# Newman Prize for Chinese Literature

The Newman Prize for Chinese Literature was established in 2008 by Peter Gries, director of the Institute for US-China Issues at the University of Oklahoma (OU). The Newman Prize is awarded every two years. The winner is selected based on literary merit; any living author writing in Chinese is eligible for a recommendation. The Prize honors Harold J. Newman and Ruth Newman, who enabled the establishment of the OU Institute for US-China Issues.

## Nominations, ceremony, and voting

Nominations for candidates and the selection of the winner are both handled by an international jury of what OU describes as "distinguished experts." The winner is awarded $10,000 and a plaque, and is invited to the University of Oklahoma to participate in an award ceremony and academic activities.
Voting takes place in successive rounds of “positive” elimination, in which jurors vote for all but one of the candidates at each stage. The Director of the OU Institute for US-China Issues counts the ballots to record each round of votes. The jury will continue voting until it narrows to one candidate, the winner. If there are ties for elimination in any but the final two rounds, the tied candidates will both be eliminated. Once three candidates remain, only one can be eliminated at a time.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Judging panel | Author | Work |
| 1st 2009 |
| 1st 2009 | Howard GoldblattKirk DentonLiu HongtaoXu ZidongPeng Hsiao-yenZhang YiwuZhao Yiheng |
| 1st 2009 | Howard GoldblattKirk DentonLiu HongtaoXu ZidongPeng Hsiao-yenZhang YiwuZhao Yiheng | Mo Yan | Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out (生死疲劳) |
| 1st 2009 | Howard GoldblattKirk DentonLiu HongtaoXu ZidongPeng Hsiao-yenZhang YiwuZhao Yiheng | Yan Lianke | Dream of Ding Village (丁庄梦) |
| 1st 2009 | Howard GoldblattKirk DentonLiu HongtaoXu ZidongPeng Hsiao-yenZhang YiwuZhao Yiheng | Jin Yong | The Deer and the Cauldron (鹿鼎记) |
| 1st 2009 | Howard GoldblattKirk DentonLiu HongtaoXu ZidongPeng Hsiao-yenZhang YiwuZhao Yiheng | Wang Anyi | The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (长恨歌) |
| 1st 2009 | Howard GoldblattKirk DentonLiu HongtaoXu ZidongPeng Hsiao-yenZhang YiwuZhao Yiheng | Chu T’ien-hsin | The Old Capital (古都) |
| 1st 2009 | Howard GoldblattKirk DentonLiu HongtaoXu ZidongPeng Hsiao-yenZhang YiwuZhao Yiheng | Wang Meng | The Transformer (活动变人形) |
| 1st 2009 | Howard GoldblattKirk DentonLiu HongtaoXu ZidongPeng Hsiao-yenZhang YiwuZhao Yiheng | Ning Ken | The City of Masks (蒙面之城) |
| 2nd 2011 |
| 2nd 2011 | Julia LovellTom MoranLiang-ya LiouAnn HussJi Jin |
| 2nd 2011 | Julia LovellTom MoranLiang-ya LiouAnn HussJi Jin | Han Shaogong | A Dictionary of Maqiao (马桥词典) |
| 2nd 2011 | Julia LovellTom MoranLiang-ya LiouAnn HussJi Jin | Yu Hua | Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (许三观卖血记) |
| 2nd 2011 | Julia LovellTom MoranLiang-ya LiouAnn HussJi Jin | Li Ang | The Lost Garden (迷園) |
| 2nd 2011 | Julia LovellTom MoranLiang-ya LiouAnn HussJi Jin | Ge Fei | Peach Blossom Beauty (人面桃花) |
| 2nd 2011 | Julia LovellTom MoranLiang-ya LiouAnn HussJi Jin | Su Tong | The Boat to Redemption (河岸) |
| 3rd 2013 (Poetry Year) |
| 3rd 2013 (Poetry Year) | Michelle YehJennifer FeeleyMichel HockxWolfgang KubinZhang Qinghua |
| 3rd 2013 (Poetry Year) | Michelle YehJennifer FeeleyMichel HockxWolfgang KubinZhang Qinghua | Yang Mu | Diaspsis Patelliformi (介殼蟲) |
| 3rd 2013 (Poetry Year) | Michelle YehJennifer FeeleyMichel HockxWolfgang KubinZhang Qinghua | Hsia Yu | |
| 3rd 2013 (Poetry Year) | Michelle YehJennifer FeeleyMichel HockxWolfgang KubinZhang Qinghua | Yang Lian | |
| 3rd 2013 (Poetry Year) | Michelle YehJennifer FeeleyMichel HockxWolfgang KubinZhang Qinghua | Zhai Yongming | |
| 3rd 2013 (Poetry Year) | Michelle YehJennifer FeeleyMichel HockxWolfgang KubinZhang Qinghua | Ouyang Jianghe | |
| 4th 2015 |
| 4th 2015 | Margaret HillenbrandCarlos RojasZhang NingCharles LaughlinShu-mei Shi |
| 4th 2015 | Margaret HillenbrandCarlos RojasZhang NingCharles LaughlinShu-mei Shi | Chu T’ien-wen | Fin-de-Siècle Splendor (世紀末的華麗) |
| 4th 2015 | Margaret HillenbrandCarlos RojasZhang NingCharles LaughlinShu-mei Shi | Yan Lianke | Lenin’s Kisses (受活) |
| 4th 2015 | Margaret HillenbrandCarlos RojasZhang NingCharles LaughlinShu-mei Shi | Yu Hua | The Seventh Day (第七天) |
| 4th 2015 | Margaret HillenbrandCarlos RojasZhang NingCharles LaughlinShu-mei Shi | Ge Fei | Peach Blossom Beauty (人面桃花) |
| 4th 2015 | Margaret HillenbrandCarlos RojasZhang NingCharles LaughlinShu-mei Shi | Chang Kui-hsing | The Herd of Elephants (群象) |
| 5th 2017 |
| 5th 2017 | Dai JinhuaWendy LarsonBan WangLetty ChenJianmei Liu |
| 5th 2017 | Dai JinhuaWendy LarsonBan WangLetty ChenJianmei Liu | Wang Anyi | Reality and Fiction (纪实与虚构) |
| 5th 2017 | Dai JinhuaWendy LarsonBan WangLetty ChenJianmei Liu | Yu Hua | Leaving Home at Eighteen (十八岁出门远行) |
| 5th 2017 | Dai JinhuaWendy LarsonBan WangLetty ChenJianmei Liu | Jia Pingwa | Ruined City (废都) |
| 5th 2017 | Dai JinhuaWendy LarsonBan WangLetty ChenJianmei Liu | Wu He | Remains of Life (餘生) |
| 5th 2017 | Dai JinhuaWendy LarsonBan WangLetty ChenJianmei Liu | Yan Lianke | Lenin's Kisses (受活) |
| 6th 2019 |
| 6th 2019 | Tammy Ho Lai-MingNick AdmussenEleanor GoodmanChristopher LupkeMaghiel VanCrevelWang Guangming |
| 6th 2019 | Tammy Ho Lai-MingNick AdmussenEleanor GoodmanChristopher LupkeMaghiel VanCrevelWang Guangming | Xi Xi | |
| 6th 2019 | Tammy Ho Lai-MingNick AdmussenEleanor GoodmanChristopher LupkeMaghiel VanCrevelWang Guangming | Yu Xiuhua | |
| 6th 2019 | Tammy Ho Lai-MingNick AdmussenEleanor GoodmanChristopher LupkeMaghiel VanCrevelWang Guangming | Wang Xiaoni | |
| 6th 2019 | Tammy Ho Lai-MingNick AdmussenEleanor GoodmanChristopher LupkeMaghiel VanCrevelWang Guangming | Xiao Kaiyu | |
| 6th 2019 | Tammy Ho Lai-MingNick AdmussenEleanor GoodmanChristopher LupkeMaghiel VanCrevelWang Guangming | Zheng Xiaoqiong | |
| 6th 2019 | Tammy Ho Lai-MingNick AdmussenEleanor GoodmanChristopher LupkeMaghiel VanCrevelWang Guangming | Bei Dao | |
| 7th 2021 |
| 7th 2021 | Eric AbrahamsenAndrea BachnerYunte HuangChen XiaomingEileen Chow |
| 7th 2021 | Eric AbrahamsenAndrea BachnerYunte HuangChen XiaomingEileen Chow | Yan Lianke | |
| 7th 2021 | Eric AbrahamsenAndrea BachnerYunte HuangChen XiaomingEileen Chow | Wu He | |
| 7th 2021 | Eric AbrahamsenAndrea BachnerYunte HuangChen XiaomingEileen Chow | Su Tong | |
| 7th 2021 | Eric AbrahamsenAndrea BachnerYunte HuangChen XiaomingEileen Chow | Xu Xiaobin | |
| 7th 2021 | Eric AbrahamsenAndrea BachnerYunte HuangChen XiaomingEileen Chow | Lung Yingtai | |
| 8th 2023 |
| 8th 2023 | E.K. TanFrances WeightmanOu NingSabina KnightHe Ping |
| 8th 2023 | E.K. TanFrances WeightmanOu NingSabina KnightHe Ping | Chang Kuei-hsing | |
| 8th 2023 | E.K. TanFrances WeightmanOu NingSabina KnightHe Ping | Dorothy Tse | |
| 8th 2023 | E.K. TanFrances WeightmanOu NingSabina KnightHe Ping | Zhou Kai | |
| 8th 2023 | E.K. TanFrances WeightmanOu NingSabina KnightHe Ping | Yu Hua | |
| 8th 2023 | E.K. TanFrances WeightmanOu NingSabina KnightHe Ping | Bi Feiyu |
| 9th 2025 |
| 9th 2025 | | Ling Yü (Wang Meiqin ) | Daughters |
| 9th 2025 | | Zheng Xiaoqiong | |
| 9th 2025 | | Yam Gong | |
| 9th 2025 | | Ouyang Jianghe | |
| 9th 2025 | | Bai Hua | |