Zhou Hongxiang (周宏翔)

Born in 1990, writer Zhou Hongxiang has published six novels; The Beauty Battlefield (《名丽场》), his most recent centers around the growth of an independent, principled career woman. Zhou has also published three short story collections and a number of stories on various publications and his WeChat channel, “zhouhongxiang19.” Winner of the 2011 Sichuan Youth Literature Award, Zhou explores themes such as the growing pains of the 1990s generation, career aspirations, and urban romance. His relatable characters and clean-cut writing style have won him a large group of young urban followers.