Qin Wenjun facts for kids
Qin Wenjun (秦文君; born 1954) is a well-known author who writes books for children and young people. She writes her stories in Chinese.
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About Qin Wenjun's Life and Work
Qin Wenjun was born in Shanghai, China, in 1954. When she was 17, in 1971, she went to work in a forest area in Heilongjiang province. This was part of a program where young people helped develop rural parts of China.
Her first story, a short novel called "Shining Fireflies," was published in 1981. She later studied language and literature at East China Normal University, graduating in 1984. After that, she worked as an editor at the Shanghai Children's Press, helping to create books for young readers.
Today, Qin Wenjun holds important positions. She is the Director-General of the Shanghai Board on Books for Young People. She is also the Vice President of the Shanghai Writers Association. Her books have been turned into movies and TV shows, winning top awards in China. Her stories have also been translated into many languages, including English, Dutch, Japanese, and Korean.
In the 1990s, Qin Wenjun started using humor in her stories about modern teenagers. Her book Schoolboy Jia Li (published in 1993) has sold over a million copies! She believes that children's literature should truly understand and protect the feelings of young people. Her unique way of writing has made children's books stronger and more meaningful.
Awards and Special Honours
Qin Wenjun has received many awards for her amazing books. Here are some of them:
- 2017: She was nominated for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award. This is a very important international award for children's authors.
- 2016: Her book My Marble-Hearted Father won a Best Literary Work Award at the Chen Bochui Children's Literature Awards.
- 2002: She was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
- 1999: She was shortlisted for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
- 1998: Her book 《四弟的绿庄园》 won the Bing Xin Children’s Literature Award.
- 1997: Her book 《男生贾里》Jia Li won 1st prize in the National Outstanding Children’s Literature Award (China).
- 1997: 《男生贾里》Jia Li also won the China Writers Association Children's Literature Award.
- 1997: And it won the Shanghai City 3rd Children's Literature Award.
- 1997: Her book 《宝贝当家》 won the National (全国五个一工程奖).
- 1996: She won the it:Premio Mondello Special Prize.
- 1996: Her book 《家有小丑》 won the Taiwan Nine Songs Children's Literature Award.
- 1995: Her collection of stories, 《秦文君中篇儿童小说选》, won the Taiwan Yang Huan Children's Literature Award.
Some of Qin Wenjun's Books
Qin Wenjun has written more than 50 books! Here are a few of her well-known titles:
- 《我是花木兰》I am Hua Mulan, with pictures by Yu Rong (Reycraft Books, 2019)
- 《会跳舞的向日葵》 translated into English as Aroma's Little Garden
- 《天棠街3号》 translated into English as 3 Tian Tang Street
- Curly the Black Goat, Hoopy the White Goat
- 《大狗喀啦克拉的公寓》 Smiling Kalakela
- Jia Li at Junior High (English translation, 1997)
- 《男生贾里全传》 The Complete Story of Jia Li
- 《一个女孩的心灵史》 The Mind of a Girl
- 《逃逃》 Taotao
- 《调皮的日子》
- 《女生贾梅全传》
- 《小丫林晓梅》
- 《宝贝当家》
- 《小香咕系列》
- Girl at Sixteen
More to Explore
- You can read an interview with Qin Wenjun in Shanghai Daily from December 28, 2014.
- Qin Wenjun was a speaker at the Asian Festival of Children's Content in Singapore in 2015.
- You can find more about her work in the book Reading the World's Stories: An Annotated Bibliography of International Youth Literature.
