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harbinger | noun

har·​bin·​ger | \ˈhär-bən-jər\

1. one that initiates a major change: a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology; pioneer.

2. something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come.

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The Harbinger Prize 2026

Key dates and procedure:
Competition announcement: 27 April 2026 ✅
Prompts and selection criteria announcement: 4 May 2026 ✅
Submission opens: 1 September 2026
Submission deadline: 30 November 2026
Shortlist announcement: 20 December 2026
Interviews: 11–25 January 2027
Winners announcement: 14 February 2027

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Zirong Xu The Harbinger Prize 2024 (Society) Writer Shanghai, China

Zirong, born in 2009, plans to become the ‘Renaissance Man’ through learning, reading, researching and writing. He won the Society category of the Harbinger Prize 2024 and plans to write for Culture, Society, and cover current affairs in the Asia-Pacific region.

After successfully completing the Essential Journalism course, Zirong became a writer for Harbingers’ Magazine starting in March 2025.

In his free time, Zirong enjoys historiography, reading, writing, and plays Chinese music in orchestra and ensemble.

Zirong speaks English, Mandarin, Shanghainese and Cantonese.

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