All-China Resistance Association of Writers and Artists

The National Resistance Association of Literary and Art Workers (simplified Chinese: 中华全国文艺界抗敌协会; traditional Chinese: 中華全國文藝界抗敵協會; pinyin: Zhōnghuá quánguó wényìjiè kàngdí xiéhuì) was an organization founded on 27 March 1938 to unite cultural workers in China against the Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was led by the politically neutral writer Lao She and membership ranged from 100 to 400 writers during the years of the organization's existence. Notable members included Mao Dun, Ding Ling, Ba Jin, Lin Yutang, Shi Zhecun, and many others.

See also

• John Reed Clubs
• Proletkult
• China Federation of Literary and Art Circles

References

• Charles A. Laughlin. "The All-China Association of Writers and Artists". In Kirk A. Denton, ed., Literary Societies of Republican China. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2008.