This competition organized by China Literature strives to discover young talents in either English novel writing or Chinese-to-English novel translation. We want to give the community a platform to showcase their talents, and we aim to find and nurture talents in the early adulthood. Ultimately, we hope to build new bonds with the literature communities around the world.
Contestants will choose a novel from a given book list and translate its contents from Chinese to English. All work should be completed individually.
Contestants will submit the early chapters (at least 20,000 words) of their novel. All work should be completed individually.
The winning contestants will become contracted translators of China Literature, receiving munificent translator benefits. The winning contestants will also be offered a job opportunity with China Literature.
The winning contestants will become the first group of contracted English authors of China Literature. The winning works will receive the most comprehensive media promotion.
Current students and literature enthusiast around the world who had graduated less than five years ago would be eligible to enter the competition.
Please submit your work to the following email address: niprogram@qidian.com
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(The list of books provided by China Literature are to be used as and only as original texts for translation in this contest. Without prior written consent, contestants must not use the provided work nor its translated version for purposes other than this contest.)