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The Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize (宝珀理想国文学奖) is a literary prize to “discover and encourage outstanding young writers under the age of 45.” It was established by Swiss watchmakers Blancpain and The Imaginist literary journal in 2018.
About the Prize
The prize is awarded annually, and is judged by an international panel, including Alai, Yiyun Li, Yan Lianke, Jia Zhangke, Su Tong, David Der-Wei Wang, Xi Chuan. Each year has a different theme. The winner receives a cash award of 300,000 RMB and the finalists receive 20,000 RMB.
2018 (1st year)
Theme: No Regrets About Early Works
Judges: Yan Lianke, Jin Yucheng, Tang Nuo, Xu Zidong and Gao Xiaosong
Winner:
- Wang Zhanhei – for Air Canon / 王占黑: 《空响炮》
Finalists:
- Shuang Xuetao – for The Aviator / 双雪涛: 《飞行家》
- A Yi – for Wake Me Up at Eight A.M. / 阿乙: 《早上九点叫醒我》
- Zhang Yueran – for I Came Following the Flames / 张悦然: 《我循着火光而来》
- Shen Dacheng – for The Person Who Keeps Coming to Mind / 沈大成: 《屡次想起的人》
Other Nominees:
- Datouma – for Guide to Writing Non-Bestsellers / 大头马: 《不畅销小说写作指南》
- Shuang Chimu – for Rooster Prince / 双翅目: 《公鸡王子》
- Wen Zhen – for Seven / 文珍: 《柒》
- Ren Xiaowen – for The Useless Person, Song (Haoren Song mei yong) / 任晓雯: 《好人宋没用》
- Li Jingrui – for Northern Boulevard (Beifang dadao) / 李静睿: 《北方大道》
- Zheng Zhi – for Victim in Me / 郑执: 《生吞》
- Zhou Jianing – for Basic Beauty / 周嘉宁: 《基本美》
- Zhao Song – The Books of Building / 赵松: 《积木书》
2019 (2nd year)
Theme: The Passion of Reconstructing World Prospects
Judges: Dai Jinhua, Huang Ziping, Jia Zhangke, Lu Nei and Zhang Dachun
Winner:
- Huang Yuning – for Eight and A Half / 黄昱宁: 《八部半》
Finalists:
- Ban Yu – for Winter Swimming / 班宇: 《冬泳》
- Guo Shuang – for Stepping Into The Flame At Noon / 郭爽: 《正午时踏进光焰》
- Yang Hao – for Black Fiction / 杨好: 《黑色小说》
- Yuan Zi – for Walking in Daylight / 远子: 《白日漫游》
Other Nominees:
- Liu Tianzhao – for Creating Something Out of Nothing / 刘天昭: 《无中生有》
- Yulou Qingge – for A Petal of the River / 雨楼清歌: 《一瓣河川》
- Yu Song – for Homeland / 余松: 《故乡》
2020 (3rd year)
Theme: Joining the Ranks of Contemporaries
Judges: Su Tong, Sun Ganlu, Xi Chuan, Yang Zhao, Zhang Yadong
Winner:
- Shuang Xuetao - for The Hunter / 双雪涛: 《猎人》
Finalists:
- Lin Zhao – for Flowing Streams / 林棹: 《流溪》
- Ren Xiaowen – for 21 Chapters of a Floating Life / 任晓雯: 《浮生二十一章》
- Shen Dacheng – for The Asteroid Falls in the Afternoon / 沈大成: 《小行星掉在下午》
- Xu Zechen – for Stories from the Western Suburbs of Beijing / 徐则臣: 《北京西郊故事集》
Other Nominees:
- Chen Chongzheng – for Meeting Lu Xiaoxue/ 陈崇正: 《遇见陆小雪》
- Chen Si’an – for Living Food / 陈思安: 《活食》
- Chun Shu – for Teething / 春树: 《乳牙》
- Geng Qingmiao – for The Wanderer and His Shadow / 耿庆淼: 《漂泊者及其影子》
- Guo Peiwen – for The Quail / 郭沛文: 《鹌鹑》
- Lu Yuan – for Childhood Monster / 陆源: 《童年兽》
- Sun Pin – for The Shark is In the Centre of the Water / 孙频: 《鲛在水中央》
- Wei Shining – for Hunting in the North / 魏市宁: 《北方狩猎》
- Yin Guang – for Going up the Mountain / 吟光: 《上山》
- Yuluo Huangyuan - for May 14, A Meteor Shower Fell in Groundhog Town / 雨落荒原: 《5月14日,流星雨降落土拨鼠镇》
- Zhang Lingling – for Jealousy / 张玲玲: 《嫉妒》
- Zheng Xiaolu – for The Vanished Daughter / 郑小驴: 《消失的女儿》
2021 (4th year)
Theme: A Long Journey for You
Judges: Alai, Ge Fei, Jonathan Lee Chung-shan, Liang Hong and Ma Ka Fai
Winner:
- Chen Chuncheng – for A Submarine in the Night / 陈春成: 《夜晚的潜水艇》
Finalists:
- Sun Pin – for In the Name of Birds and Beasts/ 孙频: 《以鸟兽之名》
- Zhang Ji – for Southern Goods Store / 张忌: 《南货店》
- Zheng Zhi – for Immortalitis / 郑执: 《仙症》
- Zhou Kai – for The Detective Novelist's Book of the Future / 周恺: 《侦探小说家的未来之书》
Other Nominees:
- Damatou – for Nine Stories / 大头马: 《九故事》
- Li Hongwei – for A Brief History of Grey Clothes / 李宏伟: 《灰衣简史》
- Li Jingrui – for Shen Yu Tang / 李静睿: 《慎余堂》
- Mo Yin – for The Star Is In the Abyss / 默音: 《星在深渊中》
- Wang Zhanhei – for The Flower Girl / 王占黑: 《小花旦》
- Zhu Fa – for Strange Tales of Annam / 朱琺: 《安南怪谭》
2022 (5th year)
Theme: From This Moment on
Judges: Liang Yong'an, Lin Bai, Liu Zheng, Luo Xiang, and David Der-wei Wang
Winner:
- Lin Zhao – for Tide Chart / 林棹: 《潮汐图》
Finalists:
- Guo Shuang – for The Moon / 郭爽: 《月球》
- Huo Xiangjie – for The Complete Collection of Copper Seats / 霍香结: 《铜座全集》
- Wei Sixiao – for Wang Neng Hao / 魏思孝: 《王能好》
- Zhou Yuyang – for It's Raining in Macondo / 周于旸《马孔多在下雨》
Other Nominees:
- Huang Liqun – for The Room by the Sea / 黄丽群: 《海边的房间》
- Li Hongwei – for The Guide / 李宏伟: 《引路人》
- San San – for Russian Doll / 三三: 《俄罗斯套娃》
- Su Fang – for The Medical Ward in the Storm / 苏方: 《暴雨下在病房里》
- Sun Yisheng – for The Night Wanderer / 孙一圣: 《夜游神》
- Tang Fei – for Odyssey / 糖匪: 《奥德赛博》
- Wang Weilian – for Wild Future/ 王威廉: 《野未来》
- Yi Geyan - for Zero Degrees of Separation / 伊格言: 《零度分离》
- Yu Yishuang – for The Ship at Sea/ 于一爽: 《船在海上》
- Zhang Tianyi – for Like Snow Like Mountains / 张天翼: 《如雪如山》
2023 (6th year)
Theme: Stand Up for Complexity
Judges: Yiyun Li, Ma Boyong, Tang Nuo, Pema Tseden and Ye Zhaoyan
Winner:
- Yang Zhihan – for A Ball of Ice / 杨知寒: 《一团坚冰》
Finalists:
- Fei Ying – for The Legend of the Dzi Bead / 费滢: 《天珠传奇》
- Ning Buyuan – for Milianfen / 宁不远: 《米莲分》
- Shao Dong – for Air Guitar / 邵栋: 《空气吉他》
- Wang Ruoxu – for Frenzy / 王若虚: 《狂热》
Other Nominees:
- Bei Kebang – for The White Bird Falls Into the Forest / 贝客邦: 《白鸟坠入密林》
- He Rong – for The Broken Screw / 何荣: 《断头螺丝》
- Liu An – for Why Write Such a Rubbish Novel / 刘按: 《为什么要把小说写得那么烂》
- Liu Niangku - for Rain and Tears / 刘酿苦: 《生死浮休》
- Su Gengsheng – for The Secret Life of Women / 苏更生: 《女人的秘密生活》
- Sun Pin – for The Seaside Magician / 孙频: 《海边魔术师》
- Suo nan cai rang – Looking for the Signal / 索南才让: 《找信号》
- Tian rui shuo fu – for We Live in Nanjing / 天瑞说符: 《我们生活在南京》
- Zhou You – for Qilin / 周游: 《麒麟》
2024 (7th year)
Theme: Where lies the Originality in Chinese Literature?
Judges: Joan Chen 陈冲, Lo Yi-chin 骆以军, Shuang Xuetao 双雪涛, Xu Zidong 许子东 and Zhang Dinghao 张定浩
Winner:
- Wei Sixiao - for Soil and Wood / 魏思孝《土广寸木》
Finalists:
- Datouma - for The King's Game / 大头马《国王的游戏》
- Zheng Xiaolu - for Southern Bach / 郑小驴《南方巴赫》
- Gu Xiang - for Good and Honest Person / 顾湘《老实好人》
- Tong Mo - for The Man at the Center of the Earth / 童末《大地中心的人》
See also
References
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