Here is the final cover design for 'The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 10' featuring my illustration inspired by the Bruce Sterling & Paul Di Filippo's story "Tenth Contact”.(Art by Maurizio Manzieri | Publisher: Infinivox SciFi) Coming out on June 19, 2026.

NEW COVER! Here is my illustration for TENTH CONTACT by Bruce Sterling & Paul Di Filippo, currently a finalist for a 2025 Asimov’s Readers’ Award and commissioned as the cover art for "The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 10", edited by Allan Kaster (Publisher: Infinivox, June 2026).

NEW COVER ART dropping tomorrow. Stay tuned! 🎨✨

BREAKING NEWS! I’m truly thrilled to share that @zanzjan.bsky.social and I are once again both finalists for the Asimov’s Readers’ Awards (third time!). My illustration was created for Suzanne’s wonderful story, THE CHRONOLITOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANT, featured in the July/August 2025 issue of Asimov’s SF

Breaking news! Starting today, I am officially a grandfather! Welcome, Leonardo! 🩵 (Picture: Studio photo of my daughter Simona taken two months ago)

COVER REVEAL!!! Here is my latest cover for ASIMOV'S SF magazine, inspired by the wonderful story FAILED ATTEMPTS AT PREDATION by @alyxdellamonica.bsky.social and commissioned for the May-June 2026 issue. (Illustration: Maurizio Manzieri / Publisher: Must Read Magazines / 1 Paragraph Inc.).

HUGO AWARDS 2026... It's the last week to vote! In the comments the link to my eligible international body of work 🚀🚀🚀

BREAKING NEWS! WOW, I'm really happy to hear that Jonathan Brazee's YA novel "Gemini Rising", which I illustrated, is a finalist for the 2025 NEBULA AWARDS! Congratulations!!! (Publisher: Semper Fi Press | Cover Art by Maurizio Manzieri)

The 13th edition of the "Infected by Art" yearbook includes my illustration "The Ghosts of Mars," commissioned by Infinivox for Dominica Phetteplace's short story of the same name. In 2025, the same illustration won the Frank R. Paul Award and the Best in the Show Award at the WorldCon in Seattle.

So thrilled to share that my illustration ELLIPSES has been judged into INFECTED BY ART (Vol. 14 )- The illustration will be published in 2026 as a cover art for an original novella by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (INFINIVOX SciFi).

My 2025 Artwork Eligible for Awards - Here is a selected portfolio about professional Art published in 2025! All these artwork are eligible for the 2026 Awards season… thanks for your consideration! 😊🚀

(ITA) “Maurizio Manzieri awarded in the USA”. The main Italian daily newspaper LA STAMPA (December 27, 2025) talks about my recent achievements: the 2025 Frank R. Paul Award and the 2025 Asimov’s Readers’ Award! Thanks to Stefano Priarone for the article!

Happy Holidays, my friends! 🎅🏻🌲

Wow, another wonderful piece of news to end 2025! ​I won the Asimov's SF Readers' Award for Best Cover of the Year for the fifth time (!),The award-winning illustration was inspired by Rory Harper's short story, 'Burning Grannies'. ​Thank you all for voting for me, and congrats to all the winners!

2025 FRANK R. PAUL AWARD - The DHL courier just knocked on my studio door to deliver the amazing trophy I just won! 🚀

(ITA) - CORRIERE DELLA SERA daily newspaper, December 8th, 2025)- Illustrator Maurizio Manzieri, winner of the Frank R. Paul Award, says: "AI is repetitive, I always look for unique ideas" (Thanks to journalist Luca Castelli for the interview!)

AetnaCon 2025, First panel with Aliette @aliettedebodard.com and Maurizio Manzieri: “the importance of ice cream in the life of us artists”

I’ve reached my hotel in Catania, Sicily, and I’m ready for AetnaCon 2025! Aliette de Bodard is going to join me and all the organization team for an unforgettable dinner together!

Aliette de Bodard and Maurizio Manzieri will be Guests at AetnaCon in Sicily, Italy, on December 6th… here is the full Program! Countdown activated… see you there! 👨🏻‍🎨

As a Winner of the 2025 FRANK R. PAUL AWARD (Best Book Cover Art), I'll be receiving a trophy with a 3D printed topper of the “Tiger-bot” smashing a car, based on Frank R. Paul’s September 1935 Wonder Stories cover!!! 😍

I’m so happy and proud about this achievement! My illustration THE GHOSTS OF MARS, commissioned as a cover art for "The Year’s Top Hard Science Fiction Stories #8" edited by @infinivoxsf.bsky.social and inspired by a Dominica Phetteplace story, is the Winner of the 2025 Frank R. Paul Award!

Great art! Amazing artist! @manzieriart.bsky.social Great science fiction! Great stories! Get sci-fied: www.infinivoxsf.com/hard-sf-8

Announcing the anthology "THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION ON EARTH 3" edited by Allan Kaster! It includes stories by Greg Egan, Cory Doctorow, Nancy Kress, Pat Murphy, and many others. (Art by Maurizio Manzieri / Publisher: Infinivox SciFi / publication date: November 21, 2025).

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.

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.

(ENG/ITA) 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 )

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!

Dear Friends, here is my 2025 WorldCon Program! 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!

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.

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!💥🚀💥🚀💥🚀

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

I'm in exceptional company in the July–August Asimov's @asimovssfmag.bsky.social . "Aftermath" springboards from Bradbury's Martian Chronicles (especially "Night Meeting"), moving beyond those glimpses of Mars to tell a tale of an investigator looking into mysterious events. I hope folks enjoy it.

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.

Thanks Allan! 🚀

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

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!

3 HARD SHOTS AT THE MOON big, signed, numbered, limited collectors' edition: --art by @manzieriart.bsky.social www.infinivoxsf.com/3-hard-shots... trade paperback: www.amazon.com/3-Hard-Shots... ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZPJ54JB

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!

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Go get 'em @manzieriart.bsky.social Very happy and pleased that Maurizio Manzieri is a finalist for the 2025 Hugo Award for best professional artist!!! Check out his cover art for the 2024 volume of The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories: www.infinivoxsf.com/hard-sf-8

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!