[3] The same year, a third category was established, awarding the best self-published novel ("Best Indie").
[4] 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.