Award Years for Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
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| 1990's: | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 2000's: | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010's: | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2020's: | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonderpreis für herausragende Leistungen im Bereich deutschsprachiger SF | ||
| Win ⓘAwarded for editing the Alien Contact magazin and for continuing in doing so despite several setbacks. |
Herausgabe von Alien Contact | Alien Contact-Team |
| Nomination ⓘNominated for editing the Quarber Merkur magazine. |
Herausgabe des Quarber Merkur | Franz Rottensteiner |
| Nomination ⓘNominated for long-time committment for SF radio play. |
Langjähriges Engagement für das SF-Hörspiel |
Horst G. Tröster?Horst G. Troester
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| Nomination ⓘNomination for a radio play of Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis created by radio play amateurs without salary and just for fun which was aired by SWF4 radio station. |
Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis | Das Amateur-Hörspiel |
| Bester deutschsprachiger Roman | ||
| Win | Das zerrissene Land | Hans Joachim Alpers |
| Nomination | Befehl aus dem Jenseits | Thomas R. P. Mielke |
| Nomination ⓘNomination for the expanded re-issue published in 1994 |
Der Traum der Maschine | Hans Kneifel |
| Nomination | Der Vulkanteufel | Harald Braem |
| Nomination | Die Augen des Riggers | Hans Joachim Alpers |
| Nomination | Die Wurzeln des Todes | Peter Terrid |
| Nomination | Schaumpatrouille: Die pitschnassen Abenteuer des Schaumschiffes Carryon |
Jörg Kastner?Joerg Kastner
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| Nomination | Sturm der neuen Zeit | H. G. Francis |
| Nomination |
Traumzeit für Agenten?Traumzeit fuer Agenten
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Gisbert Haefs |
| Nomination | Verlorenes Leben | Hubert Haensel |
| Nomination | Welt der Prospektoren | Uschi Zietsch |
| Bester ausländischer SF-Roman | ||
| Win | Schere schneidet Papier wickelt Stein (translation of Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone) | Ian McDonald |
| Nomination |
Das Floß?Das Floss
(translation of Raft)
|
Stephen Baxter |
| Nomination | Das leere Gesicht (translation of The Hollow Man) | Dan Simmons |
| Nomination ⓘDeviating from the common practice of the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis to bundle nominations of multiple publications from a title series or of a whole title series as one nomination, the first two books from the author's Chung Kuo series were nominated separately. |
Das Reich der Mitte (translation of The Middle Kingdom) | David Wingrove |
| Nomination | Das unbesiegte Land (translation of The Unconquered Country: A Life History) | Geoff Ryman |
| Nomination | Das zweite Spiel (translation of Replay) | Ken Grimwood |
| Nomination ⓘDeviating from the common practice of the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis to bundle nominations of multiple publications from a title series or of a whole title series as one nomination, the first two books from the author's Chung Kuo series were nominated separately. |
Die Domäne (translation of The Middle Kingdom) | David Wingrove |
| Nomination | Die unterirdische Galerie (translation of Subterranean Gallery) | Richard Paul Russo |
| Nomination | Erde (translation of Earth) | David Brin |
| Nomination | Scherben der Ehre (translation of Shards of Honor) | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Nomination | Snow Crash (translation of Snow Crash) | Neal Stephenson |
| Beste deutschsprachige Erzählung (novelette/novella) | ||
| Win | Leichter als Vakuum | Simon Zwystein |
| Nomination | Ach, nur eine Katze | Bernd Ulbrich |
| Nomination | Aesop |
Achim Stößer?Achim Stoesser
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| Nomination | Die Erdbeerdiebin |
Achim Stößer?Achim Stoesser
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| Nomination | Heimweh | Gisbert Haefs |
| Nomination | Lizards | Bernhard Kempen |
| Nomination | Sulewskis Tag | Christopher Ecker |
| Nomination | Was ist das, Liebe? | Bernd Ulbrich |
| Beste deutschsprachige Kurzgeschichte (short story) | ||
| Win | Brief aus dem Jenseits | Peter Schattschneider |
| Nomination | Datapark | Achim Mehnert |
| Nomination | Demeters Oase | Oliver Pfohlmann |
| Nomination ⓘPublished in Daedalos #0 (editors: Michael Siefener and Hubert Katzmarz). Probably the same story as Der Fall des Astronauten from the same year with a slightly different title. |
Der Fall des Astronauten | Andreas Fieberg |
| Nomination | Der Nachbar | Roland Kroemer |
| Nomination | Eitelkeit im Blut | Heinz Ebert |
| Nomination ⓘPublished in Sternstunden, a publication of the "4. Augsburger Autoren-Wettstreit" (4th writer competition in Augsburg). |
Es lebe der Sport | Karl E. Aulbach |
| Nomination | Rattentanz | Erik Zimmermann |
| Nomination ⓘThe award's website erroneously states that this story was published in c't #7/1994, whilst c't #12/1994 is correct according to data from the magazine editor. |
Semantic Fields | Heinz C. Braun |
| Nomination | Superzyte | Peter Schattschneider |
| Nomination | Thanatos | Oliver Pfohlmann |
| Nomination |
Wir-Gefühle?Wir-Gefuehle
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Oliver Pfohlmann |
| Beste Übersetzung ins Deutsche | ||
| Win ⓘAwared for the translation of Ian McDonald's Schere schneidet Papier wickelt Stein. |
Schere schneidet Papier wickelt Stein | Ralph Tegtmeier |
| Nomination ⓘNomination for the translation of Pat Cadigan's Bewußtseinsspiele. |
Bewußtseinsspiele | Alfons Winkelmann |
| Nomination ⓘNomination for the translation of Jack Womack's Elvissey. |
Elvissey | Bernhard Kempen |
| Nomination ⓘNomination for the translation of David Brin's Erde. |
Erde | Winfried Petri |
| Nomination ⓘNomination for the translation of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. |
Snow Crash |
Joachim Körber?Joachim Koerber
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| Beste Grafik einer deutschsprachigen Ausgabe | ||
| Win | Schere schneidet Papier wickelt Stein | Jobst Teltschik |
| Nomination | Drachenkreuzer Ikaros | Andreas Reiner |
| Nomination ⓘNomination for the cover artworks of the first four German titles of David Wingrove's Chung Kuo series: Das Reich der Mitte, Die Domäne, Die Kunst des Krieges and Schutt und Asche, all published by Heyne. |
Titelbilder zu David Wingrove "Die Chroniken des Chung Kuo" | Jan Heinecke |
| Bestes deutschsprachiges Hörspiel | ||
| Win | No Award | |
| Nomination ⓘScript by Eberhard Petschinka and Helmuth Mössmer. Directed by Fritz Zaugg. |
Krok | Eberhard Petschinka and Helmuth Mössmer and Fritz Zaugg |
| Nomination ⓘScript by Rudolf Kiefert. Directed by Achim Scholz. |
Schwänzeltanz | Rudolf Kiefert and Achim Scholz |
| Nomination ⓘScript by and directed by Alfred Behrens. |
Stealth Fighter: Krieg auf der Autobahn | Alfred Behrens |
| Nomination ⓘScript by and directed by Walter Adler, based on René Belletto's La machine. |
Zyto | Walter Adler |
| Bester Film | ||
| Win | No Award | |