


Su Xiaokang (蘇曉康), another winner of the non-fiction category, pointed out that for someone like himself, who has been living in the United States for more than thirty years, learning how to write in Chinese again is very important, while being abroad for long years. "I need to thank Taiwan’s literary publishing circle as the only place to preserve its freedom among the three places on both sides of the Taiwan Strait," she said, adding that "I am grateful for the encounter with literature, since everything becomes more meaningful when put down in words."

Since she was unable to attend the press conference, Hon submitted a recording to express her gratitude and reveal difficulties in publishing the book. "Darkness Under the Sun (黑日)," a non-fiction by Hon Lai Chu's (韓麗珠), a writer in Hong Kong, provides a detailed account of her observation of Hong Kong society in recent years. " The efforts of literary creators have contributed to good publishing environment, and the government will continue to give its support, she added. Winners of various categories as well as officials of the Ministry of Culture attended the press conference.ĭirector Chen Ying-fang (陳瑩芳) of the Department of Humanities and Publications of the Ministry of Culture, said that the TiBE Book Prizes and the Golden Butterfly Awards are the highlights of the annual TiBE, and, this year, works of diverse themes and forms from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong have won prizes of different categories, "which reflects freedom of expression and freedom of publication as well as the tolerance and openness of this land. A presentation ceremony will be held at the opening of the 2021 exhibition on Jan. The Taipei Book Fair Foundation announced winners of the 2021 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TiBE) Book Prizes and the 17th Golden Butterfly Awards for book design at a press conference on Dec.
