Huang Yazhou

Huang Yazhou (; born 1949) is a Chinese novelist, poet and screenwriter. He is now a member of Chinese Communist Party and the president of Zhejiang Writers Association.

Biography

Huang was born in 1949 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, with his ancestral hometown in Xiaoshan District, where was He Zhizhang's hometown.

Huang primarily studied at Yinmajingxiang School (). When he was a senior high school student, he wrote a play ''Wang Banxian'' () and acted it out by himself.

When the Down to the Countryside Movement was launched by Mao Zedong, Huang became a soldier in Zhejiang Production and Construction Corps, and he published his Novella ''Intersection'' () and a collection of poems, ''The Thick Grove'' ().

In 1975, Huang was assigned to a factory in Tongxiang County as an official, his short story ''The Story of River Water and Well Water'' () won 1st Zhejiang Excellent Children's Literature Award. In 1979, his drama ''The Investigator's Love'' () was edited and filmed by Xi'an Film Studio.

In November 1979, Huang was transferred to Jiaxing as an editor in ''Southern Lake'' () periodical office, his drama ''The Shipper'' () was made into TV series, and won the 1st National Excellent TV Series Award.

In 1989, Huang's drama ''Chinese Creation Myth'' () was edited and filmed by Shanghai Film Studio, and won the National Excellent TV Series Award, National Five Top Project Award, and 12thGolden Rooster Award for Best Writing.

In the end of the 1989, Huang was transferred to Zhejiang Writers Association as an official, he published his collection of poems ''Four Questions of The West Lake'' (). When he returned to Hangzhou, he wrote the dramas ''The Old House and The New House'' () and ''The Wild Girl Molihua''(). ''The Wild Girl Molihua'' won the 11th China Golden Eagle TV Art Awards.

From 1991 to 1993, Huang published the dramas ''The Sun's Cradle'' (), ''The Bodyguard Hauser'' () and ''The Luohe Town's brother'' (). ''The Luohe Town's brother'' won the 12th Frankfurt International Film Festival for Children Award and 12th Chicago International Film Festival for Children Award.

In 1990, Huang served as the president of Zhejiang Writers Association, he published the dramas ''Deng Xiaopong: 1928''(), ''Zhang Zhizhong'' () and ''The Story of Shanghai'' (). ''The Story of Shanghai'' won the Flying Apsaras Award.

In 2001, Huang published his novel ''The Sun Comes Up in The East'' () and won the National Five Top Project Award and National Book Award.

In 2005, Huang published his collection of poems ''Singing on The Long March Trail'' () and won the 4th Lu Xun Literary Prize and National Excellent Poem Award.

In June 2008, Huang published his collection of poems ''How Great The People's Republic of China'' () and the novel, ''Lei Feng'' ().

In 2011, Huang wrote the novel, ''Beginning of The Great Revival'' (), which was edited and filmed by director Han Sanping.

In 2013, Huang's novel ''Lei Feng'' won the National Five Top Project Award, his dramas ''Give You A Bear Heart'' () won 2012 Xia Yan Film Prize, and his poems ''I Singing in Beijing'' () won the Zhouzhou Shihui Award.

Works

Novellas

* ''Intersection'' ()

Long-gestating novels

* ''The Sun Comes Up in The East'' ()
* ''Lei Feng'' ()
* ''Beginning of The Great Revival'' ()

Short stories

* ''Childhood'' ()

Poems

* ''The Thick Grove'' ()
* ''Four Questions of The West Lake'' ()
* ''Singing on The Long March Trail'' ()
* ''How Great The People's Republic of China'' ()
* ''I Singing in Beijing'' ()

Dramas

* ''The Investigator's Love'' ()
* ''The Shipper'' ()
* ''Chinese Creation Myth'' ()
* ''The Old House and The New House'' ()
* ''The Wild Girl Molihua'' ()
* ''The Sun's Cradle'' ()
* ''The Bodyguard Hauser'' ()
* ''The Luohe Town's brother'' ()
* ''Deng Xiaopong: 1928'' ()
* ''Zhang Zhizhong'' ()
* ''The Story of Shanghai'' ()
* ''Give You A Bear Heart'' ()

References

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1949 births
Writers from Hangzhou
Living people
Chinese dramatists and playwrights
People's Republic of China poets
Chinese male short story writers
Poets from Zhejiang
Chinese male novelists
People's Republic of China short story writers
Short story writers from Zhejiang