Yinchuan Poetry Prize

Yinchuan International Prize for Poetry
Native name银川国际诗歌奖
Sponsored byZhang Shaohua (initial sponsor)
Country China
StatusActive / Intermittent (Check status)

Yinchuan International Prize for Poetry is poetry award established in Yinchuan, China, to recognize international and Chinese language poets of exceptional talent.[1]

It is given for a volume of poetry. The work may be written in Chinese or translated into Chinese from another language.[2]

The Prize is associated with Yinchuan Poetry Festival, which included such well known and beloved poets as Duo Duo and Cai Tianxin as well as respected translators from European Languages into Chinese such as Li Li.[3]

This $10,000 cash prize is awarded to the winning poet. The award was organized by Wang Xiping, poet and journalist,[4] and sponsored by Zhang Shaohua, who provided 200,000 RMB to the poetry festival, prize, and banquet everyday throughout the festival.[5]

Yinchuan International Prize: Past Winners

  • Ilya Kaminsky (Russia/USA)
  • Li Cheng-en (China)
  • Maryam Ala Amjadi (Iran)
  • Jiang Kuo (Taiwan)
  • Yang Dian (China)
  • Li Li (Sweden)

References

  1. ^ [1][dead link] "Yinchuan News"
  2. ^ [2] Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine "Poem Life"
  3. ^ [3] Poetry East/West Literary Journal
  4. ^ [4] "Sina"
  5. ^ [5] Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine "Daxi Awang"