What concerns do young writers have about Vietnamese literature since 1975?

On November 15, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Writers Association organized a discussion on “50 years of Vietnamese literature since 1975: Perspectives of young writers”. The discussion attracted the participation of many young writers and writers of the previous generation.

Poet Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association, said that before the seminar "50 years of Vietnamese literature since 1975: Perspectives of young writers", the Vietnam Writers Association organized three seminars on Vietnamese literature from 1975 to present, thereby summarizing the achievements and pointing out what hinders the development of Vietnamese literature.

At this discussion, the Organizing Committee hopes that young writers, members, non-members and non-members of the Vietnam Writers Association, will give their views, assessments and questions about the past 50 years of literature, about the authors and works that appeared many years before they were born. According to the Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association, this is very important because young writers are the future of Vietnamese literature.

Poet Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association, expressed his wish to listen to the frank opinions of young writers about Vietnamese literature over the past 50 years.

Poet Huu Viet, Head of the Young Writers Committee, Vietnam Writers Association, also said that the entire forum of the discussion is for young writers. Calling on young writers to speak frankly and honestly about their thoughts, poet Huu Viet expressed his hope that through the discussion, the Vietnam Writers Association will have more assessments of the past 50 years of literature, thereby helping young people think, plan, and act on a literature in the coming years, accompanying the great strides of the Vietnamese people before a new stage, in a new era.

During the discussion and through presentations, many young writers and authors discussed and raised many issues about Vietnamese literature in the past, present and future.

Poet Huu Viet, Head of the Young Writers Committee, led the discussion.

Expressing gratitude for inheriting a rich literature, with famous names in Vietnamese literature, writer Phung Thi Huong Ly also shared the concerns of young writers today in continuing the literary path from the previous generation. The young Tay ethnic writer also said that currently, writers of her generation are at a crossroads of many changes. They are facing obstacles that need to be resolved, such as the easy repetition of topic selection and falling into stereotypes; still having few opportunities to publish, few opportunities to participate in academic forums and almost no environment for criticism when writing about ethnic minorities; easily falling into illusions about one's own creative value; easily satisfied with compliments, the number of shares on social networks or mutual praise...

The discussion had the enthusiastic participation of many young writers and writers of the previous generation.

Writer Nguyen Hoang Dieu Thuy expressed optimism about the literary achievements of the past 50 years and said that, as an editor of a large publishing house, working for many years, receiving five to seven hundred manuscripts each year, she realized that: Despite the invasion of audio-visual culture, young people still have a strong desire to become writers, this is the need for creativity, the joy of storytelling. However, besides their own internal strength, young writers need practical support in publishing, domestic promotion, and translation abroad.

Writer Le Quang Trang expressed pride when looking back at 50 years of Vietnamese literature, and at the same time recognized the responsibility of young writers. However, the writer also said that in order for young writers to be able to “live, write, and go further”, we need a national strategy to promote Vietnamese literature to the world , linked with cinema, tourism, theater, and visual arts. We need to give more opportunities to young writers through creative funds, translation programs, extended writing camps, and international exchange forums. We need to innovate training in writing and criticism – not just teaching how to write correct sentences, but helping young people find their own voice, their own way of thinking, and their own way of telling stories…

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