On June 13, in Ho Chi Minh City, Kim Dong Publishing House organized a program to summarize the Creative Campaign for Children 2023 - 2025 and award the first Kim Dong Literature Award.
After launching in May 2023, Kim Dong Publishing House has coordinated with literary and artistic associations to organize many meetings and exchanges with authors, between authors and readers across the country, inspiring writers and contributing to spreading the value of Vietnamese children's literature.
After nearly two years, the first Kim Dong Literature Award has received 612 entries in the genres of poetry, short stories, novels, etc. from 55 provinces and cities in the country, and from countries such as Australia, Germany, France, and Sweden. The ages of the authors range from 9 years old (born in 2016) to 93 years old (born in 1932), showing the special attraction of children's literature to many generations of writers.
From more than 600 works, the first Kim Dong Literature Award has found the 11 best works. The Final Jury, including writers and poets Tran Duc Tien, Nguyen Nhat Anh, Ly Lan, and Nguyen Thuy Anh, reached a high consensus in selecting the works worthy of the award.
Writer Tran Duc Tien, Chairman of the Final Jury, said: “The main goal of any contest or creative movement is to have excellent works and discover talented authors. Good writing, talented people who are young are even more commendable. They are the future of literature in general, and children's literature in particular. Many excellent works that won high prizes in this movement belong to young people. We think that is the most significant success of the first Kim Dong Literature Award.”
In the final result, the first prize worth 100 million VND was awarded to author Giai Du. He was born in 2001 and is currently studying for a Master's degree in Literary Theory in Ho Chi Minh City. Before the manuscript What to do when the wind blows , Giai Du had published a number of works such as: Chieu chieu qua noi voi kiet (Kim Dong Publishing House, 2023), Kien troi (Linh Lan Books and Hoi Nha van Publishing House, 2024) and Lan Tinh (Kim Dong Publishing House, 2025).
In addition to the first prize, the first Kim Dong Literature Award also awarded two second prizes worth 60 million VND each to the novella Story of the Village of Menh Mong by author Nguyen Thi Nhu Hien and the novella The Man with the Pink Truck by author Giap Thi Thuy Duong. Three third prizes worth 30 million VND each were awarded to the novella Far Out There in the Field by author Cao Nguyet Nguyen, the poetry collection The Upside Down World by author Nguyen Quynh Mai and the novella Pine Tree Forest by author Pham Thu Ha.
Along with that, the Organizing Committee also awarded 5 fourth prizes worth 10 million VND/prize to the following works: The witch goes to buy scrap metal (Phat Duong), Our village has a hero (Nguyen Quang Lap), The lion in the devil's castle (Quyen Gavoye), The ancient book of a goddess (Nguyen Hoang Dieu Thuy) and Today there is a god (Lac An).
Also within the framework of the award ceremony, Kim Dong Publishing House continued to launch the 2025 - 2027 Creative Campaign and the second Kim Dong Literature Award with an expanded audience, including children, teenagers and young adults; with two award systems: Kim Dong Literature Award for outstanding works written for children and Kim Dong Literature Award for outstanding works written for young people.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tac-gia-tre-giai-du-doat-giai-nhat-giai-thuong-van-hoc-kim-dong-lan-thu-nhat-post799321.html
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