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Lu Xun Literary Prize

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The Lu Xun Literary Prize is a literary prize awarded by the Chinese Writers' Association (zh:中國作家協會, 中国作家协会). It is named for Lu Xun and has been awarded every three years since 1995.[1] The prize is heavily associated with the government. Murong Xuecun, an indepedent writer, says the Lu Xun prize "matter[s] to writers who work within the system."

The 2010 Lu Xun literature prize 5th Award Ceremony was held in Shaoxing on October 19, 2010. Che Yangao, secretary of the discipline inspection committee in Hubei’s capital city of Wuhan, won the award for his collection of poems "Yearning for Warmth." The story of party-state officials who win these prizes "are common," according to Xuecun.

The Prize has seven award categories:

  • National Excellent Novella Award
  • National Excellent Short Story Award
  • National Excellent Reportage Award
  • National Outstanding Poetry Award
  • National Excellent Prose Essay Prize
  • National Outstanding Literary Review Awards
  • National Outstanding Literary Translation Award (formerly the Rainbow Translation Award)

Winners

Winners include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Young Writer Wins Top Literary Award". China Radio International. 2005-01-28. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  2. ^ http://baike.baidu.com/view/4451.htm
  3. ^ http://www.chinanews.com/cul/2010/10-20/2599470.shtml