Xingyun Awards Winners

Best Novel

• WINNER: Across the Rings of Saturn, Xie Yunning

• Chongqing Labyrinths: Strange Events in the Mist, Earl E
• Seven States of Galaxy Saga: The Phantom of Haojing, Bao Shu & A Que
• The End of the Silver Age, Qi Yue
• The Little Mushroom Man, Yishisi Zhou

Best Novella

• WINNER: “The Persons who are Trapped in Time”, Cheng Jingbo

• “A Mountain of Dust”, Wanxiang Fengnian
• “The Curse of Einstein”, Hui Hu
• “The Colorless Green”, Lu Qiucha
• “The Years of Our Invisibility Shield”, Teng Ye

Best Short Story

• WINNER: “Preface to the Reprint Edition of ‘Overture 2181’”, Gu Shi

• “My Lover is not Human”, Chen Qian
• “The New Year Gifts”, Han Song
• “Operation Spring Dawn”, Mo Xiong
• “Synecdoche, Chongqing”, Duan Ziqi

Best Translated Fiction

• WINNER: Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction, James Gunn, translated Jiang Qian

• The Search for Philip K.Dick, Anne R. Dick, translated by Jin Xueni
• A Scanner Darkly, Philip K. Dick, translated by Yu Juanjuan
• Astounding: John W.Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A.Heinlein, L.Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction,  Alec Nevala-Lee, translated by Sun Yanan
• Steel Beach, John Varley, translated by Qiu Chunhui

Best Non-Fiction

• WINNER: No Award
• “Marxism and Science Fiction”, Fu Changyi
• “Science Fiction between 1949-1966: The Speed of China, from Fantasy to Reality”, Xiao Han
• “Science Fiction and High Concept Films”, Zheng Jun
• “What do ‘The Wandering Earth’ and ‘The Man from Earth’ have in common other than Earth, or What on Earth is Science Fiction?”, Xi Xia
• “The Settings and the Network of Settings in Science Fiction Writing”, Liu Yang

Best Review

• WINNER: “Anyone can Imagine an Airplane, but Only a Science Fiction Writer Can Imagine the Flight Mileage Cards: Review of ‘Store of the Worlds’”, Jiang Zhenyu

• “The Force of Science Fiction: Preface to the Chinese Edition of ‘Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction’”, Liu Cixin
• “‘The Snow of Jinyang’: Silkpunk and Retro-futurism”, Lyu Guangzhao
• “The Engineer’s Mind in Science Fiction Writing: Review of ‘The Möbius Space’”, Sanfeng
• “In the Land of Wandering Ghosts: Rereading Han Song’s ‘The Hospital’”, Zhong Tianyi

Best New Writer

• WINNER: Duan Ziqi

• Bai Bi
• Fenxing Chengzi
• Zhao Lei
• Su Wanwen

Awards for Special Contribution were given to Frank Gwo and Hao Jingfang.

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