Literary fiction writers construct storylines that examine the human condition, and the way we as individuals represent our world and ourselves. In this panel discussion, five writers who all have written lyrical and layered novels that wrestle with human dilemmas will discuss their complex craft and how they construct, and deconstruct, their deeply imaginative works. On stage will be Jasna Horvat from Croatia, an experimental writer who enhances some of her novels with QR codes; winner of the European Union Prize for Literature, Isabelle Wery; multi award-winning Italian novelist Paolo Colagrande; prolific and talented author from Nanjiang, Lu Yiping; and critically acclaimed and best-selling writer from Jiangyou, Wang Guoping.