The finalists for the 15th annual Xingyun Awards for Chinese science fiction have been announced by the World Chinese Science Fiction Association. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China on May 18, 2024.
BEST NOVEL 2023
- Gods of the Earth: Return of the Dead, by Fenxing Chengzi (Shenzhen Publishing House; Science and Fantasy Growth Foundation)
- The City in the Well, by Liu Yang (People’s Literature Publishing House)
- Cosmo Wings, by Jiang Bo (People’s Literature Publishing House; 8-Light Minutes Culture)
- The Age of God Making, by Yan Xi (Sichuan University Press; Science Fiction World)
BEST NOVELLA 2023
- “The Fleeting Gravity of Words”, by Zhou Wen (Visiting the Stars: Chinese Stories of Flying to the Outer Space)
- “The Solar System on Set: The Teahouse at the End of the Universe”, by Shuang Chimu (Shanghai Literature, No. 4 2023)
- “Our Martians”, by Bao Shu (Visiting the Stars: Chinese Stories of Flying to the Outer Space)
- “The Salt Bridge”, by Liang Ling (Lighting up Mars: Collection of Winning Stories from the 6th Lenghu Awards)
BEST SHORT STORY 2023
- “Lake Breezes that Brush Over the Palace of Moon”, by Wanxiang Fengnian (Visiting the Stars: Chinese Stories of Flying to the Outer Space)
- “A Window with a View”, by Bao Shu (Non-Exist SF, January 24 2023)
- “Let the White Deer Roam”, by Cheng Jingbo (Science Fiction World, November 2023)
- “City of Choice”, by Gu Shi (Beijing Literature, July 2023)
BEST TRANSLATED WORK 2023
- Babel, by R.F. Kuang, translated by Chen Yang (CITIC Press)
- The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi, translated by Gen Hui (New Star Press)
- SF Soul: Autobiography of Komatsu Sakyo, by Komatsu Sakyo, translated by Meng Qingshu (Sichuan Science & Technology Press; Science Fiction World)
- Escape from the Future, by Kobayashi Yasumi, translated by Ding Dingchong (Yilin Press)
BEST NON-FICTION 2023
- Unlocking the Future: The Urban Imagination in Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction, by Luo Xiaoming (Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House)
- Gazing at the Stars: My Personal Encounter with Chinese Science Fiction, by Yang Xiao (Sichuan People’s Publishing House; Science Fiction World)
- “Impressions of Chinese SF Practitioners on Foreign SF Culture: A Brief Analysis of the History of Introducing Foreign SF Culture”, by RiverFlow (Zero-Gravity SF, No. 12)
- Chinese Science Fiction: An Oral History, Vol.1-Vol.3, edited by Yang Feng (Chengdu Times Publishing House; 8-Light Minutes Culture)
BEST REVIEW 2023
- “From the Valleys to the Stars: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Speculative Anthropology”, by Jiang Weihe (The Beijing News, September 22 2023)
- “The Curve of Human Destiny and the Poetics of Humanity: Reading ‘Last and First Men’”, by Shuang Chimu (Imagining Science: Reading SF Literature Classics)
- “A Specter of the Anthropocene is Haunting: A Review of Mark Bould’s ‘The Anthropocene Unconscious: Climate Catastrophe Culture’”, by Lyu Guangzhao (Science Writing Review, Issue 1 2023)
- “‘Journey to the West’: An Atypical Segment of the Science Fiction Community”, by Xi Xia (Literature Press Wechat Official Account, April 4 2023)
BEST NEW WRITER 2021-2023
- Lu Hang*
- Qi Ran*
- Wang Cencen*
- Wang Xiaohai**
(*Finalists in their 3rd year of eligibility, **Finalist in his 1st year of eligibility)
[Thanks to Feng Zhang and the World Chinese Science Fiction Association for the story.]