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We are a dynamic network, based at the University of Leeds, UK. Bringing together writers, translators, publishers, literary agents and academics working in the field of contemporary Chinese literature, we aim to foster closer links and dialogue, and to help promote contemporary Chinese writing in the English-speaking world.

We run a thriving programme of events, competitions and online features, and work closely with Paper Republic and other partners.

The Centre originates in the Writing Chinese project which began in 2014 and was funded by the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council, originally through the White Rose East Asia Centre (WREAC).

我们是英国利兹大学的一个动态网站,旨在连接中国当代文学领域的作家、译者、出版商、文学经纪人以及学者,加强他们之间更加密切的联系与交流,从而促进英语世界的中国当代文学写作。我们开展一系列丰富多彩的活动,包括大型活动、翻译比赛和线上活动。此外,我们还和纸托邦及其他伙伴具有密切的合作关系。本中心源自2014年开始的“汉语写作”项目。项目最初以白玫瑰东亚研究中心(WREAC)为中介,受到英国艺术与人文研究委员会的资助。

Events

Guest Lecture: “Translating Chinese Literature: The Importance of Getting the Text Right”

We are delighted to welcome Professor Dongwei Chu 褚东伟, Professor of Translation Studies, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, for this...

Contemporary China Through Literature: Characters and Translation

This event, organised in conjunction with the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds, will combine a presentation by...

Writing Women's Lives: Fiona Sze-Lorrain and Shen Yang

We're delighted to be joined for this event - run in conjunction with the student-led East Asian Research Society (EARS)...

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Blog posts

Exploring Chinese Crime Fiction: the 3rd Book Review Network Weekend

"It featured an all-star cast of novelists and translators of those novelists. Amazing to have them all there in one place. The weaving together of...

Call for Papers: Writing Chinese/Writing Hong Kong

We're honoured that the next special issue of our open access journal Writing Chinese: A Journal of Contemporary Sinophone Literature is being guest edited by...

Interview: Yen Ooi

We're delighted to be joined on the blog by Yen Ooi, who was the featured author on our Book Club in August. Yen is a writer-editor-researcher...

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