Seraph Award for Speculative Fiction


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.

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. From 2012 to 2015, the award was sponsored largely by Stadtwerke Leipzig. Since 2016, the Leipzig Book Fair has been the main sponsor. The same year, a third category was established, awarding the best self-published novel.

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.

Winners

Best Novel
  • 2012 :de: Christian von Aster : Der letzte Schattenschnitzer..
  • 2013 Kai Meyer : Asche und Phönix..
  • 2014 :de: Ju Honisch : Schwingen aus Stein..
  • 2015 Kai Meyer : Die Seiten der Welt..
  • 2016 :de: Nina Blazon : Der Winter der schwarzen Rosen..
  • 2017 :de: Katharina Seck : 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 :de: Joshua Tree : Singularity..
Best Debut Novel
  • 2012 :de: Nina Marewski : Die Moldau im Schrank..
  • 2013 :de: Mechthild Gläser : Stadt aus Trug und Schatten.
  • and :de: Jan Oldenburg : Fantastik AG..
  • 2014 :de: Katharina Hartwell : Das fremde Meer..
  • 2015 :de: Akram El-Bahay : Flammenwüste..
  • 2016 :de: Daniel Illger : Skargat..
  • 2017 :de: Julia Lange : Irrlichtfeuer..
  • 2018 Theresa Hannig : Die Optimierer. .
  • 2019 :de: Kris Brynn : The Shelter - Zukunft ohne Hoffnung..
  • 2020 :de: Bijan Moini : Der Würfel..
  • 2021 :de: Theresa Jeßberger : Töchter der Freiheit.
  • 2022 :de: Eleanor Bardilac : Knochenblumen welken nicht..
Best Indie
  • 2016 :de: Hanna Kuhlmann : Nachtschatten.
  • 2017 No "Best Indie" awarded.
  • 2018 :de: Janna Ruth : Im Bann der zertanzten Schuhe.
  • 2019 :de: Birgit Jaeckel : Das Erbe der Rauhnacht.
  • 2020 :de: Erik Kellen and Mira Valentin : Windherz..
  • 2021 :de: Siegfried Langer : Das Buch, das dich findet.
  • 2022 :de: Tanya Hartgers : Crimson Dawn..