Fleurs des lettres

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Fleurs des lettres (Chinese: 字花 Pinyin: Zi Hua) is a Chinese bi-monthly youth literature magazine. It is supported by .

Publication[]

Launched in April 2006, Fleurs des Lettres is now one of the literature magazines in Hong Kong.

The mission of the magazine was set at the beginning as 'rooting local, exploring the world'.[1] It aimed to cast away from the rigid form of local literature magazines to show how youthful, vivid and diversified a literature magazine could be.[2] It has created an unconventional literature aura and gained appreciation from readers.[3] The founding editors of Fleurs des lettres were some of Hong Kong's most prominent young writers, including Dorothy Tse, Tang Siu-wa and Hon Lai-chu.[4]

Fleurs des Lettres arrived in Taiwan in November 2007[5] and has influenced local literary circles in Taiwan.

Education[]

In order to enhance the enthusiasm of youth for literary writing in Chinese, Fleurs des Lettres has co-designed and co-organized the 'Get It Write!' education programme with .[6] The programme emphasizes the participation of students in class, through a series of writing activities incorporating photography, drama and community-based research.

Fleurs des Lettres and The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation have also co-organized a Writing Education Workshop which provides comprehensive training for young writers.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Foreword to the Periodical (in Chinese)
  2. ^ Yazhou Zhoukan (in Chinese)
  3. ^ The New Look of Local Literature Magazines, am730 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 字花, Chinese Wikipedia
  5. ^ Launch Event at Eslite Bookstore (in Chinese)
  6. ^ "Promote Creative Arts Education, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Website". Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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