Mirror Fiction Awards $50,000 to Two Authors at TCCF
Jiang Huizhong won the NTD1M Grand Prize for The Stand-In Family, while Malaysian author Long Xuan took the Jury Prize for Endless Rain.
Mirror Fiction has awarded more than $50,000 in cash prizes to two authors at the fifth edition of its biennial awards, announced at Taiwan Creative Content Fest, according to Deadline.
Jiang Huizhong received the Grand Prize of $30,500 (NTD1M) for The Stand-In Family, a story about unrelated people living together as a family to secure ownership of a house. Malaysian author Long Xuan won the $21,000 (NTD700,000) Jury Prize for Endless Rain, which is set in a predominantly ethnic Chinese town in Ipoh, Malaysia.
Mirror Fiction said both winning works will be developed for publication and potential film or television adaptation.
The company also unveiled a slate of new novels suitable for adaptation, including Chen Szu-hung's 036037, Tan Duan's The Midnight Masseur and Hsieh Shu-yu's Diplomatic Brothers.
Adaptation track record
Port Of Lies, the Grand Prize winner at the second edition of the awards, went on to become an award-winning TV series. Lu Yiwen took the Grand Prize at the fourth edition. In the previous year at TCCF, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) co-invested with Mirror Fiction to launch production outfit Mirror Entertainment.
Quick answers
Who won the Mirror Fiction Grand Prize?
Jiang Huizhong won the Grand Prize, worth $30,500 (NTD1M), for The Stand-In Family.
What will happen to the winning works?
Mirror Fiction said both The Stand-In Family and Endless Rain will be developed for publication and potential film or television adaptation.
Where were the awards announced?
They were announced at Taiwan Creative Content Fest, at the fifth edition of Mirror Fiction's biennial awards.