Chapter 199 198 "Rural Teacher" participates in the Outstanding Novella Award
"What?"
Fang Minghua was a little surprised: "You applied for the Outstanding Novella Award for science fiction?!"
"Why not? The award rules announced by the Writers Association did not say that science fiction novels are not allowed to participate in the award." On the other end of the phone, Yang Xiao sounded confident:
"This novel of yours, whether it is The literary quality and artistic quality are no worse than other novels! ”
Does that seem reasonable?
"Okay, it's up to you. Editor Yang's actions will probably give the judges a headache. Goodbye!" Fang Minghua said with a smile.
“Goodbye!”
On the other end of the phone, Yang Xiao put down the phone, brushed her hair in front of her eyes and smiled.
Actually, this idea was not proposed by her, but by editor Tan Kai.
This novel is not only literary and ideological, but more importantly, readers like it!
The award for the National Outstanding Novella is a combination of expert and reader voting. As long as this novel can be selected as a candidate, it will definitely win the award.
Isn't this the best way to expand science fiction to influence and promote our "Science and Literature" magazine?
When Yang Xiao heard that this was indeed the case, he immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the jury in Yanjing in accordance with the regulations, and also sent a manuscript to it.
Hehe
Just like Fang Minghua said, let the judges have a headache.
The judges really have a headache.
No. 15, Hufang Road, Taoranting Street, Xicheng, Yanjing.
This building was built in 1983. The Writers Association and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles jointly built this building. It was finally moved out of the temporary earthquake-proof shed in the courtyard of the "Red Flag" magazine and became the so-called "Kochi Building" of the Writers Association and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles. This year, the preliminary evaluation committee for outstanding short and medium stories was set up. Here it is.
The job of the preliminary evaluation committee is to initially review whether the novels submitted for selection from magazines across the country meet the requirements of this selection.
For example, whether the publication date was between 1983 and 1984, whether the length of the novel meets the requirements for novellas and short stories, and whether the content of the novel complies with regulations. There are no policies that do not allow publication.
One of the novels that stumped the members of the selection committee was the science fiction novel "Country Teacher" recommended by "Science and Literature".
According to the conditions for this election, both publication time and length meet the requirements for a novella, but this content:
It turns out to be science fiction!
The selection rules only emphasize novels and exclude documentary literature, poetry, prose and other genres, but do not specify the genre of the novel.
Can science fiction novels be included in the election?
As for whether this novel can be selected, the members held a meeting all afternoon to discuss their own reasons, but in the end they still could not reach a consensus.
"Otherwise, let's leave it to Chairman Feng or Chairman Palladium to decide." I don't know who made this decision in the end.
Passed unanimously.
So this novel came into the hands of Feng Mu, deputy director of the jury.
Feng Mu is not only the deputy director of the jury but also the chairman of the Writers Association. He put on his reading glasses and saw the author of this novel and couldn't help but laugh and curse.
“It’s this guy again!”
“Chairman Feng, what’s wrong?” Yang Li next to her asked curiously.
"Rongcheng's "Science and Literature" magazine actually recommended a science fiction novel for selection. Do you know who the author is? Fang Minghua!"
"It's him. I know, 81- In the 1982 novella award, three of his novels were voted into the top twenty, and he finally chose one.”
"Yeah. This has put our jury in a difficult position, but this time it turns out to be a science fiction novel!"
"Science fiction, let me take a look?" Yang Li became interested.
He took the manuscript and looked at it and said: ""Village Teacher", Chairman Feng, I have read this novel. It is very well written. My eyes turned red when I read it."
< br>"Actually, I have read it too." Feng Mu said: "The writing is indeed good. I have read so many articles about teachers, but I have never seen such praise for teachers. I am also very moved."
"Will this novel pass? Some people above seem to have opinions on science fiction novels, and they also belong to popular literature." Yang Li said.
"It belongs to popular literature, but this novel, both in terms of writing techniques and artistic style, can not only be regarded as an ordinary science fiction novel. I remember it was highly praised by Guangming Daily."
Feng Mu pondered for a moment: "I think we should be qualified to participate in the competition and give people a chance. Otherwise, we will be laughed at for being stingy!"
"Okay, I will convey your opinion." Fang Minghua learned the news. I learned this from Yang Xiao, and he was very happy to hear the news. This is not just a matter of a novel. Does it mean that science fiction is recognized by mainstream literature?
Today, he was sitting in the office a little bored, flipping through the latest issue of "Science and Literature".
The science fiction novel "My Journey is the Sea of Stars" has been serialized for three issues and is getting better and better. It has become the most popular novel in the magazine "Science and Literature".
The four science fiction novellas were also edited into a single book and handed over to Ocean Publishing House for publication.
Ocean Publishing House was the leader in publishing science fiction literature in the early days of reform and opening up, and played an important role in the prosperity and progress of science fiction literature in that period.
So some people jokingly said that "Fang Minghua single-handedly supported this magazine and domestic science fiction."
But Fang Minghua did not want this.
He hopes that more people who love science fiction will participate and more excellent works will be published.
He looked at it and suddenly froze.
A science fiction novel comes into view.
"The Wandering Earth"! Author Liu Cixin!
Is it that Liu Cixin?
"I have not seen the night, I have not seen the stars, I have not seen spring, autumn and winter.
I was born at the end of the brake era, when the earth had just stopped rotating."
< br>When Fang Minghua saw this familiar text, a smile appeared on his face.
It is indeed that Liu Cixin.
He read it carefully.
Compared with the original "The Wandering Earth", the writing style of the entire novel is a bit immature. This is of course related to the author's own experience. It turns out that this novel was published around the millennium.
Also, it turns out that in the novel, the relationship between the protagonist’s father and the protagonist’s teacher, the relationship between the sexes is very casual in the apocalypse, does not appear in this novel now.
Of course this has something to do with the general social environment. After all, we are only in the mid-1980s.
However, very "hard" settings in the novel, such as solar helium flash, gravitational slingshot, and "heavy element fusion" planetary engine, all exist.
Including the 5,000 federal soldiers who were executed and frozen into sculptures on the ice field, these plots exist.
And the last poem:
The time to set sail is too far away
But at what moment should you call me
When mankind sees the blue sky again
I know I have been forgotten
The past of the solar system is too long
But at what moment should you call me
When the flowers hang on the branches again
After reading it in one breath, Fang Minghua smiled and endured He couldn't help but pick up the landline and call Yang Xiao.
"Editor Yang? I am Fang Minghua. I read the latest issue of your magazine. The article "The Wandering Earth" was so well written!"
"Yes, yes, I personally suggest that if the Galaxy Awards are awarded next year, this novel can definitely be rated as the first prize!"
"Also, you can focus on this author named Liu Cixin, it is very He has a talent for science fiction writing. Please encourage him. Maybe he is our Chinese Arthur Clark.”
(End of this chapter)