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12th Australian Writers Week kicks off in China.
From March 20-27, Australian authors Graeme Simsion, Julie Koh, Morris Gleitzman and Richard Fidler will meet both Chinese writers and readers across nine cities in the country: Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Foshan, Xi’an, Hong Kong and Taipei.
“The sharing of Australian stories will no doubt give more Chinese people further perspective on contemporary Australia, and likewise, give our guest authors a chance to better understand contemporary Chinese literature and publishing,” said Australian Ambassador to China Jan Adams.
![12th Australian Writers Week kicks off in Beijing on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.The annual event provides the Chinese public a valuable opportunity to engage with Australian writers. [Photo: China Plus]](http://img3.zhytuku.meldingcloud.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20190321/78fa9186-9a17-4368-bf69-43026e45a4c0.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_650)
The annual event brings diverse Australian literary voices to China. Morris Gleitzman is a bestselling children’s author, while Julie Koh is a short story writer of Chinese-Malaysian descent. Graeme Simsion is a best-selling author whose newest novel, The Rosie Result, recently debuted at No. 1 among fiction novels in Australia. Richard Fidler is a well-known presenter on ABC Radio and the author of two best-selling non-fiction books.
