The
Janusz A. Zajdel Award (
Nagroda imienia Janusza A. Zajdla), often called just
Zajdel, is the annual award given by the Polish
science fiction and
fantasy fandom for the best stories published in the previous year. The winners are chosen in a vote by fans present at the
Polcon convention from up to five nominations in each of two categories:
- Novel: works longer than 100 standard pages (of 1800 characters),
- Short story: shorter works.