China Writers Association
中国作家协会
FormationJuly 23, 1949 (1949-07-23)
TypePeople's organization
Headquarters25 Dongtucheng Road, Chaoyang, Beijing
President
Tie Ning
Websitewww.chinawriter.com.cn Edit this at Wikidata
China Writers Association
Simplified Chinese中国作家协会
Traditional Chinese中國作家協會
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese中国作协
Traditional Chinese中國作協

The China Writers Association (CWA) is a subordinate people's organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC).

Founded in July 1949, the organization was initially named the China National Literature Workers Association. In September 1953, it was renamed the Chinese Writers Association. In April 2012, the organization changed its translated name to China Writers Association.

It now has more than 9,000 registered members, with branch associations across the nation.[1] The first CWA Chair was Mao Dun, under the leadership of the then CFLAC Chairman Guo Moruo.[2] In 1985, Mao Dun was succeeded by Ba Jin. The incumbent Chair is Tie Ning since 2006.[3] Other successive Associate Chairs include Ding Ling, Feng Xuefeng, Lao She, Ke Zhongping, Shao Quanlin and Liu Baiyu.[2]

History

It was founded in July 1949 as the China National Literature Workers Association. In September 1953, it was renamed the Chinese Writers Association.[2]

The association's leadership was purged shortly after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.[4]

In April 2012, the organization changed its translated name to China Writers Association.[5]

In 2017, two vice presidents of the Suzhou branch of the CWA publicly resigned as a protest to what they perceived as the Chinese Communist Party's tightening of control on writers.[6]

Organization

Tie Ning during opening ceremony of The 1-st International Writing Program in Beijing (2017)
Chairs
  1. Mao Dun (1949–1981)
  2. Ba Jin (1984–2005)
  3. Tie Ning (2006–present)
Vice-Chairs

Note: The list is incomplete.

Publications

The Chinese Writers' Association publishes several magazines, including《人民文学》Renmin Wenxue (People's Literature) (monthly),《中国作家》Zhongguo Zuojia (Chinese Writer) (bimonthly),《诗刊》Shi Kan (Poetry) (monthly),《民族文学》Minzu Wenxue (Folk Literature) (monthly),《小说选刊》Xiaoshuo Xuankan (Selected Novels) (monthly), and Newspaper of Art (weekly). Its publishing arm is the Chinese Writers Publishing House.[7][8] It also issues《文艺报》Wenyi Bao (Literature and Art Newspaper) (currently three times a week).

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Chinese Writers' Association sees the light, Yang Guang (China Daily), 2 December 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Hong, Zicheng (2007). A History of Contemporary Chinese Literature. BRILL. p. 27. ISBN 978-90-04-15754-5. OCLC 938907512.
  3. ^ Woman writer to head China writers' association, China Daily, 13 November 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  4. ^ Martin, Helmut; Kinkley, Jeffrey C. (2016-09-16). Modern Chinese Writers: Self-portrayals: Self-portrayals. Routledge. ISBN 9781315488677.
  5. ^ CWA changed its translated name Archived 2017-03-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese), China Writers Association, 13 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  6. ^ Lam, Oiwan (20 March 2016). "Two writers publicly resign amid the Chinese Communist party's tightening grip on culture". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "中国作协简介". www.china.com.cn.
  8. ^ "Chinese Writers Association". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
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