Asian Journal of Social Studies
AJSS, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp.5-16.
Print ISSN: 3106-6836; Online ISSN: 3106-6844
Journal homepage: https://www.assjournal.com
DOI：Https://doi.org/10.64058/AJSS260102lemhl
陈秀文（Chen Xiuwen）,郭紫薇（Florence Kuek）
摘要：学界对马来西亚“花踪文学奖”的研究多集中于早期届次，对近十年花踪马华小说奖的系统性讨论仍相对不足。本文以 2015—2024 年花踪马华小说奖为研究对象，选取十篇获奖小说及五篇决审会议记录，从作品主题、评审标准及奖项意义效应等层面展开分析。研究发现：近十年获奖作品在主题上呈现关注华社思维与生活场景的整体面貌，并出现由英雄叙事转向普通人书写的整体趋势；评审标准则逐渐强化对马华特性书写深度的要求；同时，文学奖及其评审机制在一定程度上对马华文学创作场域产生引导与刺激作用。本文从文学生产、文学批评与奖项效应的脉络，勾勒近十年“花踪马华小说奖”的文学生态，期望为相关研究提供阶段性的参考。
关键词：花踪马华小说奖；获奖小说研究；评选标准；文学生态
作者介绍：陈秀文，马来亚大学中文系硕士研究生，研究方向：马华文学、现当代文学。郭紫薇（通讯作者），博士，高级讲师，马来亚大学中文系，研究方向：马华文学、文学翻译、教育学，邮箱：florencekuek@um.edu.my。
Title: The Literary Ecology of the Mahua Huazong Literary Awards for Novels (2015–2024)
Abstract: Existing scholarship on the Huazong Literary Award has largely focused on its early editions, while systematic discussions of the Huazong Mahua Novel Award in the past decade remain relatively limited. This study takes the Huazong Mahua Novel Award from 2015 to 2024 as its object of analysis. It examines ten award-winning works and five sets of Final Review Meeting Records, exploring three dimensions: thematic concerns, evaluation criteria, and the broader significance and impact of the award.
The findings reveal that, over the past decade, the award-winning works have predominantly engaged with the intellectual outlook and everyday lived experiences of the Mahua community, alongside a discernible shift from heroic narratives to representations of ordinary individuals. In terms of evaluation criteria, there has been an increasing emphasis on the depth of representation of Mahua characteristics. Furthermore, the award and its adjudication mechanisms have played a guiding and stimulative role in shaping the field of Mahua literary production.
By situating the discussion within the interconnected frameworks of literary production, literary criticism, and award effects, this paper delineates the literary ecology of the Huazong Mahua Novel Award in the past decade, with the aim of providing a phase-specific reference for future research.
Keywords: Huazong Mahua Novel Award; Studies on award-winning novels; Evaluation standards in literary prizes; Literary ecology of Mahua literature
Author Biographies: Chen Xiuwen is a Master’s student in the Department of Chinese Studies, University of Malaya. Her research interests include Mahua literature and modern and contemporary literature. Florence Kuek (Corresponding Author) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chinese Studies, University of Malaya. She holds a PhD. Her research interests include Mahua literature, literary translation, and education. E-mail: florencekuek@um.edu.my.
