World Literature Union
Registration Number: 51915060-003-03-25-3
Vision: Culture belongs to humanity · Literature belongs to the world
The World Literature Union (WLU), founded by the renowned Chinese writer Xuemo (Chen Kaihong) and registered in Hong Kong, is a non-governmental, non-profit international cultural organization that advances dialogue between East and West through literature.
The Union brings together writers, translators, scholars, critics, and publishers from around the world to promote academic research, literary criticism, and international cultural exchange centered on the core themes of World Literature and Chinese Civilization.
We will continue to explore and promote worldwide the literary and philosophical contributions of Xuemo — advancing scholarly interpretation, translation and publication, and cross-cultural dissemination of his works — while fostering dialogue and mutual learning between compelling Chinese stories and the shared spirit of humankind.
Key Platforms
China International Media Publishing Group
World Literature (journal)
Chinese Civilization (journal)
Distinguished Fellows (up to July 2025)
United States
Howard Goldblatt（葛浩文）
Sylvia Li-chun Lin（林丽君）
Ban Wang（王斑）
Fan Pen Li Chen（陈李凡平）
Karen Kingsbury（金凯筠）
Sheldon Lu（鲁晓鹏）
Stephen Wadley（斯蒂芬·瓦德利）
United Kingdom
Dr Yukteshwar Kumar（余德烁）
Mexico
Liljana Arsovska（莉莉娅娜）
Romania
Lupeanu（鲁博安）
Adrian Daniel Lupeanu（鲁佩安）
Sweden
Wan Zhi（万之）
Turkey
Giary Fidan（吉来）
Canada
Carducci Lisa（李莎）
Russia
Dolgachev Fedor Lvovich（道格切夫·费多尔）
Migunova Olga Vladimirovna（凤玲）
France
Antoine Cid（安东篱）
Germany
Marc Hermann（马海默）
Martina Hasse（郝慕天）
Poland
Katarzyna Sarek（倪可贤）
Marta Torbicka（唐笑）
India
Prakash
AnandSwaroop Verma
Nepal
Malla K. Sundar（马拉·K·桑达尔）
Sarbottam Shrestha（萨尔波塔姆·什雷斯塔）
Sri Lanka
Dinesh Kulatunga（丹尼斯·库拉特加）
Korea
Kim Seung-il（金胜一）
Moon Hyoun Sun（文炫善）Kim Jinyoung（金真瑛）
Japan
Yasuko Shibata（柴田安子）
Iran
Elham Sadat Mirzania（孟娜）
Prof. Mohammad Reza Elhami
Italy
Paolo Marcenaro（保罗·马塞纳罗）
Albania
Krenar Haderi
Tibet, China
Shida Dunzhu（石达顿珠）
China
Jianxin Yang（杨建新）
Xuemo World Literature Forum
Initiated by the Hong Kong–based World Literature Union, Xuemo World Literature Forum is an annual gathering for writers, scholars, and publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Drawing on the eastern wisdom and shared human emotions reflected in Xuemo’s work, each edition explores themes of broad concern to the global literary community, including narrative ethics, revelatory writing and mystical traditions, the memory work of vanishing cultures and civilizations, and the relationship between tradition and modernity.
Here, creators from diverse civilizations transcend boundaries of region and language to share insights on how literature responds to the questions of our time, sparks inspiration, and explores how the power of story connects people — heart to heart.
Invited scholars whose applications are approved by the organizing committee will receive travel subsidies and participate in cross-disciplinary, cross-linguistic, and cross-civilizational exchanges and literary dialogues.
Invited scholars receive full travel and accommodation support to participate in high-level conversations across disciplines, languages, and civilizations.