Fostering New Literary Forces: Singing the Youthful Anthem of Literature
年月日,习近平总书记在文艺工作座谈会上发表重要讲话,总书记强调:“繁荣文艺创作、推动文艺创新,必须有大批德艺双馨的文艺名家。要把文艺队伍建设摆在更加突出的重要位置,努力造就一批有影响的各领域文艺领军人物,建设一支宏大的文艺人才队伍。”
中国文学的代代赓续、推陈出新,根本在人才、关键在青年。建设人才辈出、规模宏大的作家队伍,特别是充满活力的青年作家队伍,是贯彻习近平总书记重要讲话精神、保证党的文学事业薪火相传的必然要求。
On the date, the 7th China "Internet Literature+" Conference opened at the Beijing Yichuang International Convention and Exhibition Center. The "Annual Report on the Development of China's Internet Literature" released at the opening ceremony shows that the user scale of China's internet literature has reached 490 million, an increase of 10 million compared to the previous year.
Youth is always fresh, forever brimming with the courage of "no empty vastness to face" and the sharpness of "man-made ingenuity competing with nature for novelty." Many literary giants in Chinese history were literary pioneers who rode the waves and halted the flying boats in their youth, penning immortal masterpieces and creating a new literary atmosphere in their prime years.
In recent years, the Chinese Writers Association has focused on "working on people," making the cultivation of new forces in Chinese literature a key task, and driving the efforts of various levels of writers' associations to create a favorable environment for producing works and nurturing talents. Great importance has been attached to the development of members, with a tilt towards the grassroots and an extension outward, expanding the scope of discovering and selecting literary talents, strengthening the membership of writers' associations at all levels, optimizing the structure of the membership, with the total number of individual members reaching over a thousand, among which the proportion of young writers under the age of 35 continues to increase.
Enhancing the scale and level of writer training, the Lu Xun Institute of Literature expands diverse literary training models, providing more opportunities and better platforms for the growth and success of young writers. Fully leveraging the traction of major literary initiatives, the nurturing role of literary newspapers, periodicals, and online platforms, and the cohesion of writer activity weeks, efforts are made to strengthen the unity and guidance of new literary groups such as online writers and freelance writers, aiming to build a large and promising contingent of young literary talents with a wide range of sources.
In recent years, the ranks of writers have continued to grow and remain vibrant, with online writers, screenwriters, freelance writers, and self-media writers becoming increasingly active. A remarkable number of literary talents have emerged from various sectors such as courier services, domestic work, and industrial enterprises, bringing new vitality to contemporary literature. The spirit of the vast majority of writers has become even more invigorated, with a confident and self-reliant attitude, dedicated to their creative work. They employ active thinking, broad perspectives, and colorful imaginations to continually broaden the path of Chinese literature and enrich its forms.
今年月,中国作协和共青团中央共同召开全国青年作家创作会议。本次会议是对青年作家创作成果的重要检阅,是践行习近平总书记重要讲话精神的新的动员,与会青年作家展现出“强国一代”昂扬向上的精神面貌,彰显出新时代文学的丰富面貌和强大生命力。
Next, the Chinese Writers Association will continue to integrate high-quality resources, build extensive platforms, establish long-term mechanisms, foster a literary atmosphere of unity and progress, enabling more emerging literary talents to stand out and thrive, and illuminate the path of literary advancement from "plateau" to "peak" in the new era with the ever-burning literary flame.
In contemporary China, the landscape is magnificent, the people are heroic, and the future is vast. The Chinese Writers Association will unite and lead the broad community of literary workers to firmly believe in cultural confidence, uphold openness and inclusiveness, and adhere to the principles of maintaining tradition while innovating. They will compose splendid chapters for the construction of a socialist cultural power and contribute a mighty literary force to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.