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Taiwanese thriller wins Mirror Fiction Award at Taiwan Creative Content Fest

A suspense novel about four strangers takes the NT$1 million grand prize at the annual literary competition.

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At a glance

  • Mirror Fiction announced winners of its fifth annual award at Taiwan Creative Content Fest
  • Iris Kong won the NT$1 million grand prize for "The Stand-In Family"
  • The winning work is a suspense novel about four strangers
  • Five new projects were unveiled for the company's 2027 slate

Mirror Fiction, a Taiwanese literary developer and production company, announced the winners of its fifth Mirror Fiction Award at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. The NT$1 million grand prize went to Iris Kong for "The Stand-In Family," a suspense novel centred on four strangers.

The company also unveiled five projects for its 2027 slate at the festival.

Why it matters

The award highlights Taiwan's growing creative content industry and provides a platform for emerging literary talent to be developed into film and television projects.

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