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{{Short description|Subordinate organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles}}
{{Short description|Subordinate organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles}}
{{Infobox organization
'''China Writers Association''' or '''Chinese Writers Association''' ('''CWA''', {{zh|s=中国作家协会|p=Zhōngguó Zuòjiā Xiéhuì}}) is a subordinate 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 China Writers Association.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Hong|first=Zicheng|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7C9xtFKGWEC|title=A History of Contemporary Chinese Literature|date=2007|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-15754-5|pages=27|language=en|oclc=938907512}}</ref> The association's leadership was purged shortly after the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BcsYDQAAQBAJ|title=Modern Chinese Writers: Self-portrayals: Self-portrayals|last1=Martin|first1=Helmut|last2=Kinkley|first2=Jeffrey C.|date=2016-09-16|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781315488677|language=en}}</ref> In April 2012, the organization changed its translated name to China Writers Association.<ref>[http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/bk/2012-04-13/61294.html CWA changed its translated name] {{in lang|zh}}, ''China Writers Association'', 13 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013.</ref>
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| formation = {{Start date|1949|7|23}}
| native name = 中国作家协会
| image = China Writers Association headquarters (20220906133412).jpg
| caption = Headquarters of the CWA
| type = [[People's organization]]
| registration_id =
| headquarters = 25 Dongtucheng Road, [[Chaoyang, Beijing]]
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = [[Tie Ning]]
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}


{{Infobox Chinese
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It now has more than 9,000 registered members, with branch associations across the nation.<ref>[http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2011-12/02/content_14202038.htm Chinese Writers' Association sees the light], ''Yang Guang (China Daily)'', 2 December 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2013.</ref> The first CWA Chair was [[Mao Dun]], under the leadership of the then CFLAC Chairman [[Guo Moruo]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1985, Mao Dun was succeeded by [[Ba Jin]]. The incumbent Chair is [[Tie Ning]] since 2006.<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-11/13/content_731047.htm Woman writer to head China writers' association], ''China Daily'', 13 November 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2013.</ref> Other successive Associate Chairs include [[Ding Ling]], [[Feng Xuefeng]], [[Lao She]], [[Ke Zhongping]], [[Shao Quanlin]] and [[Liu Baiyu]].<ref name=":0" />
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}}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.
==Chairs and Vice-Chairs==

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[[File:00 Tie Ning 20171111 120324.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tie Ning during opening ceremony of The 1-st International Writing Program in [[Beijing]] (2017)]]
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It now has more than 9,000 registered members, with branch associations across the nation.<ref>[http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2011-12/02/content_14202038.htm Chinese Writers' Association sees the light], ''Yang Guang (China Daily)'', 2 December 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2013.</ref> The first CWA Chair was [[Mao Dun]], under the leadership of the then CFLAC Chairman [[Guo Moruo]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Hong |first=Zicheng |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7C9xtFKGWEC |title=A History of Contemporary Chinese Literature |date=2007 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-15754-5 |pages=27 |language=en |oclc=938907512}}</ref> In 1985, Mao Dun was succeeded by [[Ba Jin]]. The incumbent chair is [[Tie Ning]] since 2006.<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-11/13/content_731047.htm Woman writer to head China writers' association], ''China Daily'', 13 November 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2013.</ref> Other successive Associate Chairs include [[Ding Ling]], [[Feng Xuefeng]], [[Lao She]], [[Ke Zhongping]], [[Shao Quanlin]] and [[Liu Baiyu]].<ref name=":0" />

== History ==
It was founded in July 1949 as the China National Literature Workers Association. In September 1953, it was renamed the Chinese Writers Association.<ref name=":0" />

The association's leadership was purged shortly after the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Martin |first1=Helmut |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BcsYDQAAQBAJ |title=Modern Chinese Writers: Self-portrayals: Self-portrayals |last2=Kinkley |first2=Jeffrey C. |date=2016-09-16 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781315488677 |language=en}}</ref>

In April 2012, the organization changed its translated name to China Writers Association.<ref>[http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/bk/2012-04-13/61294.html CWA changed its translated name] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321202420/http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/bk/2012-04-13/61294.html|date=2017-03-21}} {{in lang|zh}}, ''China Writers Association'', 13 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013.</ref>

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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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lam |first=Oiwan |date=20 March 2016 |title=Two writers publicly resign amid the Chinese Communist party's tightening grip on culture |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2016/03/20/two-writers-publicly-resign-amid-the-chinese-communist-partys-tightening-grip-on-culture-2/ |access-date=October 19, 2020 |work=[[Hong Kong Free Press]]}}</ref>

==Organization==
;Chairs
;Chairs
#[[Mao Dun]] (1949–1981)
#[[Mao Dun]] (1949–1981)
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;Vice-Chairs
;Vice-Chairs
''Note: The list is incomplete.''
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Feng Xuefeng]] (1949–1953)
*[[Lao She]] (1949–1966)
*[[Lao She]] (1949–1966)
*[[Zhou Yang (literary theorist)|Zhou Yang]] (1949–1979)
*[[Zhou Yang (literary theorist)|Zhou Yang]] (1949–1979)
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*[[He Jingzhi]] (1979–1984)
*[[He Jingzhi]] (1979–1984)
*[[Ai Qing]] (1979–1996)
*[[Ai Qing]] (1979–1996)
*[[Liu Binyan]] (1984–1989)
*[[Feng Zhi]] (1984–1993)
*[[Lu Wenfu]] (1984–2001)
*[[Lu Wenfu]] (1984–2001)
*[[Wang Meng (author)|Wang Meng]] (1984–2006)
*[[Wang Meng (author)|Wang Meng]] (1984–2006)
*[[Li Zhun]] (1996–2000)
*[[Li Zhun]] (1996–2000)
*[[Ye Xin (writer)|Ye Xin]] (1996–present)
*[[Xu Huaizhong]] (1996–2001)
*[[Jiang Zilong]] (1996–2011)
*[[Ye Xin (writer)|Ye Xin]] (1996–2021)
*[[Huang Yazhou]] (2001–2006)
*[[Huang Yazhou]] (2001–2006)
*[[Chen Zhongshi]] (2001–2016)
*[[Chen Zhongshi]] (2001–2016)
*[[Zhang Ping (writer)|Zhang Ping]] (2001–2016)
*[[Zhang Ping (writer)|Zhang Ping]] (2001–2016)
*[[Liu Heng (writer)|Liu Heng]] (2006–present)
*[[Liu Heng (writer)|Liu Heng]] (2006–2021)
*[[Wang Anyi]] (2006–present)
*[[Wang Anyi]] (2006–present)
*[[Zhang Kangkang]] (2006–present)
*[[Zhang Kangkang]] (2006–2021)
*[[He Jianming]] (2011–2021)
*[[Mo Yan]] (2011–present)
*[[Mo Yan]] (2011–present)
*[[Qian Xiaoqian]] (2013–2021)
*[[Jidi Majia]] (2015–2021)
*[[Jia Pingwa]] (2016–2021)
*[[Xu Guixiang]] (2016–present)
*[[Zhang Wei (author)|Zhang Wei]] (2016–present)
*[[Zhang Wei (author)|Zhang Wei]] (2016–present)
*[[Jia Pingwa]] (2016–present)
*[[Alai (author)|Alai]] (2021–present)
*[[Bi Feiyu]] (2021–present)
*[[Chen Yan (writer)|Chen Yan]] (2021–present)
*[[Chi Zijian]] (2021–present)
*[[Ge Fei (author)|Ge Fei]] (2021–present)
*[[Mai Jia]] (2021–present)
*[[Zhang Hongsen]] (2021–present)
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}

== Controversy ==
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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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lam|first=Oiwan|date=20 March 2016|title=Two writers publicly resign amid the Chinese Communist party's tightening grip on culture|work=[[Hong Kong Free Press]]|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2016/03/20/two-writers-publicly-resign-amid-the-chinese-communist-partys-tightening-grip-on-culture-2/|access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
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[[File:00 Tie Ning 20171111 120324.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tie Ning during opening ceremony of The 1-st International Writing Program in [[Beijing]] (2017)]]
The Chinese Writers' Association publishes several magazines, including 《[[:zh:人民文学|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.china.com.cn/book/txt/2006-11/13/content_7349740.htm|title=中国作协简介|website=www.china.com.cn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artists/2003-09/24/content_26924.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-06-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102203320/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artists/2003-09/24/content_26924.htm |archive-date=2014-01-02 }}</ref> It also issues 《[[:zh:文艺报|文艺报]]》 [[Wen yi bao]] (Literature and Art Newspaper) (currently three times a week).
The Chinese Writers' Association publishes several magazines, including《[[:zh:人民文学|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.china.com.cn/book/txt/2006-11/13/content_7349740.htm|title=中国作协简介|website=www.china.com.cn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artists/2003-09/24/content_26924.htm |title=Chinese Writers Association |access-date=2016-06-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102203320/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artists/2003-09/24/content_26924.htm |archive-date=2014-01-02 }}</ref> It also issues《[[:zh:文艺报|文艺报]]》[[Wenyi Bao]] (Literature and Art Newspaper) (currently three times a week).


== Bibliography==
== Bibliography==

Latest revision as of 17:51, 20 May 2024

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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Zuòjiā Xiéhuì
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese中国作协
Traditional Chinese中國作協
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Zuòxié

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

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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

[edit]
Chairs
  1. Mao Dun (1949–1981)
  2. Ba Jin (1984–2005)
  3. Tie Ning (2006–present)
Vice-Chairs

Publications

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Tie Ning during opening ceremony of The 1-st International Writing Program in Beijing (2017)

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

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  • Hong, Zicheng (2007). A History of Contemporary Chinese Literature. Brill's Humanities in China Library. Vol. 1. BRILL. ISBN 9789004157545.

References

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  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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