The Nine Songs Contemporary Children's Literature Award (九歌現代少兒文學獎), or Nine Songs Children's Literature Award (九歌儿童文学奖), is an award for children’s literature created in Taiwan.
Eligible works should be between 40,000-45,000 words, and suitable to children aged 10–15 years.
[1] The award was launched in 1992 by the Jiu Ge Cultural and Educational Foundation (founded by Chiuko [pinyin: Jiu Ge] Publishers, which was founded by Tsai Wen-fu) with the specific aim of encouraging the creation of children’s literature in Taiwan.
A list of award-winners with details of their books is available in Chinese.
[2] 104 works were considered were considered by judges Li Weiwen 李偉文, Ling Xingjie 凌性傑, Chen Anyi 陳安儀, Feng Jimei 馮季眉, You Peiyun 游珮芸[3] 121 works considered by judges: Ling Xingjie 凌性傑、Xu Jiankun 許建崑、Zhang Gui’e 張桂娥、Huang Qiufang 黃秋芳、Huang Cuihua 黃翠華[4] [5]