Young Chinese novelist Guo Jingming's new fiction monthly,
Top
Novel, is out in major cities across China .
Top Novel features the first installment of Guo's new
novel, Cry Me A Sad River, as well as shorter pieces by
some familiar names out of the stable of young writers that have
been involved in the I5land anthology series.
In this youth literary magazine, Guo has a column. So does Super
Girl Li Jiele from Guangzhou, who will write all about her
competition experience in the coming months.
Guo and his publisher have also set up a Top Novel Foundation,
which will receive 0.01 yuan for each copy sold (at a cover price
of 8 yuan). The accumulated sum and its intended recipient will be
announced every three issues.
The publisher, Changjiang Literature and Arts Press, says that
this fund is intended to help out places most in need, as well as
to improve the image of post-80s writers.
(Agencies via CRI October 27, 2006)
