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Su Weizhen (Chinese: 蘇偉貞; Wade–Giles: Su Wei-chen; 16 July 1954) is a Taiwan-Chinese writer, educator and editor.[1]

She was born in Panyu, Guangdong province[2] and studied at the Political Staff College in Taiwan[1] and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Su served in the army and afterwards worked at a radio station. Later, she taught literature at the Chinese Culture University[3] and was editor for the literary supplement of the United Daily News.[1]

In 2011, she participated in the International Writing Program Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.[4]

She married Zhang Demo, who has since died.[2]

She has received the:

  • 1980 Daily News short story award
  • 1981 Daily News novelette award
  • 1994 China Times novel award[1]

Selected works[1][3]

  • Hongyan yi lao (The beauty has aged), story (1980)
  • Pei ta yiduan (Keep him company for a while), story (1983)
  • Sui yue di sheng yin (The sound of time) (1984)
  • Chenmo zhi dao (Silent island) (1994)
  • Fengbi de daoyu (Island in isolation) (1996)
  • Moshu shike (Magic moment) (2002)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Miller, Jane Eldridge (2002). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. p. 310. ISBN 0415159814.
  2. ^ a b "Su Weizhen". China Book International. Government of China. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Li-hua, Ying (2009). Historical Dictionary of Modern Chinese Literature. pp. 178–79. ISBN 0810870819.
  4. ^ "2011 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-12.