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Seraph Award for Speculative Fiction

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The Seraph Award is a literary award for peculative fiction written in German. It is given annually during Leipzig Book Fair. The award is organized and overseen by the Phantastische Akademie.[1]

Award

In the category "Best Novel", all works published within the current calendar year are eligible. The second category is "Best Debut Novel". This category includes prize money of 2,000 Euros.[2] From 2012 to 2015, the award was sponsored largely by Stadtwerke Leipzig. Since 2016, the Leipzig Book Fair has been the main sponsor.[3] The same year, a third category was created, awarding the best self-published novel ("Best Indie").[4]

Selection Process

The winners are selected by a jury of approximately 21 members who are newly nominated each year. The jury comprises fiction editors, journalists, bloggers, authors, literary agents, translators, booksellers as well as readers. The Phantastische Akademie and its supporters select the longlist from all submissions. From this, the jury votes for the works which form the shortlist. The winners are announced at Leipzig Book Fair.[5]

Winners

Best Novel

  • 2012 de:Christian von Aster  : Der letzte Schattenschnitzer. ISBN 978-3-608-93917-0.
  • 2013 de:Kai Meyer  : Asche und Phönix. ISBN 978-3-551-58291-1.
  • 2014 de:Ju Honisch  : Schwingen aus Stein. ISBN 978-3-86762-170-0.
  • 2015 Kai Meyer]]  : Die Seiten der Welt. ISBN 978-3-8414-2165-4.
  • 2016 de:Nina Blazon  : Der Winter der schwarzen Rosen. ISBN 978-3-570-16364-1.
  • 2017 de:Katharina Seck  : Die silberne Königin. ISBN 978-340420862-3.
  • 2018 de:Michael Marrak  : Der Kanon mechanischer Seelen. ISBN 978-3-95869-257-2.
  • 2019 de:Bernhard Hennen  : Die Chroniken von Azuhr - Der Verfluchte. ISBN 978-3-596-29726-9.

Best Debut Novel

Best Indie

  • 2016 Hanna Kuhlmann  : Nachtschatten.
  • 2017 No "Best Indie" awarded.
  • 2018 Janna Ruth  : Im Bann der zertanzten Schuhe.
  • 2019 Birgit Jaeckel  : Das Erbe der Rauhnacht.[6][7][8]

References