The 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award (CICLA) winners has be announced on 8 November during the ceremony held at Baoshan International Folk Arts Exhibition Centre.
The CICLA is one of the longest-running literary prizes in China. Its origins lay in the heritage of the Shanghainese children’s writer, translator and educator Chen Bochui (1906-1997). Since 2014, the CICLA has been reframed as an international competition judged by a multi-disciplinary jury of children’s literature creators, critics and academics.
The CICLA stands out for its comprehensive approach. It comprises three award categories for published children’s works—Chinese language short stories, Chinese language children’s novels and international picture books. Additionally, the Chen Bochui Author of the Year and Special Contribution awards have been created to give recognition to key figures of the children’s book arena, who have contributed to make books and reading more attractive to the younger ones.
Here is the 2018 CICLA winners list:
Mr. Zhang Mingzhou has been awarded Special Contributor of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Mr. Herve Tullet has been awarded Best Author of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Reindeer Through Six Seasons (Author: Gerelchimeg Blackcrane) published by Tomorrow Publishing House has won Best Literary Work of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
A-Lian (Author: Tang Sulan) published by Hunan Children’s Publishing House has won Best Literary Work of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Blooming with Happiness in the Dulong Area: Our Minzu Primary School (Author: Wu Ran) published by Aurora Publishing House has won Best Literary Work of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Teacher Turtle 1: A Beach on Campus (Author: Cheng Wei) published by Zhejiang Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House has won Best Literary Work of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
That Year in the Blizzard (Author: Liu Hu) published by Shanghai Children’s Press has won Best Literary Work of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Impressions of the Insects (Author: Jin Bo) published in Shao Nian Wen Yi magazine (Issue No.8, 2017) has won Best Single Piece of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Paper Kiln (Author: Peng Xuejun) published in OCTOBER the Children’s Literature magazine (Issue No.10, 2017) has won Best Single Piece of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Tonight, You’re Kings of Fourteen (Author: Xiao Ping) published in OCTOBER the Children’s Literature magazine (Issue No.9, 2017) has won Best Single Piece of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Father Ram (Author: Zhang Zhongcheng) published in OCTOBER the Children’s Literature magazine (Issue No.8, 2017) has won Best Single Piece of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Draw a Moon for the Lonely Night Sky (Author: Jia Ying) published in Shao Nian Wen Yi magazine (Supplementary Issue No.5, 2017) has won Best Single Piece of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse (Author: Mac Barnett Illustrator: Jon Klassen) published by Candlewick Press has won Best Picture Book of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Where Have the Tickets Gone? (Author/Illustrator: Liu Xugong) published by Global Views—Commonwealth Publishing Group has won Best Picture Book of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Grandma’s Magic of Cloth Scraps (Author/Illustrator: Ao Zi) published by 21st Century Publishing Group has won Best Picture Book of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
The Day War Came (Author: Nicola Davies Illustrator: Rebecca Cobb) published by Walker Books Ltd. has won Best Picture Book of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
Animalphabet (Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Sharon King-Chai) published by Macmillan Children’s Books Imprint: Two Hoots has won Best Picture Book of the Year of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards
