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!

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.)

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.

Epic hard sf novellas by three of the genre's most accomplished authors. Pre-order signed, numbered, limited edition here: --art by @manzieriart.bsky.social www.infinivoxsf.com/3-hard-shots... Pre-order ebook here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZPJ54JB

1/3 Here is the illustration for GEMINI RISING, the second book in the Gemini Twins series by Jonathan P. Brazee, a Nebula Award finalist and USA Today bestselling author! 🚀 (Cover Art by Maurizio Manzieri) - Check in the comments for more.

3 HARD SHOTS AT THE MOON Epic hard sf novellas from 3 of the genre's most accomplished authors. Pre-order signed, numbered, limited edition here: --art by @manzieriart.bsky.social www.infinivoxsf.com/3-hard-shots... Pre-order ebook here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZPJ54JB

3 HARD SHOTS AT THE MOON Epic hard sf short novels by three of the genre's most accomplished authors. Pre-order signed, numbered, limited edition here: ( art by @manzieriart.bsky.social ) www.infinivoxsf.com/3-hard-shots... Pre-order ebook here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZPJ54JB

"The Year’s Best Science Fiction on Earth 2, edited by @infinivoxsf.bsky.social ", reviewed by @locusmag.bsky.social Locus magazine. (December 2024, Art by Maurizio Manzieri). Link in the comments.

LAST DAYS FOR THE 2025 HUGO NOMINATIONS: Best Pro Artist! Here is the portfolio of illustrations for the Collector's Special Edition "3 Hard Shots at the Moon"! (Infinivox 2024/2025, Art by Maurizio Manzieri)

Are you ready for the launch on March 31, 2025? (Cover and interior illustrations by Maurizio Manzieri)

COVER REVEAL! Thrilled to share the illustration for GEMINI RISING, the second book in the captivating Gemini Twins series by Jonathan P. Brazee, a Nebula Award finalist and USA Today bestselling author! 🚀 (Cover Art by Maurizio Manzieri)

BREAKING NEWS! Pleased of being a FINALIST for the PREMIO ITALIA as BEST ARTIST. The featured illustration, published in 2024 as a cover for the FONDAZIONE SF Magazine, won the 2019 Asimov's SF Readers' Award and was commissioned for the story 'Waterlines' by Suzanne Palmer!

HUGO AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN until March 14, 2025!! Here is an eligible cover illustration commissioned by @asimovssfmag.bsky.social for a story by Rory Harper (Jan / Feb 2024)!

HUGO AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN until March 14, 2025!! Here are a couple of 2024 eligible cover illustrations for @aliettedebodard.com and @kelliearmstrong.bsky.social (Publisher: Subterranean Press, USA).

Engines are warming up for the launch of "3 Hard Shots at the Moon" coming by @infinivoxsf.bsky.social at the end of March! Here are the printer proofs of the wraparound cover! (Art by Maurizio Manzieri). Link: www.infinivoxsf.com/3-hard-shots...

BREAKING NEWS! Very Excited to let you know that my 2024 illustration "The Ghosts of Mars", commissioned by Infinivox for a story by Dominica Phetteplace, has been selected by the jurors for inclusion in the Infected by Art Volume 13! Congratulations to all the Winners!

HUGO AWARD NOMINATIONS are officially open! Here are a couple of 2024 eligible cover illustrations (Publisher: INFINIVOX)

It's almost time of HUGO NOMINATIONS! Here is a selection from my Portfolio of 2024 covers! #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart

Here is the illustration for “Schemes & Scandals”, a time travel novella by Kelley Armstrong - set in the world of her series, A Rip Through Time. It's officially out by Subterranean Press, 2024 USA - Illustration © Maurizio Manzieri)

Happy New Year! See you in 2025!