Zhouzhuang hosts China's top children's book awards

(chinadaily.com.cn)

The Zhouzhuang Cup is growing into an important platform for talented young literary authors and an incubator for children's literature, especially short stories.

This year's 25 prize winners shall be published in Kids Literature, a young people's literature magazine issued by Jiangsu Juvenile and Children's Publishing House. All the winning stories from the six years of the contest shall also be collected and published as a book series nationwide.

A reading zone for original children literary works shall also be established in the Carton King Creativity Park in Zhouzhuang in a bid to further promote the healthy development of children’s literature.

Participants pose for a group photo during the award ceremony of the sixth "Zhouzhuang Cup" National Children's Literary Short Story Contest in Zhouzhuang on May 8. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]