# Dream of the Red Chamber Award

The Dream of the Red Chamber Award: The World's Distinguished Novel in Chinese (紅樓夢獎：世界華文長篇小說獎) is a biennial novel prize presented by Hong Kong Baptist University recognizing Chinese language fiction published both within China, and also internationally. Although the prize is named after the famous Qing novel Dream of the Red Chamber, works do not need to have any relationship to that novel.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Judging panel | Result | Author | Work |
| 1st 2006 |
| 1st 2006 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingJoseph Lau Shiu-mingWilliam TayDavid Der-wei Wang |
| 1st 2006 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingJoseph Lau Shiu-mingWilliam TayDavid Der-wei Wang | Winner | Jia Pingwa | The Shaanxi Opera (秦腔) |
| 1st 2006 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingJoseph Lau Shiu-mingWilliam TayDavid Der-wei Wang | Jury Awards | Dung Kai-cheung | The History of the Adventures of Vivi and Vera (天工开物‧栩栩如真) |
| 1st 2006 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingJoseph Lau Shiu-mingWilliam TayDavid Der-wei Wang | Jury Awards | Jade Y. Chen | Sea God's Clan (海神家族) |
| 1st 2006 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingJoseph Lau Shiu-mingWilliam TayDavid Der-wei Wang | Jury Awards | Liu Xinglong | Gate of Heaven (圣天门口) |
| 1st 2006 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingJoseph Lau Shiu-mingWilliam TayDavid Der-wei Wang | Highly Recommended | Fan Wen | Breeding Land (水乳大地) |
| 1st 2006 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingJoseph Lau Shiu-mingWilliam TayDavid Der-wei Wang | Highly Recommended | Ning Ken | Gate of Silence (沉默之门) |
| 1st 2006 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingJoseph Lau Shiu-mingWilliam TayDavid Der-wei Wang | Highly Recommended | Yang Zhijun | Mastiffs of the Plateau (藏獒) |
| 2nd 2008 |
| 2nd 2008 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingSsu-ma Chung-yuanDavid Der-wei WangJia Pingwa |
| 2nd 2008 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingSsu-ma Chung-yuanDavid Der-wei WangJia Pingwa | Winner | Mo Yan | Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out (生死疲劳) |
| 2nd 2008 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingSsu-ma Chung-yuanDavid Der-wei WangJia Pingwa | Jury Awards | Chu T’ien-wen | The Revelation of the Words of a Witch (巫言) |
| 2nd 2008 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingSsu-ma Chung-yuanDavid Der-wei WangJia Pingwa | Jury Awards | Dung Kai-cheung | Histories of Time (时间繁史‧哑瓷之光) |
| 2nd 2008 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingSsu-ma Chung-yuanDavid Der-wei WangJia Pingwa | Jury Awards | Wang Anyi | The Age of Enlightenment (启蒙时代) |
| 2nd 2008 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingSsu-ma Chung-yuanDavid Der-wei WangJia Pingwa | Highly Recommended | Zhang Wei | Songs from the Forest (刺猬歌) |
| 2nd 2008 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingSsu-ma Chung-yuanDavid Der-wei WangJia Pingwa | Highly Recommended | Cao Naiqian | There's Nothing I Can Do When I Think of You Late at Night (到黑夜想你没办法) |
| 2nd 2008 | Chen SiheHualing Nieh EngleHuang ZipingSsu-ma Chung-yuanDavid Der-wei WangJia Pingwa | Highly Recommended | Tie Ning | Stupid Flower (笨花) |
| 3rd 2010 |
| 3rd 2010 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChou Ying-hsiungHuang ZipingDavid Der-wei WangMo Yan |
| 3rd 2010 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChou Ying-hsiungHuang ZipingDavid Der-wei WangMo Yan | Winner | Luo Yijun | Tangut Inn (西夏旅館) |
| 3rd 2010 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChou Ying-hsiungHuang ZipingDavid Der-wei WangMo Yan | Jury Awards | Li Yung-ping | Sailing Up the Big River (大河尽头) |
| 3rd 2010 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChou Ying-hsiungHuang ZipingDavid Der-wei WangMo Yan | Jury Awards | Diao Dou | Chronicle of My Brother Diao Bei (我哥刁北年表) |
| 3rd 2010 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChou Ying-hsiungHuang ZipingDavid Der-wei WangMo Yan | Jury Awards | Bi Feiyu | Massage (推拿) |
| 3rd 2010 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChou Ying-hsiungHuang ZipingDavid Der-wei WangMo Yan | Highly Recommended | Hon Lai-chu | Grey Blossom (灰花) |
| 3rd 2010 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChou Ying-hsiungHuang ZipingDavid Der-wei WangMo Yan | Highly Recommended | Zhang Ling | Gold Mountain Blues (金山) |
| 4th 2012 |
| 4th 2012 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingLuo Yijun |
| 4th 2012 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingLuo Yijun | Winner | Wang Anyi | Scent of Heaven (天香) |
| 4th 2012 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingLuo Yijun | Jury Awards | Jia Pingwa | Old Kiln (古炉) |
| 4th 2012 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingLuo Yijun | Jury Awards | Yan Lianke | The Four Books (四书) |
| 4th 2012 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingLuo Yijun | Jury Awards | Ge Fei | The Last Spring in Jiangnan (春尽江南) |
| 4th 2012 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingLuo Yijun | Highly Recommended | Li Zishu | The Age of Goodbyes (告別的年代) |
| 4th 2012 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingLuo Yijun | Highly Recommended | Geling Yan | Criminal (陆犯焉识) |
| 5th 2014 |
| 5th 2014 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWang Anyi |
| 5th 2014 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWang Anyi | Winner | Wong Bik-Wan | Children of Darkness (烈佬传) |
| 5th 2014 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWang Anyi | Jury Awards | Yan Lianke | The Explosion Chronicles (炸裂志) |
| 5th 2014 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWang Anyi | Jury Awards | Su Tong | Shadow of the Hunter (黄雀记) |
| 5th 2014 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWang Anyi | Highly Recommended | Han Shaogong | The Book of Day and Night (日夜书) |
| 5th 2014 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWang Anyi | Highly Recommended | Liu Zhenyun | I Did Not Kill My Husband (我不是潘金莲) |
| 5th 2014 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWang Anyi | Highly Recommended | Ye Guangqin | The Matchmaker (状元媒) |
| 6th 2016 |
| 6th 2016 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWong Bik-Wan |
| 6th 2016 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWong Bik-Wan | Winner | Yan Lianke | The Day the Sun Died (日熄) |
| 6th 2016 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWong Bik-Wan | Jury Awards | Xu Zechen | Jerusalem (耶路撒冷) |
| 6th 2016 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWong Bik-Wan | Jury Awards | Kan Yao-ming | The Girl and the Woodcutter (邦查女孩) |
| 6th 2016 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWong Bik-Wan | Highly Recommended | Chi Zijian | On the Mountain Summit (群山之巅) |
| 6th 2016 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWong Bik-Wan | Highly Recommended | Chan Koonchung | The Second Year of Jianfeng: An Alternative History of New China (建丰二年：新中国乌有史) |
| 6th 2016 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingWong Bik-Wan | Highly Recommended | Wu Ming-yi | The Stolen Bicycle (单车失窃记) |
| 7th 2018 |
| 7th 2018 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingYan Lianke |
| 7th 2018 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingYan Lianke | Winner | Liu Qing | History through Words (唇典) |
| 7th 2018 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingYan Lianke | Jury Awards | William Lien | The Green Cicada (青蚨子) |
| 7th 2018 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingYan Lianke | Jury Awards | Ge Fei | Longing for the Spring Wind (望春风) |
| 7th 2018 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingYan Lianke | Highly Recommended | Liu Zhenyun | Strange Bedfellows (吃瓜时代的儿女们) |
| 7th 2018 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingYan Lianke | Highly Recommended | Wang Ting-kuo | Yesterday’s Rain (昨日雨水) |
| 7th 2018 | Michael BerryChen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingYan Lianke | Highly Recommended | Zhang Ling | A Single Swallow (劳燕) |
| 8th 2020 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasLiu Qing |
| 8th 2020 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasLiu Qing | Winner | Chang Kuei-hsing | When the Wild Boars Cross the River (野猪渡河) |
| 8th 2020 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasLiu Qing | Jury Awards | Alai | Chronicle of Cloud Village (云中记) |
| 8th 2020 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasLiu Qing | Jury Awards | Dung Kai-cheung | Beloved Wife (爱妻) |
| 8th 2020 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasLiu Qing | Jury Awards | Luo Yijun | Superman Kuang (匡超人) |
| 8th 2020 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasLiu Qing | Highly Recommended | Xi Xi | Weaverbird (织巢) |
| 8th 2020 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasLiu Qing | Highly Recommended | Hu Ching-fang | Islands (群岛) |
| 9th 2022 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasChang Kuei-hsing |
| 9th 2022 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasChang Kuei-hsing | Winner | Kan Yao-ming | Becoming Bunun (成为真正的人) |
| 9th 2022 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasChang Kuei-hsing | Jury Awards | Dung Kai-cheung | Posthuman Comedy (后人类喜剧) |
| 9th 2022 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasChang Kuei-hsing | Jury Awards | Chan Koonchung | Zero Point Beijing (北京零公里) |
| 9th 2022 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasChang Kuei-hsing | Jury Awards | Yan Lianke | A Chinese Story (中国故事) |
| 9th 2022 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasChang Kuei-hsing | Highly Recommended | Yan Lianke | Heart Sutra (心经) |
| 9th 2022 | Chen I-chihChen SiheChung LingHuang ZipingCarlos RojasChang Kuei-hsing | Highly Recommended | Chen Yao-chang | Dawn of Formosa (岛之曦) |
| 10th 2024 | Chung LingHuang ZipingNgan Shun-kauCarlos RojasShiu Wen-weiWang YaoKan Yao-ming |
| 10th 2024 | Chung LingHuang ZipingNgan Shun-kauCarlos RojasShiu Wen-weiWang YaoKan Yao-ming | Winner | Ge Liang | Food is Heaven (燕食记) |
| 10th 2024 | Chung LingHuang ZipingNgan Shun-kauCarlos RojasShiu Wen-weiWang YaoKan Yao-ming | Jury Awards | Ku Yu-ling | Margins of Time (余地) |
| 10th 2024 | Chung LingHuang ZipingNgan Shun-kauCarlos RojasShiu Wen-weiWang YaoKan Yao-ming | Jury Awards | Lin Bai | Beiliu (北流) |
| 10th 2024 | Chung LingHuang ZipingNgan Shun-kauCarlos RojasShiu Wen-weiWang YaoKan Yao-ming | Highly Recommended | Yan Lianke | Chronicles from the Liaozhai Studio (聊斋本纪) |
| 10th 2024 | Chung LingHuang ZipingNgan Shun-kauCarlos RojasShiu Wen-weiWang YaoKan Yao-ming | Highly Recommended | Chung Wenyin | Tears of Trees (木泪) |
| 10th 2024 | Chung LingHuang ZipingNgan Shun-kauCarlos RojasShiu Wen-weiWang YaoKan Yao-ming | Highly Recommended | Qiao Ye | Baoshui Village (宝水) |