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2016 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis Shortlist

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Deutscher Science Fiction preis DSFP-Medaille-logo-300x278The nominees for the 2016 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis have been announced.

The juried award for the best short story and best novel written in the German language is sponsored by the SFCD, Germany´s largest science-fiction club. Each winner will receive €1000. The awards ceremony will take place at MediKonOne in Oldenburg on August 13.

Best Short Story

  • »Tremolo« by Gabriele Behrend. In: NOVA 23.
  • »Operation Gnadenakt« by Frank Böhmert. In: phantastisch! 57.
  • »Der heilige Wasserabsperrhahn« by Uwe Hermann. In: »Das Amt für versäumte Ausgaben: Kurzgeschichten – Band 4«.
  • »Ein glücklicherer Ort« by Boris Koch. In: Exodus 33.
  • »Diese verdammten Alienzombieroboterviecher« by Frank Lauenroth. In: »Die Magnetische Stadt: 2014 Collection of Science Fiction Stories«.
  • »Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!« by Guido Seifert. In: NOVA 23.
  • »Der Zwillingsfaktor« by Christian Weis. In: Exodus 33.

Best Novel

  • »Meran« by Dirk van den Boom.
  • »Das Schiff« by Andreas Brandhorst.
  • »Feuer am Fuß: Die Maeva-Trilogie 3« by Dirk C. Fleck.
  • »Das Licht von Duino« by Frank Haubold.
  • »Paradox« by Phillip P. Peterson.

[Via Nina Horvath at Europa SF.]

2015 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis Winners

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Deutscher Science Fiction preis DSFP-Medaille-logo-300x278The winners of the 2015 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis for the best short story and best novel written in German language have been announced. The juried award is sponsored by the SFCD, Germany´s largest science-fiction club. The award will be presented at WetzKon2 in Wetzlar, Germany on July 4. Each winner will receive €1000.

Best German-language Short Story

  • “Knox” by Eva Strasser

Best German-language Novel

  • Alpha & Omega: Apokalypse für Anfänger (~Alpha & Omega: Apocalypse for Beginners) by  Markus Orths

(The title was translated into English by Nina Horvath of Europa SF.)

2015 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis Shortlist

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The nominees for the 2015 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis have been announced.

Best German-language Short Story

  • Der Klang der Posaunen by Arno Behrend, from Schuldig in 16 Fällen
  • Terradeforming by Arno Behrend, from Schuldig in 16 Fällen
  • Revenge by Diane Dirt, from Bullet, edited by Sven Klöpping
  • Der Mechaniker by Thorsten Küper, from Bullet, edited by Sven Klöpping
  • Extremophile Morphologie by Jakob Schmidt, from Tiefraumphasen, edited by André Skora, Armin Rößler and Frank Hebben, (Begedia Verlag)
  • Knox by Eva Strasser, from Tiefraumphasen, edited by André Skora, Armin Rößler and Frank Hebben, (Begedia Verlag)

Best German-language Novel

  • Das Kosmotop by Andreas Brandhorst, (Heyne Verlag)
  • Feldeváye: Roman der letzten Künste by Dietmar Dath, (Suhrkamp Taschenbuch)
  • Drohnenland by Tom Hillenbrand, (KiWi-Taschenbuch)
  • MUC by Anna Mocikat, (Knaur Taschenbuch)
  • Alpha & Omega: Apokalypse für Anfänger by Markus Orths, (Schöffling)
  • Kernschatten by Nils Westerboer, (Leander Wissenschaft)

Deutscher Science Fiction preis DSFP-Medaille-logo-300x278The juried award for the best short story and best novel written in German language is sponsored by the SFCD, Germany´s largest science-fiction club. Each winner will receive €1000. The awards ceremony will take place at WetzKon in July.

Nina Horvath provides unofficial traslations of the titles in her coverage at Europa SF.

Germany’s Largest SF Group Approaches Milestone

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Julian Parr, Raymond Z. Gallun, and Walter Ernsting.

Julian Parr, Raymond Z. Gallun, and Walter Ernsting.

Science Fiction Club Deutschland turns 60 next year. They’re going to celebrate the anniversary by holding a special convention, WetzKon, from July 3-5, 2015. Guests of honor will be Andreas Eschbach, Wolfgang Jeschke and Reinhard Habeck.

SFCD was founded in August 1955 by Walter Ernsting, Trude Ersting, Raymond Zinke Gallun, Walter Spiegl and Julian Parr. One of its first members was Forrest J Ackerman.

 [ Via Europa SF.]

2014 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis

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The winners of the 2014 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis for the best short story and best novel written in German language have been announced. The juried award is sponsored by the SFCD, Germany´s largest science-fiction club. Each winner will receive €1000.  The award ceremony will be held in July during SchlossCon in Schwerin, Germany.

Best German-language Short Story
»Seitwärts in die Zeit« by Axel Kruse

Best German-language Novel
»Dschiheads« by Wolfgang Jeschke

[Via Scifiportal.]