Mao Dun Literature Awards

Mao Dun Literature Award was established according to Comrade Mao Dun's wishes, aiming at encouraging the creation of excellent novels and promoting the development of socialist literature in China. It is one of the highest literary awards in China.

Mao Dun Literature Award is sponsored by Chinese Writers Association.

I. Guiding ideology

Mao Dun held high the great banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory, guided by Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory, followed the literary direction of "serving the people and socialism", carried out the policy of "letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend", carried forward the main theme, advocated diversity, encouraged attention to real life, embodied the spirit of the times, adhered to guidance, authority and impartiality, and produced novel works with profound ideological content and rich aesthetic significance.

Second, the scope of choice

1, Mao Dun Literature Award is selected every four years. All works published in the selection year, which can reflect the complete artistic conception and creative requirements of the novel and have more than 6,543,800 words, can participate in the selection. Outstanding works that have been published or published before the selection year and can stand the test of time may also participate in the evaluation with the consent of not less than half of the members of the jury.

2. Multi-volume novels should generally participate in the selection after they are written.

3. In view of the language limitation and various specific difficulties in the selection work, all novels written in minority languages are required to participate in the selection after the Chinese translation is published.

It is inappropriate for the same author to win awards in succession.

Third, the selection criteria

1. Adhere to the principle of perfect unity of ideology and artistry. Selected works should be conducive to advocating patriotism, collectivism and socialism, to reform, opening up and modernization, to national unity, social progress and people's happiness, and to striving for a better life through honest labor. Special attention should be paid to works that profoundly reflect real life, shape the image of new socialist people, and better reflect the spirit of the times and historical development trends; We should take into account the diversity of themes, themes and styles.

2. Pay attention to the artistic taste of works, encourage exploration and innovation on the basis of inheriting China's excellent traditional culture and drawing lessons from foreign excellent culture, and encourage those masterpieces with China style, China style, which are loved by the people and have artistic appeal.

Fourth, select institutions.

1, the selection work is undertaken by the "Mao Dun Literature Award Committee".

2. Members of the Mao Dun Literature Award Committee shall employ writers, theorists, critics and literary organizers who are influential in the literary world, and the members of each jury shall be updated, and the number of updated members shall not be less than 1/2 of the total number of judges. The list of judges shall be nominated by the secretary of the Chinese Writers Association on the basis of extensive consultation, submitted to the presidium and reported to the higher authorities for the record.

3. The Awards Committee has an awards office to handle the specific work in the awards activities.

4. After the composition of the Award Committee, we should seriously discuss the selection criteria, affirm the discipline of the award, unify our thinking, and ensure the orientation, authority and impartiality of the selection work.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) granting program

1, entry collection. The collection of entries shall be conducted by the award office. With the approval of the Secretariat of the Chinese Writers Association, a notice of soliciting works will be sent to writers' associations of all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, literary and art federations of various industries, relevant publishing units and large-scale literary magazines, requiring them to submit the participating works that meet the selection requirements to the award office within the prescribed time limit.

2. Recommend alternative works. The award office reported to the Secretariat of the Chinese Writers Association for approval, and hired a number of critics, writers and editors familiar with novel creation to form a review team. On the basis of extensive reading and discussion, the recommended works are screened, and an appropriate number of works are put forward as alternative bibliographies for evaluation by the jury. With the joint proposal of more than three judges, alternative bibliography can be added to the bibliography recommended by the judging panel.

3. Vote for the winning entries. On the basis of carefully reading all the alternative bibliographies, the jury can choose to vote by secret ballot or secret ballot after full consultation and discussion. The voting method is decided by the jury based on the principle that the minority is subordinate to the majority. Voting is divided into two rounds: the first round of voting, preliminary screening of candidate articles; The second round of voting will determine the winning entries. A work can only be elected if it is at least 2/3 of the total number of judges.

4. Number of winning works. Each jury determines the number of awards in this session according to the actual situation of novel creation. There are usually 3-5 winning works. In order to maintain the authority of this literary prize, we should adhere to the principle of "rather short than excessive".

5. The awards were announced. The results of the selection were uniformly released by the Chinese Writers Association. Award certificates, medals and bonuses to the winning works. Award certificates (certificates) to publishers, magazines and responsible editors who publish award-winning works. The award method shall be discussed and decided by the jury.

Sixth, the discipline of awards

1. In order to ensure the authority and fairness of the award, the Mao Dun Literature Award Committee should adhere to the award criteria and gradually transition to a system in which the list of judges, the voting process and the opinions of the judges are open. Each judge or jury shall briefly evaluate the winning works respectively, and the awards will be made public when they are announced.

2, put an end to bribery and other illegal acts and human exchanges and other unhealthy trends. The members of the jury, the members of the judging panel and the staff of the reward office shall not accept the gifts of the participants, shall not attend the banquets of the participants, and shall not engage in any unfair transactions that may affect the selection results. Once such behavior is found, the relevant judges or award-winning staff will be disqualified, and the relevant contestants will be disqualified.

3. Implement the avoidance system. The members of the jury and the staff involved in the award-winning work, whose works participate in the award, or have close relations with the works of the participating writers (such as the responsible editor of the works, relatives of the participating authors, etc.), should take the initiative to avoid them.

Seven, incentive funds

Mao Dun Literature Award selection activities are funded by the state and sponsored by the society.

The bonus paid to the award-winning writer is paid from the interest of Mao Dun Literature Award Fund, and the specific amount is determined by the jury.

Eight, the Secretariat of the Chinese Writers Association shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Provisions. Will continue to improve on the basis of constantly summing up experience.

Previous award-winning works

The first book (1982 six novels)

"Xu Mao and His Daughters" Zhou Keqin

Wei Wei, an oriental.

Li Zicheng (Volume 2) Yao Yinxue

Mo Yingfeng, Selected Works of Generals

Li Guowen's Spring in Winter.

Ancient China in furong town

Section 2 (1985 three novels)

Lee Joon's The Yellow River Flows East (Part One and Part Two)

Jason, heavy wings.

Zhonggulou Liu