On February 27, the 2023 Vietnam Writers Association Awards Ceremony took place in Hanoi . Among the 6 award-winning works, there are three prose works, one poetry work, one critical theory work and one children's literature work (long story).
Writer Nguyen Binh Phuong, Vice President of the Vietnam Writers Association, said the Organizing Committee received 179 entries for the award. The Preliminary and Final Jury selected six entries for the award.
In the Prose category, the three best works include: Novel “From the sixth hour to the ninth hour” (Nguyen Mot); novel “Absolutely no trace” (Nguyen Viet Ha); short story collection “A summer under the shade of a tree” (Nguyen Tham Thien Ke).
The Poetry Prize went to “Dong Sen Tan” by poet Nguyen Phuc Loc Thanh. The Theory and Criticism Prize went to “Literary autonomy and the mission of freedom” by two authors Phung Ngoc Kien and Doan Anh Duong. The Children’s Literature Prize was awarded to the story collection “Ca Linh goes to school” by writer Le Quang Trang.
In the category of translated literature, there were 8 works submitted for consideration. The Preliminary Council submitted a single work to the Final Council, “The Wild Hunter”. However, at the plenary session of the Final Council, after listening to opinions and analysis from many sides, and carefully considering many aspects, the Council decided to leave the category of translated literature blank.
Overall, writer Nguyen Binh Phuong said that the number of works participating in the annual awards basically remained stable, with a fairly even distribution in the two genres of poetry and prose, and critical theory decreased slightly compared to previous years.
According to Mr. Phuong, the most outstanding point of this year's season is the creativity of the creators and the selection committee.
“The works awarded this year demonstrate the courageous and open-minded viewpoint of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Writers’ Association. With poetry, awarding Đồng Sen Tần is a recognition of the quality of a collection of poems with many unique poems and also honoring the achievements of an author who is reaching maturity in all aspects, both in terms of philosophy of life and technique of expression,” said Mr. Phuong.
Besides, Mr. Phuong affirmed that awarding the prose prize to three works with three different styles and three different artistic concepts shows the liberal spirit of the Executive Committee in recognizing and accepting all artistic trends and styles.
Specifically, Nguyen Viet Ha's "Absolutely No Trace" shows the mettle of someone who has a firm grasp of technique, daring to take big steps towards mixing genres to find his own formula, both in terms of reflecting human issues in contemporary society and artistic aesthetics.
“From the sixth hour to the ninth hour” by Nguyen Mot demonstrates bravery through an independent, objective perspective on issues that are inherently taken for granted, thereby illuminating the resilient, yet risky, existence of individuals in uncertain, dangerous historical periods and situations.
“A Summer Under the Shade of a Tree” by Nguyen Tham Thien Ke is courageous in breaking sentence structure and renewing language in his own way while still creating empathy with the reader.
On this occasion, the Vietnam Writers Association also summarized the first phase of the Children's Literature Creation Campaign (2021-2023). The leaders of the Vietnam Writers Association acknowledged the large number of participating authors, spread across all regions, including Vietnamese authors living and studying abroad.
The ages of the authors are diverse, the oldest is Huynh Sanh Chau, 95 years old, the youngest is Kul Nguyen, 10 years old with the work "Positive", Vu Khanh Huyen, 11 years old with "Mua He Que Ma".
Besides famous writers, the campaign has the participation of many new faces such as Duong Thi Thao Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Cam Ha, Mai Quyen, Nguyen Phong Viet, Nguyen Xuan Lai...
“The most encouraging thing is that genres that were previously overlooked, such as fantasy and science fiction, are flourishing. The works have limited forced and dogmatic lessons, and instead, focus on stimulating imagination in every small detail of life toeducate about humanity,” said writer Nguyen Binh Phuong.
Speaking at the award ceremony, author Nguyen Phuc Loc Thanh said he was extremely honored to receive the award in the Poetry category.
"I consider it a worthy encouragement and reward for a process of persistent work and creativity, for a path of exploration and exploitation, from the wild through the rough, to the smooth of the lục bát style with the unique flavor of Nguyen Phuc Loc Thanh", the author shared.
TH (according to Vietnam+)Source
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