National Outstanding Children's Literature Award Explained

The National Outstanding Children's Literature Award is a major literary award in China, established in 1986. It is run by the China Writers Association, and is awarded every three years in the categories of novels, picture books, poetry, essays and non-fiction.

It was one of a series of literary awards organised on a national level from 1978, typically known as "National Outstanding" prizes. In the 1950s there had been awards for theatrical works and performance, but not for fiction, poetry and the other arts.[1]

The First Awards (1980-1985)

Novels

Novellas

Short stories

Medium length Young readers

Short Young readers

Poetry

Essays

Fables

Reportage

Sci-fi

The Second Awards (1986-1991)

Novels

Young readers

Essays and reportage

Poetry

Picture books

The Third Awards (1992-1994)

Novels

Young readers

Poetry

Essays

Picture books

The Fourth Awards (1995-1997)

Novels

Novellas and short stories

Young readers

Picture books

Poetry

Essays

Non-fiction

The Fifth Awards (1998-2000)

Novels

Novellas and short stories

Young readers

Essays

Poetry

Picture books

Fables

Sci-Fi

Biography and non-fiction

Young authors

The Sixth Awards (2001-2003)

Novels

Novellas and short stories

Young readers

Poetry

Essays

Non-fiction

Literary Criticism

Young authors

The Seventh Awards (2004-2006)

Novels

Novellas and short stories

Young readers

Poetry

Essays

Non-fiction

Sci-fi

Young authors

The Eighth Awards (2007-2009)

Novels

Young readers

Poetry

Essays

Picture books

Reportage

Sci-fi

Literary Criticism

Young authors

The Ninth Awards (2010-2012)

Novels

Poetry

Young readers

Essays

Sci-fi

Picture books

Young writers

The Tenth Awards (2013-2017)

A total of 18 prizewinners were announced. The chairs of the judging committee were Tie Ning 铁 凝 and Li Jingze 李敬泽, and the deputy chairs were Yan Jingming 阎晶明, Fang Weiping 方卫平 and Tang Sulan 汤素兰. The translated English titles below are approximate.[8]
Novels

A Hundred Children's Chinese Dream 董宏猷: 《一百个孩子的中国梦》

Bear's Daughter 麦 子: 《大熊的女儿》

Looking for the fish king 张 炜: 《寻找鱼王》

General's Hutong 史 雷: 《将军胡同》

Muyang School Diary: I Just Love to Disagree 萧 萍: 《沐阳上学记•我就是喜欢唱反调》

Lucky Time 张之路: 《吉祥时光》

Tang Mu, Boy by the Pontoon Bridge 彭学军: 《浮桥边的汤木》 Poetry

Gate to Dreams 王立春: 《梦的门》 Young readers

The Deliveryman in Buluo Town 郭姜燕: 《布罗镇的邮递员》

The Little Girl's Name 吕丽娜: 《小女孩的名字》

Water spirit 汤 汤: 《水妖喀喀莎》

A Thousand Leaping Flower Buds 周 静: 《一千朵跳跃的花蕾》 Essays

Love - Grandma and Me 殷健灵: 《爱——外婆和我》Reportage

Dreams are the Light of Life 舒辉波: 《梦想是生命里的光》 Sci-fi

Saving the Genius 王林柏: 《拯救天才》

Star-seekers in the Desert 赵 华: 《大漠寻星人》 Picture books

Actually, I'm a Fish 孙玉虎: 《其实我是一条鱼》

Dandelion Married Daughter 李少白: 《蒲公英嫁女儿》

The Eleventh Awards (2018-2021)[9]

A total of 18 works were selected. The chair of the judging commmitte was Tie Ning 铁 凝 .The translated titles below are approximate.Novels

Fairy Tales

Young Readers

Poems

Science Fiction

Essay

Short story by young authors

Notes and References

  1. Book: A history of contemporary Chinese literature. Zicheng. Hong. Michael M. Day. July 16, 2007. Brill. Open WorldCat. 297. 153579139.
  2. Book: Archived copy . .
  3. Web site: Zhao Bingbo 赵冰波 | AFCC. afcc.com.sg. 2020-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200424085729/https://afcc.com.sg/2014/lightbox_speaker/zhao-bingbo/. 2020-04-24. live.
  4. Web site: Wang Yimei 王一梅 | AFCC. afcc.com.sg. 2020-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200515055036/https://afcc.com.sg/2014/lightbox_speaker/wang-yimei/. 2020-05-15. live.
  5. The Dingding Dangdang books were selected for the 2015 IBBY Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. http://www.ibby.org/fileadmin/user_upload/IBBY_OB_2015_Small.pdf
  6. Web site: 安武林-中文百科在線 . 2016-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826011654/http://www.zwbk.org/zh-tw/Lemma_Show/281904.aspx . 2016-08-26 . live .
  7. Web site: Womenofchina.cn: Latest Women of China News . 2016-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202113020/http://www.womenofchina.cn/womenofchina/html1/news/newsmakers/15/3272-1.htm . 2017-02-02 . live .
  8. Web site: 第十届全国优秀儿童文学奖揭晓,18部作品获奖 | 资讯. www.sohu.com. 2020-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200522201146/https://www.sohu.com/a/162200663_748568. 2020-05-22. live.
  9. Web site: 全国优秀儿童文学奖揭晓:塑造新时代少年儿童形象.