Soong Ching-ling Children's Literature Prize
The Soong Ching-ling Children’s Literature Prize 宋庆龄儿童文学奖(pinyin: ) is a prize for children’s literature in China. It is sponsored by the Soong Ching-ling Foundation, and is awarded every two years, with a different genre specified each time. It is one of the four main prizes for children's literature in China (the other three are the Bing Xin Children's Literature Award, the Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award, and the National Outstanding Children's Literature Award). History. The prize is named after Soong Ching-ling. It was established in  June 1986 with the aim of recognising writers who have made an outstanding contribution to children’s literature, and of promoting the creation of children’s literature in China. It was established with the support of writers Ba Jin, Xie Bingxin, and the Ministry of Broadcast, Film and Television, Ministry of Culture and the State Education Commission. The first prizes were awarded in 1988. In 2005 the prize was absorbed into the National Outstanding Children's Literature Award (administered by the China Writers Association). 1st Awards (1988). The genre was TV drama scripts (剧本). The translated titles are approximate. First  prize (not awarded) Second Prize Third Prize 2nd Awards (1990). The genre was popular science books and science fiction （科幻）. The translated titles are approximate. First prize (not awarded) Second Prize Third Prize 3rd Awards (1992). The genre was novels （小说）. The translated titles are approximate. First Prize Second Prize Third Prize 4th Awards. The genre was tales for young children（童话）. The translated titles are approximate. First Prize Second Prize Third Prize 5th Awards (2001). Awarded to books published between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001. The translated titles are approximate. Prize for novel (小说) Prize for tales for  young children (童话) Prize for stories for very young children (幼儿文学) Honorable Mentions Novels Fairy Stories Science Art Very Young Readers 6th Awards (2003). Awards were made to 19 books. The translated titles are approximate. Prize-winners (3) Good Book Award winners (16)