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The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing
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A centre for contemporary Chinese writing at the University of Leeds. For authors, translators, publishers, everyone. https://writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk/
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The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing @writingchinese.bsky.social · May 21
We're really looking forward to welcoming @curtischin.bsky.social to Leeds on Tues 27th May to talk about his brilliant memoir Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant! Come and join us! www.tickettailor.com/events/thele...
Author Curtis Chin, beside the front cover of his memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
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The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing @writingchinese.bsky.social · Apr 17
Congratulations to all the brilliant authors and translators on this list!
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New York Review Books @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social · Apr 15
Xi Xi's Mourning a Breast, translated by Jennifer Feeley, is on the shortlist of the Baifang Schell prize for Translated Literature from Chinese.

This is a much-needed prize. Congrats to the authors, translators, and jury. Check out the list!

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Shortlist: 2024 Translated Literature Award | China Books Review
Presenting the jury’s shortlist of five books for the Baifang Schell Book Prize: Award for Outstanding Translated Literature from Chinese Language.
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The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing @writingchinese.bsky.social · Mar 24
We had a wonderful event recently with translator Nicky Harman talking about Ling Shuhua, and author Yan Ge running a fantastic creative writing workshop. If you missed the talk you can catch it here!
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Feminist Translation Network @ftnetwork.bsky.social · Mar 24
Catch up with this special #IWD2025 talk @writingchinese.bsky.social by translator & FTN member Nicky Harman on the life and short stories of feminist writer Ling Shuhua (1900-1990): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggBr... and read more on the Centre's website: writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk/book-club/ma...
2025-03-08: Nicky Harman presentation Ling Shuhua
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The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing @writingchinese.bsky.social · Feb 16
We're looking forward to seeing you in Leeds!
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · Feb 9
All about Hong Kong! We'd love to publish reviews of these titles in @asiancha.bsky.social . If you'd like to read and review any of these titles, please send an email to me ([email protected]) for more discussion. More information about these books: www.facebook.com/AsianCha.Jou...
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The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing @writingchinese.bsky.social · Feb 9
We're looking forward to welcoming @thejourneybird.bsky.social to Leeds on Wednesday, to discuss his book Harmony Express! In association with the East Asian Research Society. All welcome! writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk/events/harmo...
The front and back cover of Thomas Bird's book Harmony Express, about travelling by train around China.
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The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing @writingchinese.bsky.social · Feb 8
Thank you, Helen! We got here eventually!
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Alba del Pozo García @albadelpozo.bsky.social · Feb 7
So glad we are having Quan Zhou in Leeds next week! Everybody welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quan-zhou-...
Quan Zhou "Gente de aquí, gente de allí" Join us for a special session in English, open to all, where we will explore the themes of identity, culture, and the experiences of people living in different parts of the world. In this session, we will focus on the idea of "Gende aquí, gente de allí", 11th of February 20255pmUniversity of Leeds Bussiness School, 24 Mount Preston St, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS2 9NDNewlyn Buildinh SR (GR.01)Loogos of the Instituto Cetvantes Leeds and the University of LeedsImages of two comic vignettes: one with the front cover of "Gente de aquí", another with two people having a chat and the text "I feel from nowhere and that's fine".
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The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing @writingchinese.bsky.social · Feb 7
Our first featured author of 2025 is the poet Mu Cao 墓草, with four poems translated by @queercomrades.bsky.social! @lcsleeds.bsky.social Read more here: writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk/book-club/ja...
January-February 2025: Mu Cao 墓草 | The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing
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