香港科技大學高等研究院於2013年秋天開展了中國文學創作研究專題，由著名的文學理論家及評論家劉再復教授主持，計劃每年邀請兩至三位蜚聲國際的中國當代作家來駐校訪問，其中包括諾貝爾文學獎得主高行健先生和莫言先生。項目為促進香港科技大學的人文科學教育，讓師生有機會跟世界級的一流文學大師當面對話與接觸，從而體會中國現當代文學的魅力，並開發自我創作的潛力，體會多彩和詩意的文學想象世界。

2013年秋天，中國創意寫作項目聘請了著名的當代文學作家余華先生和閻連科先生來香港科技大學駐校訪問。他們與劉再復教授將組織並參與以下活動：

1)	十月十日在香港科技大學盧家驄薈萃樓將舉行題為《面對荒誕的世界，文學何為？》的當代文學研討會；
2)	劉再復、閻連科及余華主講傑出學人講座； 閻連科 －在大陸寫作的特殊性 日期：2013年10月29日 (二) 時間：16:30 - 18:00 地點：香港科技大學 李兆基校園 盧家驄薈萃樓演講廳 劉再復 － 高行健與莫言：兩位諾貝爾文學奬得主的寫作風格比較論 日期：2013年11月5日 (二) 時間：16:30 - 18:00 地點：香港科技大學 李兆基校園 盧家驄薈萃樓演講廳 余華 － 我們的文學 日期：2013年11月21日 (四) 時間：14:30 - 16:00 地點：香港科技大學 李兆基校園 盧家驄薈萃樓演講廳 註：以上講座歡迎公眾人士參加。座位有限，先到先得。
3)	劉再復教授與閻連科先生及余華先生在人文學部開一門文學寫作課，面對本科生，不僅講授文學的基本常識，而且展示文學的深度思索。

In fall 2013, HKUST Institute for Advanced Study launched the Chinese Creative Writing Program. Professor Liu Zaifu, the world-renowned literary critic and writer, has joined IAS as a Senior Visiting Fellow and director of this program. Each year IAS will invite 2-3 leading contemporary Chinese writers such as Gao Xingjian, Mo Yan, Yan Lianke, Yu Hua, Su Tong, Wang Anyi, Jia Pingwa, and others to join the Chinese Creative Writing Program, ushering HKUST students into the colorful world of contemporary Chinese literature. The program will explore the major issues and prospects of creative Chinese writing in a global age and seek to build HKUST as a major platform of such discourses in the higher education sector locally, nationally and internationally. It will also greatly enrich the academic and intellectual community of IAS by creating more exchange and interaction among top scientists in the world and top creative writers from China and beyond.

During the Fall semester of 2013, Professor Liu Zaifu, joined by eminent contemporary Chinese writers Yu Hua and Yan Lianke, will organize the following events:

1)	A conference entitled “Facing the Absurd World, What Can A Writer Do? What Is the Function of Literature?” on 10 October 2013. This conference will invite many prominent writers and critics from Hong Kong, mainland China, and the United States, including Liu Zaifu, Yu Hua, Yan Lianke, Leo Ou-fan Lee, Huang Ziping, Xu Zidong, Chen Pingyuan, Wang Yao, Xie Youshun, Ji Jin, etc. It welcomes HKUST undergraduate and graduate students to partake in the discussion during the conference.
2)	Distinguished lectures by Liu Zaifu, Yu Hua, Yan Lianke to exert impact on the local Hong Kong society and promote a high-end humanities spirit within HKUST's general education for creativity: Yan Lianke - The Specialty of Writing in Mainland China Date：29 October 2013 (Tue) Time：16:30 - 18:00 Venue：Lecture Theater, Institute for Advanced Study, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST Liu Zaifu - Gao Xingjian and Mo Yan: Comparisons Between Two Nobel Literary Laureates Date：5 November 2013 (Tue) Time：16:30 - 18:00 Venue：Lecture Theater, Institute for Advanced Study, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST Yu Hua - Our Literature Date：21 November 2013 (Thu) Time：14:30 - 16:00 Venue：Lecture Theater, Institute for Advanced Study, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST Remarks: The lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
3)	A 3-credit UG HUMA course on “Creative Chinese Writing Workshop” offered by Professor Liu Zaifu and with the participation of Yan Lianke and Yu Hua.

Welcome to grasp the opportunities of exciting face-to-face dialogues with the world-renowned contemporary Chinese writers and critics! Come to meet with the outstanding literary masters!