Author of the Month

This month we feature author Chen Zijin 陈紫金, author of the bestselling Bad Kids, with an excerpt from his novel The Long Night 长夜难明, translated by Michelle Deeter.

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Book Reviews

Want to read more of new Chinese writing in translation but unsure where to start? Let our reviewers guide you to some real gems!

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Events

All are welcome to join our author readings, translation masterclasses, competitions, workshops and symposia.

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Resources

Developed with Paper Republic and the IOE Confucius Institute, click here for lots more resources on new Chinese writing, for both teachers and general readers.

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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。

Blog, news, and events

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To celebrate the launch of Where Else: An International Hong Kong Poetry Anthology, published by Verve Poetry Press,  and in partnership...

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If you happen to be in Singapore this month, do drop by the amazing Asian Festival of Children’s Content for...

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The 3rd in our series of residential weekends for our Book Review Network focuses on Chinese crime fiction from around...

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We’re delighted to be joined by international scholars, translators, and authors to discuss their work and ideas on Chinese crime...

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“It featured an all-star cast of novelists and translators of those novelists. Amazing to have them all there in one...

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We’re delighted to be joined on the blog by Yen Ooi, who was the featured author on our Book Club...

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We’re very excited to share the editorial from the very first issue of our journal, Writing Chinese: A Journal of...

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Last month we were delighted to welcome a brilliant group of speakers to Leeds, some in person and some online,...

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