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China Writers Association

{{Short description|Subordinate organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = China Writers Association

| 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

| s = 中国作家协会

| t = 中國作家協會

| p = Zhōngguó Zuòjiā Xiéhuì

| c =

| j =

| mi =

| ci =

| altname = Abbreviation

| s2 = 中国作协

| t2 = 中國作協

| p2 = Zhōngguó Zuòxié

| order = st

}}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.[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. The first CWA Chair was Mao Dun, under the leadership of the then CFLAC Chairman Guo Moruo.{{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}} In 1985, Mao Dun was succeeded by Ba Jin. The incumbent chair is Tie Ning since 2006.[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. Other successive Associate Chairs include Ding Ling, Feng Xuefeng, Lao She, Ke Zhongping, Shao Quanlin and Liu Baiyu.

History

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

The association's leadership was purged shortly after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.{{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}}

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

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.{{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}}

Organization

;Chairs

  1. Mao Dun (1949–1981)
  2. Ba Jin (1984–2005)
  3. Tie Ning (2006–present)

;Vice-Chairs

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  • Feng Xuefeng (1949–1953)
  • {{ill|Ke Zhongping|zh|柯仲平}} (1949–1964)
  • Lao She (1949–1966)
  • {{ill|Shao Quanlin|zh|邵荃麟}} (1949–1971)
  • Ba Jin (1949–1979)
  • Zhou Yang (1949–1979)
  • Ding Ling (1949–1986)
  • Liu Baiyu (1953–1984)
  • He Jingzhi (1979–1984)
  • {{ill|Li Ji (poet)|lt=Li Ji|zh|李季 (诗人)}} (1979–1984)
  • {{ill|Ouyang Shan|zh|欧阳山}} (1979–1984)
  • {{ill|Tieyi Fujiang Eliyev|zh|铁衣甫江}} (1979–1989)
  • {{ill|Sha Ting|zh|沙汀}} (1979–1992)
  • {{ill|Feng Mu|zh|冯牧}} (1979–1995)
  • Ai Qing (1979–1996)
  • {{ill|Chen Huangmei|zh|陈荒煤}} (1979–1996)
  • Guang Weiran (1979–1996)
  • Liu Binyan (1984–1989)
  • Feng Zhi (1984–1993)
  • Lu Wenfu (1984–2001)
  • {{ill|Ma Feng|zh|马烽}} (1984–2001)
  • Wang Meng (1984–2006)
  • {{ill|Liu Shaotang|zh|刘绍棠}} (1996–1997)
  • Li Zhun (1996–2000)
  • {{ill|Deng Youmei|zh|邓友梅}} (1996–2001)
  • Xu Huaizhong (1996–2001)
  • {{ill|Zhai Taifeng|zh|翟泰丰}} (1996–2001)
  • {{ill|Zhang Qie|zh|张锲}} (1996–2001)
  • Tie Ning (1996–2006)
  • {{ill|Wei Qilin|zh|韦其麟}} (1996–2006)
  • {{ill|Zhang Jiong|zh|张炯 (学者)}} (1996–2006)
  • Jiang Zilong (1996–2011)
  • Ye Xin (1996–2021)
  • Huang Yazhou (2001–2006)
  • {{ill|Jin Binghua|zh|金炳华 (政治人物)}} (2001–2011)
  • {{ill|Tenzin (writer)|lt=Tenzin|zh|丹增}} (2001–2011)
  • Chen Zhongshi (2001–2016)
  • {{ill|Li Cunbao|zh|李存葆}} (2001–2016)
  • {{ill|Tan Tan (writer)|lt=Tan Tan|zh|谭谈}} (2001–2016)
  • Zhang Ping (2001–2016)
  • {{ill|Chen Jiangong (writer)|lt=Chen Jiangong|zh|陈建功 (作家)}} (2001–2021)
  • {{ill|Gao Hongbo (writer)|lt=Gao Hongbo|zh|高洪波 (作家)}} (2006–2021)
  • Liu Heng (2006–2021)
  • Zhang Kangkang (2006–2021)
  • Wang Anyi (2006–present)
  • Li Bing (2011–2016)
  • {{ill|Liao Ben|zh|廖奔}} (2011–2016)
  • He Jianming (2011–2021)
  • Mo Yan (2011–present)
  • {{ill|Zhang Jian (writer)|lt=Zhang Jian|zh|张健 (扬州作家)}} (2012–2016)
  • {{ill|Chen Qirong|zh|陈崎嵘}} (2013–2016)
  • Qian Xiaoqian (2013–2021)
  • {{ill|Li Jingze|zh|李敬泽}} (2014–present)
  • Jidi Majia (2015–2021)
  • Jia Pingwa (2016–2021)
  • {{ill|Bai Gengsheng|zh|白庚胜}} (2016–present)
  • Chu Chunqiu (2016–present)
  • {{ill|Yan Jingming|zh|阎晶明}} (2016–present)
  • Zhang Wei (2016–present)
  • Alai (2021–present)
  • Bi Feiyu (2021–present)
  • Chen Yan (2021–present)
  • Chi Zijian (2021–present)
  • Ge Fei (2021–present)
  • Mai Jia (2021–present)
  • {{ill|Wu Yiqin|zh|吴义勤}} (2021–present)
  • Zhang Hongsen (2021–present)

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Publications

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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.{{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}}{{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 }} It also issuesWenyi Bao (《文艺报》, Literature and Art Newspaper, currently three times a week).

Bibliography

  • {{cite book

|title=A History of Contemporary Chinese Literature

|series=Brill's Humanities in China Library

|volume=1

|author=Hong, Zicheng

|year=2007

|publisher=BRILL

|isbn=9789004157545

}}

References

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