On June 13, in Ho Chi Minh City, Kim Dong Publishing House summarized the 2023-2025 Children's Writing Campaign and awarded the first Kim Dong Literature Award.
On May 30, 2023, Kim Dong Publishing House announced the establishment of the Kim Dong Literature Award and launched the 2023-2025 Creative Campaign. After nearly 2 years, the first Kim Dong Literature Award received 612 entries in the genres of poetry, short stories, novels, etc. from 55 provinces and cities across the country and from Australia, Germany, France, and Sweden.
The authors' ages range from 9 years old (born in 2016) to 93 years old (born in 1932), showing the special appeal of children's literature to many generations of writers.
During the 2023-2025 Creative Campaign, more than 40 works were selected for publication, such as: "Do you like being a cat?" (Hoai Thu), "Musical note-shaped kite" (Nie Thanh Mai), "Corn kernels clapping hands" (Nguyen Thanh Nga), "The adventure of the Green Wind Crab" (Le Duc Duong), "The flock of sheep flying across the city" (Huynh Trong Khang), "Don't open the door for strangers" (Pham Thi Huong), "Heart of the island" (Ho Huy Son)...
Many book reading exchanges between authors and readers were organized: Reading the book “My name is Hope” with writer Y Ban; exchanging with writer Phong Diep with “Jump and Scream”; discovering the historical summer vacation “Making a mess at my grandfather’s house” with writer Nguyen Xuan Thuy; reading the book “The boy Bi Dat - A round belly full of faith” with author Bon Dong Huan; reading the books “Net Na and Cu Nhay” with author Yen Khuong and “The ancient book of a goddess” with author Nguyen Hoang Dieu Thuy… These works were quickly welcomed by young readers.
Deputy Director and Editor-in-Chief of Kim Dong Publishing House Vu Thi Quynh Lien shared: “The 2023-2025 creative campaign and the first Kim Dong Literature Award continue the tradition of Kim Dong Publishing House in constantly striving to find new works and authors to introduce to Vietnamese readers, while creating momentum for the next steps of development, in the context of Vietnam promoting the development of the cultural industry and promoting culture and literature to the world .”
From more than 600 works, the first Kim Dong Literature Award has found 11 excellent works to award prizes. Writer Tran Duc Tien, Chairman of the Final Jury, said that many excellent works that won high prizes in this campaign belong to young people. That is the most remarkable success of the first Kim Dong Literature Award.
The Organizing Committee awarded 1 First Prize worth 100 million VND to the novel “What to do when the wind blows” by author Giai Du. 2 Second Prizes worth 60 million VND each went to the novel “Chuyen o lang Menh Mong” by author Nguyen Thi Nhu Hien and the novel “Nguoi man co xe xe nam nam troi” by author Giap Thi Thuy Duong.
There are 3 Third Prizes: the novel “Far Out There in the Fields” by Cao Nguyet Nguyen; the poem “The Upside Down World” by Nguyen Quynh Mai; the novel “The Pine Forest” by Pham Thu Ha. There are also 5 Fourth Prizes.
Also within the framework of the award ceremony, Kim Dong Publishing House continues to launch the 2025-2027 Creative Campaign and the second Kim Dong Literature Award with an expanded audience, including children, teenagers and young adults; with two award systems: the Kim Dong Literature Award for outstanding works written for children and the Kim Dong Literature Award for outstanding works written for young people.
Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/11-tac-pham-xuat-sac-duoc-trao-giai-thuong-van-hoc-kim-dong-lan-thu-nhat-705490.html
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