page_title: China Writers Association
section_title: Chairs and Vice-Chairs
hierarchical_section_title: China Writers Association / Chairs and Vice-Chairs
caption_attribution_description: English: Tie Ning during opening ceremony of the1-st International Writing Program in Beijing 2017.
context_page_description: China Writers Association or Chinese Writers Association is a subordinate of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
  Founded in July 1949, the organisation was initially named the China National Literature Workers Association. In September 1953, it was renamed the China Writers Association. The association's leadership was purged shortly after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. In April 2012, the organisation changed its translated name to China Writers Association.
  It now has more than 9,000 registered members, with branch associations across the nation.
  The first CWA Chair was Mao Dun, under the leadership of the then CFLAC Chairman Guo Moruo.
  In 1985, Mao Dun was succeeded by Ba Jin.
  The incumbent Chair is Tie Ning since 2006.
  Other successive Associate Chairs include Ding Ling, Feng Xuefeng, Lao She, Ke Zhongping, Shao Quanlin and Liu Baiyu.
context_section_description: Chairs
  Mao Dun (1949–1981)
  Ba Jin (1984–2005)
  Tie Ning (2006–present)
  Vice-Chairs
  Note: The list is incomplete.
  Lao She (1949–1966)
  Zhou Yang (1949–1979)
  Ding Ling (1949–1986)
  Liu Baiyu (1953–1984)
  He Jingzhi (1979–1984)
  Ai Qing (1979–1996)
  Lu Wenfu (1984–2001)
  Wang Meng (1984–2006)
  Li Zhun (1996–2000)
  Ye Xin (1996–present)
  Huang Yazhou (2001–2006)
  Chen Zhongshi (2001–2016)
  Zhang Ping (2001–2016)
  Liu Heng (2006–present)
  Wang Anyi (2006–present)
  Zhang Kangkang (2006–present)
  Mo Yan (2011–present)
  Zhang Wei (2016–present)
  Jia Pingwa (2016–present)
caption: Tie Ning during opening ceremony of The 1-st International Writing Program in Beijing (2017)
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