Wang Xiumei

Wang Xiumei, born in 1972 in Yantai, Shandong, is a member of the China Writers Association, vice chair of the Shandong Writers Association, and chair of the Yantai Writers Association. She has published more than nine million characters of work, including the novels Heavy Snow, The Railway of 1938, and We Meet at Sea, as well as the story collections Going to Huaihua Island and Father's Bridge. Her writing centers on fiction and also touches on children's literature, drawing largely on rural memory and historical experience with a solid, steady narrative style. Her honors include the National Excellent Novella Award from the Novella Selection Journal, the Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award, and the Taishan Literature and Art Award. The library also holds her editions of classics such as the Book of Songs, the Family Sayings of Confucius, and The Groans of Language, along with works on law and management, reflecting an interest that spans traditional texts and contemporary practice.