The winners of the coveted Sixth Wen Say-ling Wuxia Literary Awards were announced in Beijing on Tuesday.

Eight authors of kungfu novels, including two from Taiwan, were picked from some 1,000 contenders around the globe, organizers say.

The awards are named after Taiwan philanthropist and wuxia (kungfu) novelist Wen Say-ling.

Instituted in 2005 in Taipei, the awards ceremony was held in the mainland for the first time.