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Chinese Pen Society of Canada (CPSC) | It was founded on 2
July 1995 in Toronto. Zhaojun Wang (1995-1996), Qinglong Hu (1996-1997),
Tianguo Hong (1997-2003), Bob Sun (2003-2009), and Xiaowen Zeng
(2009-2011) have served as its presidents in different periods.
The CPSC has about 100 members,
mainly writers and scholars from Mainland China as well as members
from Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Members of the CPSC have published
widely worldwide in various genres, including novel, short story,
prose, poetry and literary criticism. Many are award-winning authors.
The CPSC have published four
collections of its members' work. They are The Sojourners: Stories
by Chinese-Canadian Writers, edited by H. Laura Wu, Bob Sun and
Shi Heng; Defiant Roses: Stories by Chinese-Canadian Writers,
edited by H. Laura Wu, Bob Sun and Shi Heng; Re-rooting &
Root Searching: Selected Prose Essays by Chinese-Canadian Writers,
edited by Xueqing Xu and Bob Sun; Spinning the Coin: Writings
by Members of the Chinese Pen Society of Canada , edited by Bob
Sun.
These anthologies have received
warm welcomes from the Chinese communities worldwide. Some Canadian
universities have adopted all four books as course materials.
On the individual level, CPSC
members have made great contributions to the multicultural and
multilingual literatures in Canada and to the diaspora Chinese
literatures with the publications of more than a dozen full-length
novels, collections of bilingual poetry and short stories. Some
of their works have been made into television movies in mainland
China.
In the past few years, the CPSC
has held its annual public reading events and activities during
the Asian Heritage Month of May. Their events have become attractive
cultural scenes in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario.
At the present, members of the
CPSC are working on an ambitious project tentatively, titled History
of Canadian Chinese Literature, which will fill in the gap left
by scholars in history.
With 13 years behind, the CPSC
has now grown into a strong literary collective in Canada, sharing
the common goal to promote and enhance cultural exchange and mutual
understanding among the diverse communities in Canada and people
in the world.
Current Directors of the CPSC
Board
President: Xiaowen Zeng (Author)
Vice-President: Lien Chao (Author, independent critic, teacher)
Finance Coordinator: Yuanzhi Cai (Author)
Public Relations Coordinator: Xueli Foo (Author)
Project Development Coordinator: Roger Bu (Author)
Academic Coordinator: Laura Wu (Critic, professor, University
of Western Ontario)
International Affairs Coordinator: Xueqing Xu (Critic, professor,
York University)
Artistic Coordinator: Jiajun Wang
Events Coordinator: Bing Zhang
Secretarial General: Jingming Li (Author, instructor)
Advisors: Luo Fu (Poet), Ya Xuan (Poet)
www.cpscnet.com
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