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Seraph Award for Speculative Fiction

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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

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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

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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

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Best Novel

  • 2012 de: Christian von Aster  : Der letzte Schattenschnitzer. ISBN 978-3-608-93917-0.
  • 2013 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 Michael Marrak  : Der Kanon mechanischer Seelen. ISBN 978-3-95869-257-2.
  • 2019 Bernhard Hennen  : Die Chroniken von Azuhr - Der Verfluchte. ISBN 978-3-596-29726-9.
  • 2020 Christoph Marzi  : Mitternacht. ISBN 978-3-492-28090-7.
  • 2021 Ursula Poznanski  : Cryptos. ISBN 978-3743200500.
  • 2022 de: Joshua Tree  : Singularity. ISBN 978-3-596-70087-5.

Best Debut Novel

Best Indie

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References

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