New literary prize inspires young writers

Established Chinese authors share their thoughts on how and what it takes to become a successful novelist. Fang Aiqing reports.

A new literary prize of 300,000 yuan ($47,700) has been set up to encourage talented Chinese writers under the age of 45 to become established and successful writers.

Young authors with novels or short stories published in simplified Chinese on the Chinese mainland between January 2017 and next month are eligible to participate.