“The Panda Book Award is an annual literary promotion celebrated across China and the world. Titles in this award celebrate new authors and illustrators from across the globe whose creations focus on the values of social justice, inclusion and diversity. An additional focus of the award is to shine a spotlight on Asia, and China in particular.”
The longlist selection criteria for all categories are listed below.
Published in previous 2 or 3 years
Focus on an aspect of social justice, inclusion, or diversity
The author or creator must be relatively new to the Chinese/American market
Asian creator, protagonist, or setting
The following three criteria are “nice to have” and will be addressed by shortlist judges:
Titles available on Sora are preferred
Titles that are available in Chinese translation would be excellent
Titles must not already have won a literary award (as of December of the previous year)
