Winners Unveiled for the 6th Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize
BEIJING, Nov. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 24, 2023, the award ceremony for the 6th Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize was held in Beijing. Yang Zhihan won first prize for her work Yituan Jianbing (literally, "a block of solid ice"). The prize, co-sponsored by Swiss luxury watch brand Blancpain and China's most influential cultural brand Imaginist, aims to create a literary accolade that is impartial, authoritative, professional and enduring while honoring a work that is likely to stimulate international dialogue. The co-sponsors, Blancpain and the Imaginist, continue on their quest to convey a simple but meaningful message to the public: "Reading makes time more valuable".
- Yang Zhihan won first prize for her work Yituan Jianbing (literally, "a block of solid ice").
- The recipient of the first prize received a cash award of 300,000 yuan (approx.
- US$2,790, provided by Blancpain) to support their creative endeavors and inspire them to continue their literary work.
- Tang Nuo, literary critic, writer, and member of the jury of the first Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize.