Talking about "A Different Sky", the PEN Association of New International Immigrant Chinese Writers in North America

Talking about the "Different Sky", the PEN Association of New International Immigrant Chinese Writers in North America (reported by Zhou Hua, Taiwan United Daily News), sponsored by the International New Immigrant Chinese Writers PEN Association (…

(reported by Zhou Hua, Taiwan United Daily News), sponsored by the International New Immigrant Chinese Writers PEN Association (The Chinese Immigration Writers) Association), the School of Liberal Arts of the International Association for Eastern and Western Studies, and Chinese Network Television, co-organized by Wenxinshe, "World Chinese Weekly", "New Chinese News", Charming Houston website, etc., with the theme of "Return to Nature", the International New Immigrant Chinese Writers talked about "Different Sky" at the North American PEN Association During the Memorial Day long weekend from May 24th to 27th, 2013, it was held grandly in a quiet country manor in the northeast of Houston.

The co-chairmen of this literary pen were Chen Ruilin and Shaojun (Phoenix City), and the vice-chairmen were Fang Guoxiang (owner of Fang Manor) and Luo Bing (Galaxy company representative). Table). The North American representatives invited to participate in the meeting include: Mr. Fei Ma, a well-known overseas poet and painter, who is a judge of the Poetry Society; Min Anqi, a Chinese-American best-selling novelist in English; Shao Jun, the founding president of the International New Immigrant Chinese Writers PEN Association and the founder of early online literature; Chen Ruilin, a famous critic and writer; Ding Guo, a senior Canadian media person, TV news producer, and a famous overseas columnist; Kang Zhengguo, a famous scholar and writer at Yale University; Novelist and poet Shi Wei; Novelist and current president of the American Chinese Literary and Art Association Sha Shi; Canadian poet Chuan Sha; novelist Wu Hua; novelist Zhang Huiwen; senior journalist and reportage writer Shen Xiaoyu; famous director of Shaanxi TV station Zhang Xiaochun; screenwriter Ma Jie of Xi'an Film Studio; Professor Zhou Yanfen, director of the Modern Literature Research Institute of Northwestern University; film and television producer Zhang Shijun; editor of "World Chinese Literature Forum" of Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences, Li Liang. Members of the secretarial team of the conference include Secretary-General: Zhou Hua (senior journalist and media person), Deputy Secretary-General: Zhao Meiping (overseas editor of "Zhiyin" magazine), Life Secretary: Chen Ruihong (Internet writer)

Writer Chen Ruilin (left), co-chairman of PEN. Shaojun, the founding president of PEN and the founder of early online literature, took a group photo holding a proclamation issued by the mayor for May 25th as "New Immigrant Writers Day"

On the morning of May 25th, the opening ceremony of PEN was held in the promenade of the manor facing the lake: the chairman announced his retirement Mayor Dayton proclaimed May 25th as "New Immigrant Writers Day", and read out congratulatory letters from the World Chinese Literature Society of China, the North American Writers Association, Wenxin Society, and the American Chinese Writers Association; at the same time, on behalf of the [International Association for Eastern and Western Studies School of Literature], the writers were awarded researcher appointment letters, and then the writers A book donation ceremony was held to the sponsors

In the waterside corridor of the manor near the lake, representatives of well-known writers from all walks of life gathered together to participate in the opening ceremony of the PEN meeting

in the ecological oasis in the middle of Houston. Discover Green Park, with high-rise buildings as the background, writers took photos

On May 27, the delegates were reluctant to leave and returned full of energy. This PEN Conference can bring together poets, writers, scholars, media people from all over North America, and film and television professionals from China to gather together for exchanges and interactions, and the success of the conference is attributed to co-chairs Chen Ruilin and Shaojun's hard planning, the cooperation of the members of the secretarial team; and the strong material and financial support from the owner of the manor Fang Guoxiang, Galaxy Company, North American Kefa Film and Television Media Group, Weiquan Food Company, lawyer Zhang Zherui, as well as corporate friends such as Metrobank, Hengfeng Bank and Cathay Bank

(Edited by Emily)