International literary awards Nobel Prize for Literature
National Book Award
The award is sponsored annually by the non-profit National Book Foundation. There are four major awards: Best Novel Award, Best Non-Fiction Award, Best Poetry Award and Best Juvenile Literature Award, as well as special honorary medals. It is the most important literary award in the United States, and the award ceremony is an annual event in the American literary world.
The Pulitzer Prize in the United States
The "Pulitzer Prize" was founded by Pulitzer, the American newspaper publisher, at Columbia University in 1917. It rewards American journalism, literature, drama and People who have made outstanding contributions to the music industry. The award's literary awards include the Novel Award, the Performance Screenplay Award, the American History Award, the Biography and Autobiography Award, and the Poetry and Popular Nonfiction Award. Awarded each spring.
British Booker Prize
The "Booker Prize" is one of the UK's major literary awards. It is selected once a year and awarded to the best novel published that year.
France Goncourt Literary Prize
The "Goncourt Literary Prize" was established in France in 1903. As early as 1874, the French writer Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896), in memory of his younger brother Jules de Goncourt (1830-1870), stipulated in his will that their inheritance should be used As a fund, the Goncourt Academy was established, with 10 famous writers serving as academicians. Every year, the best novel published that year is selected and the Goncourt Literary Prize is awarded. Its influence in the French literary world is extraordinary. As long as it is a novel that wins the Goncourt Prize, the French are willing to close their eyes and pay for it.
Japan's Akutagawa Prize and Naoki Prize
Since 1935, Japan has established the "Akutagawa Prize" by Bungeishunqiu Publishing Company in commemoration of two well-known writers Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Naoki Sango. Award" and "Naoki Award", both of which are important literary awards in Japan, are mainly awarded to newcomers in the Japanese literary world.
China's current major literary awards
Lu Xun Literary Award
The Lu Xun Literary Award is to encourage outstanding Chinese short stories, reportage, poetry, prose, and essays Established to encourage the translation of excellent Chinese and foreign literary works, the creation of works of literary theory and criticism, and sponsored by the Chinese Writers Association, it is one of China's most prestigious literary awards. The Lu Xun Literature Prize is awarded every two years.
Mao Dun Literary Award
The Mao Dun Literary Award is sponsored by the Chinese Writers Association. It was established in 1981 according to the last wish of the famous writer Comrade Mao Dun to encourage the creation of outstanding novels. One of the most prestigious literary awards in the Chinese literary world. The Mao Dun Literature Prize is awarded every four years.
Lao She Literary Award
The Lao She Literary Award is the highest award in literature and art in Beijing sponsored by the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Lao She Literary and Art Foundation. It is used to reward the creations of Beijing-based authors and Beijing Excellent works published and published. Award projects include novels, novellas, drama scripts, films, TV series and radio plays.