Nonino International Literature Prize 2012

Winner of Flaiano International Prize for Poetry, 1999

Literary and Academic Awards and Scholarships

2026:
Yang Lian won the LericiPea International Lifetime Achievement Award, Lerici, Italy.

2024:
Yang Lian won The Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award (Poland). A Tower Built Downwards, Yang Lian’s collection of poems in English translation, has been selected into the shortlisted books of the shortlist for the inaugural PEN Heaney Prize.

2023:
A Tower Built Downward, Yang Lian’s collection of poems in English translation, won the English PEN Award.

2021:
Yang Lian won the first Sarah McGuire Prize for Poetry in Translation held by Poetry in Translation Centre, UK.

2020:
Yang Lian won the "Jiu Ge Prize" of the first Miluo Literature Prize in China.

2019:
Yang Lian won "46th Sulmona Prize 2019 - Antonio Pelino National Prize for Culture" in Italy; and Ett lyckligt spökes anteckningar, his selection of poems in Swedish translation (Note of A Blissful Ghost) been selected into the "Litteraturtoppen", and His long poem "Concentric Circles" in Swedish translation ("Koncentriska Cirklar") been selected into the "Litteraturtoppen" for the second time. And he has won The Beijing Literature Magazine's Prize for Poetry of the year.

2018:
Yang Lian won the first prize for Poetry of "He Ze Du Lin Cup", Shanghai, China; 2018 Premio International NordSud (2018 NordSud International Prize) for Literature, Italy; The award of Outstanding Poetry in "Beijing Literature" magazine, China; The 2018 Janus Pannonius International Poetry Grand in Hungary; and the 2018 L'Aquila International Literature Prize, Italy. His long poem "Concentric Circles" in Swedish translation ("Koncentriska Cirklar") been selected into the "Litteraturtoppen" and the Daily News's 5 best poetry books of the year.

2017:
Narrative Poem, Yang Lian’s autographical book-length poem selected as a recommended translation by Poetry book Society in UK, as well as won the English PEN Award; He won also Shanghai Literature Magazine Prize for Poetry.

2016:
Yang Lian was awarded The 2016 Pacific International Poetry Prize in Taiwan.

2015:
Yang Lian has won four poetry prizes in China including "Li Bai Poetry Nominating Prize"; "Zuo Pin" (Works) Magazine’s Prize for Sequence; The First Long Poem Prize (Fo Shan City, China); "Da Kun Lun" prize for the Outstanding Contribution to Poetry.

2014:
Yang Lian won the International Capri Prize 2014, a well-known international poetry prize.

2013:
Yang Lian’s "Concentric Circles Trilogy" (YI, Concentric Circles and Narrative Poem) won the first issue of Tianduo Award for Long Poems in China.
Yang Lian has been invited to become a member of The Norwegian Academy for Literature and Freedom of Expression.

2012:
Yang Lian has won Nonino International Literature Prize in Italy, the juries of the prize were presided by V S Naipaul.

2005:
Visiting Professor of Lecture “Philosophy and Poetry” in European Graduated School (EGS), Saas Fee, Switzerland.

2004 – 2005:
Grant Awarded, Writer in Residency in Cove Park, Scotland, UK.

2003:
Visiting Professor of “Capstone Course”, Bard College, Up State of New York, USA.
Poet in Residency in University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

2002:
Grant Awarded, Writer in Residency in Villa Waldberta, Munich, Germany.
Grant Awarded, Writer in Residency in Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan.

2000:
Grant Awarded, Writer in Residency in Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan.

1999:
Winner of Flaiano International Prize for Poetry, 1999.
Winner of the title “Poetry Book Society Recommende Translation” for Where the Sea Stands Still, the collection of poems published by Bloodaxe Books, 1999.
Grant Awarded, Writer in Residency in Literarisches Colloquium, Berlin, Germany.

1998:
Grant Awarded, Poet in Residency in M.E.E.T. ,Saint Nazaire, France.

1997:
Grant Awarded, Poet in Residency in Kunstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Germany.
Poet in Residency in Yaddo arts colony, New York, USA.

1996:
Grant Awarded, Writer in Residency in Civitella Ranieri Center, Italiy (USA).
Grat Awarded, Writer in Residency in Bellagio Center, Italy (USA).

1994 -- 1995:
Grant Awarded, Writer in Residency in Akdemie Schloss Solitude, Germany.

1994:
Poet in Residency in Yaddo arts colony, New York, USA.
Grant Awarded, Copeland Fellow in Amherst College, MA. USA.

1993:
Grant Awarded, Writer in Residency in School of Asian Studies, University of Sydney, Australia.

1992:
Poet in Residency in Yaddo arts colony, New York, USA.

1991:
Grant Awarded, Writer in Residency in Beiliner Kunsterprogramm, Deutscher Akademischer Auustauschdienst (DAAD), Beilin, Germany.

1989 – 1990:
Grant Awarded, Visiting Scholar in Department of Asian Languages and literatures, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

1988 – 1989:
Grant Awarded, Visiting Poet to Austrian Arts Council, Australia.