Liu Hong
Liu Hong grew up in the North East of China, near the Chinese-North Korean border. She came to Britain in 1989. Since then she has worked here as a writer, teacher, and as a translator. Her writing career began with four novels published by Headline Review: Startling Moon (2002), The Magpie Bridge (2004), The Touch (2006), and Wives of the East Wind (2007). She is also the author of Nas folhas do Cha, a children’s book co-written with Flavia Lins e Silva, published by ZAHAR (2012).
She is the English translator of Lord of Shanghai by Chinese author Hong Ying.
Liu Hong took a break from writing to raise children, chickens and chives; she returns now with The Good Women of Fudi.
Liu Hong is the winner of the 2024 Mulan Foundation Award in recognition of her contribution to British Arts and Culture as a woman of Chinese heritage
