2026 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis Finalists

Finalists for the 2026 Deutsche Science Fiction Preis, presented by Science Fiction Club Deutschland (SFCD), have been announced.

Best German-Language SF Novel:

We Burn the Sun, Anika Beer (Piper Verlag)

Asimov’s Kindergarten, Reda El Arbi (Lectorbooks)

Der Himmel wird zur Seet, Sven Haupt (Eridanus Verlag)

Ein Übermaß von Welt, Sven Haupt (Eridanus Verlag)

Thanatopia, Tom Hillenbrand (Kiepenheuer & Witsch)

Pandoras Flotte, Christian Märtesheimer (Atlantis Verlag)

Denial of Service, Aiki Mira (Fischer TOR)

Glow in the Dark, L.U. Sanders (self-published)

Lyneham, Nils Westerboer (Klett-Cotta)

Best German-language SF Short Story:

“Sabotage”, Patricia Eckermann (Andymonaden)

“Echo”, Luc François (Anxious and Slightly Yearning)

“Notizen eines Sonderling”, Jan Gardemann (Caprice 01)

“Das letzte Mal”, Stephanie Lammers (c’t 02/2025)

“Ausreißende Sterne”, Aiki Mira (Andymonaden)

“Wir waren hier”, Ralph-Alexander Neumüller (Tales of Science II)

“Living Nightlights”, Lisa-Viktoria Niederberger (Klimazukünfte 2050: wie werden wir leben?)

“Die Amazone”, Michael Pfrommer (Vom Filme schmieden. Und anderen Träumen)

“Blumen für Lisa-9”, Uwe Post (Exodus 4/3/2025)

“Kinderladen”, Jol Rosenberg (Queer Welten 8/19/25)

“Metanoq”, Maximilian Wust (Nova 10/27/25)

Winners are chosen by jury, and receive a €1,000 prize. Second and third place runners-up are recognized with €500 and €300 respectively. Awards will be presented during Elstercon, to be held September 18-20, 2026 in Leipzig, Germany. For more information, see the award site.

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