Xingyun Awards Finalists

The World Chinese Science Fiction Association published the 17th Xingyun Awards shortlist on March 31, 2026, naming finalists across novels, mid‑length and short fiction, translation, non‑fiction, criticism, and new‑writer categories. (sohu.com) The shortlist includes several writers already known outside China — for example Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆) appears among the long‑form finalists and also has a short‑form entry, and Baoshu (包树/pen name Baoshu) appears on the list — both authors already have English‑language editions (Chen’s Waste Tide; Baoshu’s The Redemption of Time), which publishers and agents track when negotiating foreign rights. (sohu.com) (us.macmillan.com) (bloomsbury.com) The committee says the 17th‑edition process ran from December 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, opened with 573 submissions and — after eligibility checks and adjustments — recorded 417 qualified entries that went into the recommending committee’s two voting rounds; the committee reported 91.9% participation in the first round of recommended‑committee votes and 97.7% in the second round. (sohu.com) The published finalists for long‑form (works from 2025) list five titles: 刹海, 开始的结束之枪, 龙之变, 分形橙子, and 你不可及, and the short‑form and mid‑length lists contain names long familiar to Chinese‑language SF readers, including entries by 陈楸帆, 宝树, 程婧波, 双翅目, and 顾适 as shown in the committee notice. (sohu.com) The translation category’s finalists include recent Chinese editions of works such as an Arthur C. Clarke biography (译者：张旭、王梓涵) and Stanisław Lem’s From the Stars Return (译者：阿古), and the organizers required all notified finalists to submit supporting materials by April 7 or risk being withdrawn from the shortlist. (sohu.com)