Xie Qianni (谢倩霓) is a prizewinning Chinese writer, best known for writing children’s books.

Biography

Xie Qianni was born in

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, in

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province, China, in 1968. She graduated from the Chinese Dept at

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated and sponsored by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. The univers ...

in 1989. She has been the editor-in-chief of a literary journal for young people, ''Shaonian wenyi'' 《少年文艺》. She is a member of the

China Writers Association The China Writers Association (CWA) is a subordinate people's organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC). Founded in July 1949, the organization was initially named the China National Literature Workers Association. ...

, and the Shanghai Writers Association.

Honours and awards

Xie Qianni has been awarded many of the major children’s literature prizes in China, including the

National Outstanding Children’s Literature Award (China) The National Outstanding Children's Literature Award () is a major literary award in China, established in 1986. It is run by the China Writers Association, and is awarded every three years in the categories of novels, picture books, poetry, essays ...

(全国优秀儿童文学奖), the

Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award The Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award (陈伯吹儿童文学奖) is a major award issued in China, with the aim of promoting excellence in children's publishing and cultural diversity. It was originally called the Children's Literary Garden Pr ...

(陈伯吹儿童文学奖), and the

Bing Xin Children’s Literature Award The Bing Xin Children's Literary Award (''Bing Xin ertong wenxue xinzuo jiang'' 冰心儿童文学新作奖) is named after the Chinese writer Bing Xin, whose work has made her a key figure in 20th-century Chinese literature. Bing Xin co-founded ...

Publications

The following is a selection of Xie Qianni's works: *《你是我的城》''You are my city'' (also known as ''Waiting for You'' (等你)) *《晚霞中的红蜻蜓》 ''Red Dragonfly in the Evening Haze'' *《梦中的橄榄树》 ''Dreaming of Olive Trees'' *《青春潘多拉》 ''Youth Pandora'' *《此情可待》 ''This Feeling can Wait'' *《喜欢不是罪》 ''Love is Not a Crime'' *《多味毕业班》 ''Just think of this graduating class'' - English translation by Shi Gengshan (ABC Garden LLC, Rockville, MD, 2012)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Xie, Qianni 1968 births Living people Chinese children's writers Chinese women children's writers 20th-century Chinese women writers 20th-century Chinese writers 21st-century Chinese women writers 21st-century Chinese writers Nanjing University alumni Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award winners