Can a play script reveal as much as a novel? How must a writer adjust their language when moving from poetry to non-fiction? Are some stories better told in short form? Five versatile authors from Europe and China discuss the challenges and rewards of writing in a variety of forms. Introducing: Guy Helminger of Luxembourg, poet as well as talented novelist and playwright; Isabelle Wery, Belgian novelist, short story writer, actress, and singer; Zuzana Kepplova, Slovakian novelist, short story writer, journalist and editor; and from Sichuan, Wang Guoping, renowned biographer and poet, author of fiction and non-fiction; and Lu Yiping, a prolific author of novels, essays and documentary literature.