China News Service, Beijing, September 2 (Reporter Gao Kai) The Chinese Writers Association released the "Explanation on the Development of Members in 2022" (hereinafter referred to as the "Explanation") on the China Writers' Network under its supervision on the 2nd, in response to the previous controversy in the application list. Jia Qianqian, daughter of the writer Jia Pingwa, responded that after carefully listening to the opinions of all parties, the Secretariat of the Chinese Writers Association decided not to include Jia Qianqian in the list of new members in 2022.

　　On August 16, the Chinese Writers Association announced the 2022 membership development list. Among them, Jia Qianqian, the daughter of the famous writer Jia Pingwa, was among them. Some of her works were accused of low literary level, which caused controversy among netizens. The selection criteria for members of the Chinese Writers Association are set by This has also been questioned.

　　In today’s statement, the Chinese Writers Association stated that, according to the Chinese Writers Association’s constitution and membership methods, individuals who apply for membership should be recommended by provincial-level Writers Association and other group member units, and applicants from central and state agencies should be recommended by two individual members.

For applicants engaged in literary creation, they should meet one of the following application conditions: publish at least 3 independent literary works in mainland China; publish works of at least 150,000 words in literary journals or newspapers that are published nationwide; And publish no less than 1 independently created literary work in mainland China; publish works of no less than 300,000 words in literary journals or newspapers that are publicly distributed across the country.

The approval procedures for membership development applications include online application, group member units agree to recommend, expert consultation, the Secretariat agrees to publicize, and the Secretariat approves and announces.

　　According to the statement, in 2022, a total of 2,211 people will meet the application requirements for membership.

The Chinese Writers Association organizes expert consultation and evaluation, and a list of recommended members is generated by voting.

After the list was announced, it attracted widespread attention.

Among them, Jia Qianqian caused controversy.

After carefully listening to the opinions of all parties, the Secretariat of the Chinese Writers Association decided not to include Jia Qianqian in the list of new members in 2022.

　　According to reports, this year, the Chinese Writers Association has recruited a group of outstanding writers, critics, literary editors, and literary organizations.

Among them, 332 are under the age of 45, 228 are from the new literature group, and the proportion of grassroots writers and literary workers exceeds 70%.

　　The Writers Association stated in the statement, "In the future, we will continue to extensively listen to the opinions of the society and further improve member development." (End)