Lin Man-chiu

Lin Man-chiu (traditional Chinese: 林滿秋; simplified Chinese: 林满秋; pinyin: Lín Mǎnqiū) is a Taiwanese writer of children's literature.

Awards

Lin has won numerous awards for her books, including:

• 2014 - her novel The Ventriloquist’s Daughter, was long-listed for the 2014 Found in Translation Award and subsequently selected for the Found in Translation Anthology^[1]
• 2010 - “Good Books Everyone Can Read” Award for the best children's book of 2010^[2]
• 2003 - Golden Tripod Award for children’s fiction - for 《尋找尼可西》[Looking for Nixi] ^[2]

Selected publications

[The translated titles are approximate]

• 《腹语师的女儿》 - The Ventriloquist's Daughter, translated into English by Helen Wang (Balestier Press, 2017)^[3][4]
• 《戴帽子的女孩》 - The Girl in the Hat (a picture book using the paintings of Tan Ting-pho 陳澄波 (1895-1947), a Taiwanese artist killed while attempting to resolve conflict during the February 28 Incident)^[5]
• 《古书里的宝藏》 - Treasures in Old Books, illustrated by Chen Weiping 陈卫平^[6]
• 《尋找尼可西》[Looking for Nixi]
• Siraya Boy, illustrated by Zhang You-Ran, translated by Michael Heckfield (Children's publications Co., 2008)^[7]