Newman Prize for Chinese Literature

Newman Prize for Chinese Literature

Inaugural winner Mo Yan
Country United States of America
Presented by University of Oklahoma
Reward $10,000
First awarded 2009
Official website http://www.ou.edu/uschina/newman/home.html

The Newman Prize for Chinese Literature was established in 2008 by Peter Gries, director of the Institute for U.S.-China Issues at the University of Oklahoma. The first major American award for Chinese literature, the Newman Prize is awarded every two years. It is granted solely on the basis of literary merit, and any living author writing in Chinese is eligible for recommendation. The Prize honors Harold J. and Ruth Newman, whose generosity enabled the establishment of the OU Institute for US-China Issues.

Nominations and ceremony

Nominations for candidates and the selection of the winner are both handled by an international jury of distinguished experts, based on a transparent voting process. The winner is awarded US $10,000 and a plaque, and is invited to the University of Oklahoma to participate in an award ceremony and academic activities.[1]

Winners and nominees

2009

Winner

Judging panel
  • Kirk Denton
  • Howard Goldblatt
  • Liu Hongtao
  • Peng Hsiao-yen
  • Xu Zidong
  • Zhang Yiwu
  • Zhao Yiheng

Other nominees

2011

Winner

Judging panel

Other nominees

2013 (poetry)

Winner

Judging panel

Other nominees

2015

Winner

Judging panel
  • Unknown

Other nominees

See also

The University of Oklahoma is regarded as one of the foremost centers for studying world literature. It is home to the journals World Literature Today and Chinese Literature Today, and also awards the biennial Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

References

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