Wang Huiren, editor-in-chief of Hundred Flowers Literary and Art Publishing House, presided over the forum. Photo by Zhang Daozheng
Tianjin, December 18 (China News Network) "Construction and Presentation: Exploring the Value of Literary Journals in the Era of Information Pluralism" - The Chinese Literary Journals Summit Forum was held in Tianjin on the 17th. The heads and editors of well-known literary journals such as "October", "Contemporary", "Works", "People's Literature", "Beijing Literature", "Literary Freedom Talk", and "Novel Monthly" gathered together to discuss the unique value and development of literary journals in the era of information pluralism.
Di Qing (center), deputy editor-in-chief of Literary Freedom Talk Magazine, delivered a speech. Photo by Zhang Daozheng
As a well-known literary journal that has influenced countless Chinese people, journals such as Contemporary and October have greatly promoted the development of contemporary Chinese literature. However, with the progress of science and technology and the development of the times, in the digital age, the development of literary networking has gradually become the trend of the times. The new challenges and new topics brought about by new media communication have also become the main topics for literary journal organizers to consider.
In his speech, host Wang Huiren pointed out that in the era of information pluralism, literary journals, literary production, and even literary reading are facing great challenges. Therefore, this forum hopes that literary journals will discuss this issue and explore ways out.
Ji Yaya (left), deputy editor-in-chief of October Magazine, Wang October, president and editor-in-chief of Works Magazine, and other guests had a heated discussion. Photo by Zhang Daozheng
Gu He, editor of October magazine, bluntly said that he was "confused", saying that people who run literary publications are afraid of being abandoned by the times and rush to catch up. "The value of publications is to record the humanity of reality in the form of literature. But some people think that literary journals are far from reality, but too close to it can make people feel unreal, so I am confused. ”
Zhang Yiwen, director of the editorial department of Beijing Literature Magazine, shared the publication's attempts to take advantage of new media and develop communication methods, such as advertising on iQiyi, links to novels and movies, and so on. Through these attempts, editors have found that literature still has a lot of room for development and growth.
Wang October, president and editor-in-chief of "Works" magazine, believes that literary journals must have their own things to adhere to, but can not lag behind this era, the means of communication must be innovative, through various platforms such as vibrato, public accounts, so that more people can understand literature, know the existence of literary journals, literary journals should put down their bodies and expand dissemination.
"Whether literary journals can get out of the circle is unknown." Meng Xiaoshu, an editor of Contemporary magazine and a young writer, said that the journal is a business card for writers, because the magazine has very high requirements for the quality of works. But now that the sense of existence of journals is getting weaker and weaker, we can try means such as literary drafts, and give due consideration to injecting literature with "traffic" and letting "traffic" drive the development of literary journals.
"We must have the courage to be an internet celebrity." Ji Yaya, deputy editor-in-chief of October magazine, also believes that times have changed, and the new generation of writers and readers are different from the older generation. The significance of the existence of the journal is to adhere to high standards, salvage valuable new writers, and promote them. Periodicals want to compete for living space, in fact, with the strength of capital.
Liu Ting, editor of the "People's Literature" magazine and a young writer, said that literary journals must have the ability to create new ones, let new people pay attention to literary periodicals, let the public pay attention, and jump out of the field of vision of paper media.
Xu Chenliang, executive editor of Contemporary magazine, pointed out that in the digital information age, literary journals and readers are in two completely different "time zones", and the two have obvious "time differences". The editorial cycle of traditional literary journals is often calculated in years, while new media such as Douyin, Weibo, and public accounts compress this week to days. Life is composed of different time zones, and there are different time zones in the ecology of literature, and in the era of information pluralism, literary journals should have their own rhythm and should not be affected by the rapidly running mode of dissemination.
Di Qing, deputy editor-in-chief of Literary Freedom Talk magazine, also believes that as a literary journal, it is practically impossible to do everything in the current era. In the era of information pluralism, in the face of challenges, the editors of literary journals should have the spirit of craftsmanship, do a good job of content for target readers, provide free space for literary discussion, and shape the personality and characteristics of the journal, and do not cover all aspects or say nothing.
Wang Huiren, editor-in-chief of Hundred Flowers Literary and Art Publishing House and editor-in-chief of Novel Monthly and Prose Magazine, said that the prosperity of literature requires the prosperity of literary periodicals, and without the prosperity of literary journals, there will be no prosperity of literature. As socialism with Chinese characteristics enters a new era, it is important to reaffirm the significance of literary journals for the construction and presentation of literature. (End)