Second Cross Cultural Literary Festival

Second Cross-Cultural Literary Festival

Last week, was our school’s annual Book Week! Shanghai Book Traders and Book Wins both set up a range of bookstalls in our school, providing both Students and staff direct access to a vast array of imported English books!

On 21st Oct, our school had its second Cross-Cultural Literary Festival. We invited 19 speakers. 8 speakers are from our school. 6 of them are teachers and 2 are students. Another 11 speakers are professional writers. The festival topics related to different aspects of both Chinese and English literature:

On 21st Oct, our school had its second Cross-Cultural Literary Festival. We invited 19 speakers. 8 speakers are from our school. 6 of them are teachers and 2 are students. Another 11 speakers are professional writers. The festival topics related to different aspects of both Chinese and English literature:

1. The intersection of Chinese and Western literature—Koizumi Yakum

2. Beauty of Poems

3. My understanding of the evil of mediocrity

4. My story as a writer and self-publisher

5. Chinese Heavy Oil Painting-Dunhuang Presco

6. Engage in non-fiction

7. Fantasy writing

8. Challenges when writing

9. Fearless women in the literary works

10. Laboriously studying in Suzhou

11. Conscience and valor appeared on the characters of

12. Quiz of Chinese characters

13. Iranian Calligraphy

14. Writing Poetry - Limericks

15. My memory- the first book impressed me

16. Book Cover design

The aim of the cross-cultural literary festival is to expand students’ knowledge of all aspects of literature, above and beyond what is covered in the classroom, with the objective of motivating their interest in reading. While one event may not make a big difference, it has the potential to plant a seed in the minds of students that will grow, leading to an increased interest in literature and the desire to explore further. Our hope is that it will lead them down the path of becoming a lifelong reader, book lover and learner.