Seraph Award for Speculative Fiction explained

The Seraph Award is a literary award for speculative 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 by a publishing house 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 established, awarding the best self-published novel ("Best Indie").^[4]

Selection process

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

Winners

Best Novel

• 2012 : Der letzte Schattenschnitzer. .
• 2013 Kai Meyer : Asche und Phönix. .
• 2014 : Schwingen aus Stein. .
• 2015 Kai Meyer : Die Seiten der Welt. .
• 2016 : Der Winter der schwarzen Rosen. .
• 2017 : Die silberne Königin. .
• 2018 Michael Marrak : Der Kanon mechanischer Seelen. .
• 2019 Bernhard Hennen : Die Chroniken von Azuhr - Der Verfluchte. .
• 2020 Christoph Marzi : Mitternacht. .
• 2021 Ursula Poznanski : Cryptos. .
• 2022 : Singularity. .

Best Debut Novel

• 2012 : Die Moldau im Schrank. .
• 2013 : Stadt aus Trug und Schatten.
• and : Fantastik AG. .
• 2014 : Das fremde Meer. .
• 2015 : Flammenwüste. .
• 2016 : Skargat. .
• 2017 : Irrlichtfeuer. .
• 2018 Theresa Hannig : Die Optimierer. .
• 2019 : The Shelter - Zukunft ohne Hoffnung. .
• 2020 : Der Würfel. .
• 2021 : Töchter der Freiheit.
• 2022 : Knochenblumen welken nicht. .

Best Indie

• 2016 : Nachtschatten.
• 2017 No "Best Indie" awarded.
• 2018 : Im Bann der zertanzten Schuhe.
• 2019 : Das Erbe der Rauhnacht.
• 2020 : Windherz. .
• 2021 : Das Buch, das dich findet.
• 2022 : Crimson Dawn. .

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External links

• • Homepage of the Phantastische Akademie
• Seraph – Neuer Jurypreis für phantastische Literatur. In: buchmarkt News. 8 July 2011 (retrieved 27 February 2013)

Notes and References

1. Web site: SERAPH – Phantastische Akademie e. V..
2. Web site: On my own behalf: The Tolkienist named jury member with two German fantasy awards. TheTolkienist. 24 January 2015.
3. Web site: Urlaub in fremden Welten. www.leipziger-buchmesse.de.
4. Web site: Preis für phantastische Literatur / Die Shortlists des Seraph 2016 stehen. www.boersenblatt.net.
5. Web site: Jury – Phantastische Akademie e. V..
6. Web site: Preisträger – Phantastische Akademie e. V..
7. Web site: Katharina Seck und Julia Lange gewinnen den Phantastischen Literaturpreis Seraph. 24 March 2017. buchreport.
8. Web site: Seraph 2019 / Bernhard Hennen erhält den Phantastikpreis. www.boersenblatt.net.
9. Web site: Verleihung des SERAPH 2020. www.hallespektrum.de.