It could be argued there is a writer lurking within all of us, but how to locate that creative vein and tap into it? How to coax, nurture and cultivate that latent talent? Today we are joined by four prolific and celebrated writers who will talk about their own backgrounds, how they entered the literary realm, and what lessons they have picked up on their respective journeys so far. On stage will be Diana Evans from the UK, whose debut novel 26a has been translated into 13 languages around the world; Mathilde Walter Clark who has already published four successful novels, two story collections and numerous essays; artist, writer and Lu Xun Literature Prize-winner Wang Shiyue, originally from Hubei, whose writing has been translated into several languages around the world; and People’s Literature Award-winning poet, originally from Sichuan, Zheng Xiaoqiong. In conversation with writer and literary academic Shen Xiayan.