.)
3 HARD SHOTS AT THE MOON
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Stories by Ian McDonald, Michael Swanwick and John Kessel.
Cover art and interior illustrations by Maurizio Manzieri.
Publisher: Infinivox (Links and editions in the comments.)
March 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
1/4 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY!!!
3 HARD SHOTS AT THE MOON
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Stories by Ian McDonald, Michael Swanwick and John Kessel.
Cover art and interior illustrations by Maurizio Manzieri.
Publisher: Infinivox (Links and editions in the comments.)
3 HARD SHOTS AT THE MOON
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Stories by Ian McDonald, Michael Swanwick and John Kessel.
Cover art and interior illustrations by Maurizio Manzieri.
Publisher: Infinivox (Links and editions in the comments.)
1/2 BREAKING NEWS - My illustration for the story "Burning Grannies" by Rory Harper is a FINALIST in the 2025 Asimov's Readers' Awards (Best Cover)! Other Best Finalists in the same issue: Greg Egan, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Sean McMullen and Jeffrey Ford.
March 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
1/2 BREAKING NEWS - My illustration for the story "Burning Grannies" by Rory Harper is a FINALIST in the 2025 Asimov's Readers' Awards (Best Cover)! Other Best Finalists in the same issue: Greg Egan, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Sean McMullen and Jeffrey Ford.