2019 CICLA Winners

In 2019, the CICLA Award received 198 children’s novels, 136 short stories and 334 pictures books originating from 32 countries and territories. The winners are:

Best Novels in Chinese Language

Best Novels in Chinese Language

《耗子大爷起晚了》(Uncle Mouse Gets Up Late) (Author: Ye Guangqin) published by Beijing Children and Juvenile Publishing House

《有鸽子的夏天》(The Summer with Pigeons) (Author: Liu Haiqi) published by Shandong Education Press

《焰火》(Fireworks) (Author: Li Donghua) published by Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House

《追寻》(Pursuit) (Author: Xu Lu) published by Changjiang Children’s Publishing Group

《野蜂飞舞》(Flight of the Bumble Bee) (Author: Huang Beijia) published by Jiangsu Phoenix Juvenile and Children’s Publishing Ltd.

Best International Picture Books

Best International Picture Books

《一颗子弹的飞行》(The Flight of a Bullet) (China) (Author: Bai Bing; Illustrator: Liu Zhenjun) published by China Children’s Press & Publication Group

《别让太阳掉下来》(Don’t Let the Sun Fall Down) (China) (Author: Guo Zhenyuan; Illustrator:Zhu Chengliang) published by China Peace Publishing House

The Great Battle (Italy) (Author: Andrea Antinori; Illustrator: Andrea Antinori) published by Maurizio Corraini S.r.l.

Heads and Tails: Insects (Australia) (Author: John Canty; Illustrator: John Canty) published by Berbay Publishing Pty Ltd

Enreduana (Brazil) (Author: Roger Mello; Illustrator: Mariana Massarani) published by Companhia das Letrinhas

Best Short Story in Chinese Language

Best Short Story in Chinese Language

《鞋尖朝外》(Leave Shoes Pointing Outwards) (Author: Long Xiangmei) published in the September 2018 issue of Literature and Art for Teenagers magazine

《百万个明天》(Millions of Tomorrows) (Author: Qin Yingliang) published in the July and August 2018 issues of Children’s Literature magazine

《大山里来的孩子》(A Child Who Comes from the Mountains) (Author: Yi Ping) published in the August 2018 issue of Children’s Literature magazine

《只是一篇作文》(Just a Piece of Writing) (Author: Wang Wenhua) published in the November 2018 issue of Global Kids Monthly

Ren Rongrong

Special Contribution Award

Ren Rongrong (China)
Famous Children’s Literature Translator, Writer and Publisher

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Special Contribution Award

Leonard S. Marcus (USA)
Historian and Critic of Children's Literature

Past winners