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Taiwan Literature Awards
The Taiwan Literature Awards organized by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature is an indicative literary award of Taiwan emphasizing the artistry and creativity of literature. The Awards recognize outstanding works in all literary genres, including fiction, nonfiction, prose, and poetry. There are two competition categories: Taiwan Literature Awards for Books, and the Taiwan Literature Awards for Original Works includes Taiwanese, Hakka, and indigenous groups, and opened up to novel, prose, and poetry. The Dramatic Script category, meanwhile, is recognized every year. It is universally recognized as one of Taiwan’s most influential literary honors.
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Winning Entries in the 2023 Taiwan Literature Awards - Selected Excerpts in English
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#2023 Taiwan Literature Awards Winners
The 2023 Taiwan Literature Awards program accepted 191 entries in three categories: novels, short stories, and poetry. Of the thirty finalists, the judging panel selected only seven to receive the TLA Golden Book Award and three for the coveted TLA Golden Grand Laurel Award. These winning works spotlight the exciting, today in the realms of national history, multigenerational family epics, local culture /sentiment, social movements, and existential introspection. Beyond giving an unvarnished and authentic look at life, they offer bitingly insightful perspectives on society and the human experience.
By promoting new literary works in translation via PEAK’s regularly published journal and online platform, the National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL) hopes to bring a growing worldwide audience to read, enjoy, and share good works of Taiwan literature as well as to facilitate the adaptation of homegrown literary content and characters. NMTL looks forward to participating in more international book fairs and exhibitions in the future as a vehicle to bring Taiwan literature into the circle of world literature.
Author: Chen Lieh, Chiau-Hôa Ông, Han-Yau Huang, Wai-Yee Chan, Zhang Guixing, Ka-Siông Tiunn, Shu-Yao Chen, and Tetsuya Terao,
Publisher: National Museum of Taiwan Literature
115 pages | 15 × 23cm
