Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
Awarding of the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preises at Elstercon 2008
The Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis is possibly the best-known science fiction award from Germany. The award is named after the science fiction author Kurd Laßwitz.
Wolfgang Jeschke has won the award 11 times in four different categories while Andreas Eschbach has won the prize for novel seven times. The foreign-language category includes novels, stories, collections and non-fiction. Iain Banks and China Miéville won the foreign-language prize four times.[1] Other authors to win multiple times are Hans Joachim Alpers, Carl Amery, Herbert W. Franke, Ian McDonald, Michael Marrak, and Connie Willis.
Award Winners
German Novel
- 1981: Georg Zauner, Die Enkel der Raketenbauer
- 1982: Wolfgang Jeschke, The Last Day of Creation
- 1983: Richard Hey, Im Jahr 95 nach Hiroshima
- 1984: Thomas R. P. Mielke, Das Sakriversum
- 1985: Herbert W. Franke, Die Kälte des Weltraums
- 1986: Herbert W. Franke, Endzeit
- 1987: Carl Amery, Die Wallfahrer
- 1988: Gudrun Pausewang, Die Wolke
- 1989: Norbert Stöbe, New York ist himmlisch
- 1990: Wolfgang Jeschke, Midas
- 1991: Carl Amery, Das Geheimnis der Krypta
- 1992: Christian Mähr, Fatous Staub
- 1993: Herbert Rosendorfer, Die goldenen Heiligen oder Columbus entdeckt Europa
- 1994: Thomas Ziegler, Die Stimmen der Nacht
- 1995: Hans Joachim Alpers, Das zerrissene Land
- 1996: Hans Joachim Alpers, Die graue Eminenz
- 1997: Andreas Eschbach, Solarstation
- 1998: No Award
- 1999: Andreas Eschbach, Jesus Video
- 2000: Andreas Eschbach, Kelwitts Stern
- 2001: Michael Marrak, Lord Gamma
- 2002: Andreas Eschbach, Quest
- 2003: Michael Marrak, Imagon
- 2004: Andreas Eschbach, Der Letzte seiner Art
- 2005: Frank Schätzing, The Swarm
- 2006: Wolfgang Jeschke, Das Cusanus-Spiel
- 2007: Herbert W. Franke, Auf der Spur des Engels
- 2008: Andreas Eschbach, Ausgebrannt
- 2009: Dietmar Dath, Die Abschaffung der Arten
- 2010: Andreas Eschbach, Ein König für Deutschland
- 2011: Uwe Post, Walpar Tonnraffir und der Zeigefinger Gottes
- 2012: Andreas Eschbach, Herr aller Dinge
- 2013: Dietmar Dath, Pulsarnacht
- 2014: Wolfgang Jeschke, Dschiheads
- 2015: Thomas Hillenbrand, Drohnenland
Foreign Fiction
- 1984: Brian Aldiss, Helliconia Spring
- 1985: Philip K. Dick, VALIS
- 1986: Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan
- 1987: Jerry Yulsman, Elleander Morning
- 1988: Christopher Priest, The Glamour
- 1989: Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead
- 1990: Lucius Shepard, Life During Wartime
- 1991: Iain M. Banks, The Bridge
- 1992: Iain M. Banks, The Wasp Factory
- 1993: Iain M. Banks, Use of Weapons
- 1994: Connie Willis, Doomsday Book
- 1995: Ian McDonald, Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone
- 1996: Stephen Baxter, The Time Ships
- 1997: Kate Wilhelm, Death Qualified: A Mystery of Chaos
- 1998: Iain M. Banks, Excession
- 1999: Ian McDonald, Sacrifice of Fools
- 2000: Greg Egan, Distress
- 2001: Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow
- 2002: Connie Willis, To Say Nothing of the Dog
- 2003: China Miéville, Perdido Street Station
- 2004: Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky
- 2005: China Miéville, The Scar
- 2006: China Miéville, Iron Council
- 2007: Robert Charles Wilson, Spin
- 2008: Sergey Lukyanenko, Spectrum
- 2009: Charles Stross, Glasshouse
- 2010: John Scalzi, The Android's Dream
- 2011: China Miéville, The City & the City
- 2012: Paolo Bacigalupi, The Windup Girl
- 2013: Ted Chiang, Die Hölle ist die Abwesenheit Gottes (original collection)
- 2014: Jo Walton, Among Others
- 2015: Ursula K. Le Guin, Verlorene Paradiese
Further categories
- German Short Story (1981–1996 as Novellette/Novella and Short Story)
- Artist
- Translator
- Movie (1987–1996)
- Radio Drama
- Special Award
See also
References
External links
- homepage of the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
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