Australian mission in China promotes writers from Down Under
Australian literature has become more known to Chinese people in recent years. To further promote Australian literature in China, the 12th Australian Writers Week was held from March 20 to 27.
The Australian embassy in Beijing and consulate generals in Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, among others, organized a series of activities in their respective cities with the participation of four Australian writers: best-selling author Graeme Simsion, short novel writer Julie Koh, children's author Morris Gleitzman and nonfiction writer Richard Fidler.
Australian Ambassador to China Jan Adams says, "Many famous writers who represent the variety of modern Australian literature gathered for this year's writers week. They shared Australian stories so that Chinese people could better know modern Australia, and the writers, in turn, could better understand Chinese literature."
