GoodBooks Educational and Cultural Project (GoodBooks or Sach Hay Project) was founded in 2007 by more than 70 of Vietnam’s most prominent intellectuals, including leading educators, writers, journalists, entrepreneurs, publishers, and government officials, as well as others who possess great aspirations for advancing the intellectual standards of the Vietnamese people.
Mission
To create and foster a collaborative learning environment that will enable Vietnamese to share and gain knowledge by linking Vietnamese readers with each other, book publishers, intellectuals, and entrepreneurs.
Vision
To promote better reading habits and raise the intellectual standards in Vietnam by creating a virtual meeting point for millions to share world knowledge.
What we do
GoodBooks Project was founded in 2007 by more than 70 of Vietnam’s most prominent intellectuals, including leading educators, writers, journalists, entrepreneurs, publishers, and government officials, as well as others who possess great aspirations for advancing the intellectual standards of the Vietnamese people.
In addition, GoodBooks Project also organizes off-the-web activities, such as conferences, social functions, and activities to gather writers, intellectuals, educators and readers to discuss pressing issues relevant to promoting better reading habits throughout Vietnam. Writing contests are also organized, all towards supporting and furthering the project’s mission.
With more than 10,000 books shared and recommended by 30,000 readers/members, 200 experts, 60 publishers and 35 news outlets, GoodBooks.vn or SachHay.org is widely recognized as the largest book-sharing forum in Vietnam.
GoodBooks Awards is an annual event organized by GoodBooks Educational and Cultural project. It has been initiated to recognize and honor authors, translators, and publishers who have produced Vietnamese works that have contributed to expanding and enhancing the body of literature and knowledge available to the world in Vietnamese.
The GoodBooks Awards also aims to encourage the creation of high-quality literature in Vietnamese, spread the values of good books, and cultivate the reading habit in society.
Eligible Vietnamese books for the GoodBooks Awards must be published after April 30, 1975. Books published abroad in Vietnamese are also welcomed to participate in the Awards.
Awards are given to the best original Vietnamese literary works, or translations to Vietnamese from other languages in seven different areas: Life Values or Self Development, Education, Research, Economics, Management, Literature, and Children's Books. The books will be reviewed and evaluated by a panel of eminent researchers, education, translators, writers, and journalists. Entries for the GoodBooks Awards are accepted from April 23, the World Book and Copyright day. The winners will be announced during the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn festival. More details about the Awards are posted on Sachhay.com.
Click here for SachHay website (presently in Vietnamese language only)