Date: May 28
Venue: International Bookstore (Garden Store), Beijing
Format: Hybrid (On-site + Zoom)
Languages: Chinese & English (simultaneous interpretation)

Zoom Meeting ID: 837 1483 7411
Passcode: 668168

Hosts:
· Intl Dept., China Writers Association (CWA)
· Online Literature Center, CWA
· China International Book Trading Corporation

Co-hosts:
· Beijing Detective & Mystery Fiction Association
· Yuewen Group

Organizers:
· China Publishing & Media Business Daily
· New Star Press
· International Bookstore

Supporting Partners:
· China Daily
· The World of Chinese (English edition)
· Tsinghua New Media Research Center
· Chinese Literature Readers' Club (24 countries)

Program Schedule:
Session 1: Chinese Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Writers: An International Outlook

14:30–16:00
Theme: Into the Maze of Human Nature with Mystery Narratives

14:30–14:35
Opening remarks & group photo
Moderator: Zhang Yifei

14:35–14:55
Keynote speeches (10 min each)
Xie Gang, Vice-President of CICG, Founder of Midnight Library (China's first mystery imprint)
He Jiahong, Honorary President of Beijing Detective & Mystery Fiction Association

14:55–15:35
Writers sharing (recent works & creative process)

On-site: Lv Zheng, Huyan Yun, Zhao Jingyi
Online: A Yi, Cai Jun, Zijin Chen, Shi Chen, Guo Peiwen

15:35–16:00
Comments & discussion with international guests

On-site: International guests at the venue
Online: Xueting Christine Ni (UK), representative from Getafe Negro Festival (Spain), Marie (France), Zhang Zhou, Lu Qiucha, Lu Ye et al.

16:00–16:30
Tea break & check-in for Session 2