Mo Yan International Writing Centre
(Lead Investigator: Dr Mo Yan)
Performing Literatures and Cultures: The Humanities in a Global Context
This Project, named after the Nobel Laureate and Honorary Fellow Mo Yan, is a significant part of our ongoing partnership with Beijing Normal University (BNU). It includes an annual creative writing prize, exchanges for writers and student, and seminars and lectures that will explore translation in the context of global literatures.
It is run under the name of Mo Yan International Writing Centre within Oxford Prospects and Global Development Institute. Mo Yan is leading the Mo Yan International Writing Centre, and two renowned Chinese writer Yu Hua and Su Tong are invited as the first cohort Writers-in-Residence at Regents.
The Oxford-BNU Award in Creative Writing has been presented annually since its launch in 2020/21, with a distinguished judging panel that has included Boyd Tonkin (FRSL), Christine Gerrard, Elleke Boehmer, Mike Tweddle, Wes Williams, Lisa Appignanesi, Liz Trubridge ("Downton Abbey"), and Regent's colleague Lynn Robson.