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International Writers the Winners of the “Zheng Nian Cup” Announced

Updated: Jul 15, 2023


The winners of the “Zheng Nian Cup” 2023 National Literature, Calligraphy, Painting and Photography Competition and Caifeng Pen Club International Writers are announced. The list is as follows:



Special Contribution Award:


Ana Stjelja - Serbia

Lidia Chiarelli - Italy

Eva Petropoulou - Greece


First Prize:


Franca Colozzo - Italy

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni - Italy

Taghrid Bou Merhi - Lebanon

Fergun Özelli - Denmark  

Türkan Ergör - Turkey  

Dimitris P. Kraniotis - Greece


Second prize:


Caroline Laurent Turunç - Turkey / France

Zlatan Demirović - USA

Miloš Beloica - Montenegro

Reneé Drummond - Brown  - USA

Kyriaki Drakou - Cyprus

Irina Shulkina ( Шульгина Ирина ) - Russia

Nasser Alshaikahmed - Saudi Arabia 

Tamikio L. Dooley - USA

Iryna Shah Ірина Шах - Ukraine

Suzana Ljepava - Bosnia&Herzegovina


Third Prize:


Irma Kurti - Italy

Snežana Šolkotović - Serbia

Neelam Saxena Chandra - India

Zoran Hercigonja - Croatia

Nina Abdul Razzak - Bahrain

Violeta Marquez - Mexico / USA

Adnan Karajoli - Syria

Iolanda Leotta - Italy

Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana - India

Snežana Marko Musinov - Serbia

Pertha Kalemi - Greece

Dušan Stojković - Serbia

Nigar Arif - Azerbaijan

Elizabeth Dončevska Lušin - Macedonia

Viktor Radun Teon - Serbia

Tanja Ajtic - Canada

Rita Chugh - India

Rozalia Aleksandrova - Bulgaria

Melita Mely Ratković - Serbia

Barbara Novaković ( Барбара Новаковић ) - Serbia

Jasna Šamić  - Bosnia / France

Deepika Singh - India

Chad Norman - Canada

Yioula Ioannou Patsalidou Hadjielia - Greece

Ewith Bahar - Indonesia

Danica Peovska (Даница Пеовска) - North Macedonia

Alshaad Kara - Mauritius

Ljubiša Vojinović Majstorovski - Serbia

Laskiaf Amotegui - Colombia

Amina Hrnčić - Serbia


Novel Award:


Mariana Kunbar Selma - Romania

Tomislav Osmanli - Macedonia


Short Story Award:


Emina Đelilović - Kevrić - Bosnia& Herzegovina

Mirjana Lukić Mirhana - Serbia

Dragiša Eraković (Драгиша Ераковић) - Serbia

Milena Berić - Bosnia& Herzegovina

Oliver Janković - Serbia

Murat Yurdakul - Turkey

Milan Neđić - Serbia

Ilona Lakatos - Hungary


Novella Award:


Chukwudi Michael - Nigeria / Indonesia

Mona Prince - Egypt


Biography and Literary Essay Awards:


Suchismita Ghoshal - India

Verica Tadić - Serbia


Youth Award:


Despotidis Dimosthenis - Greece


Poetry Award:


Bilal Al Masri - Lebanon  

Akad Lgor Rems - Croatia

Margaríta Fronimádi - Matátsi - Greece


Shortlisted International Poets:


Arnela Lela Dabić - Bosnia& Herzegovina

Tamali Neogi - India

Aparnaa Laxmi - India

Richa Dinesh Sharma - Singapore

Shiv Raj Pradhan - India

Angela Hronopoulou - Greece

Victor Klykov - Russia / Australia _

Christow Dikbasanis - Greece _

Jernail S. Anand - India

Branka Blagojević - Bosnia&Herzegovina

Mile Lisica ( Миле Лисица ) - Bosnia& Herzegovina

Yuri Sitnik ( Ситник Юрій ) - Ukraine

Anastasia Ioakimidou - Greece

Abu Zubier - Bangladesh / France

Donatella Nardin - Italy

Găgeanu Bogdana - Romania

Gianpiero Actis - Italy

Pertha Kalemi - Greece

Martha Vaskandira - Greece

Sajib Faisal - Bangladesh

Bharati Nayak - India

Janko Vuja - Croatia

Dušan Stojković (Душан Стојковић ) - Croatia 

Nathaniel Gideon Bassi - Nigeria

Ernesto P. Santiago - Philippines

Sultan Muhammad Razzak - Bangladesh



The event was organized by the Chinese Artists Exhibition Hall, the Beijing Institute of Zheng Nian and Zhengxin Chinese Culture, the CGTW Production and Broadcasting Separation Center of the Central Station, the CCTV Guangdai “Shangqihui” filming team, the “Science Herald”, “Modern Education”, “Today's Culture and Education Editorial Department”, “Shanxi Science and Technology News”, “LiMei Science and Technology News, “Today's Culture and Education Editorial Department”, “315 Reporter Photographer Network”, “China Culture and Education Network”, and “Modern Painting and Calligraphy Network” jointly planned.


Sponsored by:


Chinese Artists Exhibition Hall

China Modern Calligraphers and Painters Association

China Photojournalism Association

315 reporter photographer network

Chinese Culture and Education Network

Today's Culture and Education Weekly

Co-host:

writer newspaper

"Chinese National Essence" magazine

Beijing Zhongxuan Shengshi International Painting and Calligraphy Academy

Co-organizers: Editorial Department of "Poetry Wave" and Fengtian Poetry Journal

Organizer: Beijing Mindfulness and Mindfulness Chinese Culture Research Institute

Co-organized websites: 315 Reporter and Photographer Network, Chinese Culture and Education Network, Huaxia Temple Culture Network, Modern Painting and Calligraphy Network, Chinese Writers Network, Chinese News Culture Network, 315 Consumer Culture Network, Chinese Modern Culture Network, Ecological Environmental Protection and Health Network

Media platform: "Science Herald · Modern Education" Today's Culture and Education (Domestic Unified Issue Number: CN14-0015, Postal Code: 21-1013 ), "Shanxi Science and Technology News Li Media Science Classic" Today's Culture and Education (Domestic Unified Issue Number: CN14 -0009 , mailing code: 21-1016 ) CCTV advertising TV video number, Sohu News · CCTV Silk Road live broadcast.


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