The Shi Nai'an Literary Prize (施耐庵长篇叙事文学奖, abbreviated to 施耐庵文学奖) is awarded to a Chinese novel exhibiting an innovative style of narration. It is named after the Chinese author

Shi Nai'an Shi Nai'an (, ca. 1296–1372) was a Chinese writer from the Yuan and early Ming periods. ''Shuihu zhuan'' (''Water Margin''), one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, is traditionally attributed to him. There are few re ...

About the prize

This prize is awarded by the People's Government of Xinghua city, in Jiangsu province. It is named after Shi Nai'an, who was said to be from Xinghua. The prize aims to encourage depth and development in novels written in Chinese, and to promote the status of Chinese novels in the world. The prize was first awarded in 2011, and is awarded every two years.

Winners

Honour Titles

To encourage writers in Xinghua. {, class="wikitable " , - style="background:orange; color:white" align=center , Year, , Award, , Winning Author, , Work , - , rowspan=2, 2011 , , rowspan=2, 1st Year , Gu Huai 谷怀 , 《南瓜花》 , - , Gu Jian 顾坚 , 《青果》 , - , rowspan=2, 2013 , , rowspan=2, 2nd Year , Wang Rui (author) 王锐 , 《谁说那些年的青涩不是爱》 , - , Liu Renqian 刘仁前 , 《浮城》 Chinese literary awards