A story can be told through numerous art forms, a multitude of genres and in infinite nuanced manners. The question of whose perspective the story is told from is also often pivotal, as is the aspect to be given the prominent focus. To talk about how they approach creative projects, and what decisions they tend to make in the process, we will be joined by novelist and literary journal editor Chen Chongzheng (China); author of academic books, essays and novels Mineke Schipper (The Netherlands); novelist, editor and artist Wang Shiyue (China), and journalist, correspondent and writer Wojciech Jagielski (Poland). In conversation with Liu Weiming, author and director of the Literature and Periodical Department of the Southern Metropolis Daily.