05 Summer First Mobile Micro-fiction Competition Entry Selection (Loose-leaf)

Author: Organizing Committee of the Grand Prize Competition
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Publishing Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The concept of mobile micro-fiction can be well explained by borrowing a passage from the renowned literary master Wang Meng, who spoke about the emergence of micro-fiction in China in the mid-1980s. Wang Meng said: "Micro-fiction is a wit, a sensitivity, a sudden grasp of a certain scene, moment, or aspect of life, and the ability to portray it once grasped." Mobile micro-fiction emphasizes the "short" while avoiding the "long," presenting hundreds of words starkly to the reader with no room for obfuscation or optical illusions. This year's Grand Prize Competition sets a limit of 350 words, aiming to promote brevity and precision while fully utilizing the mobile phone's functionality for reading, writing, and publishing anytime, anywhere. Mobile micro-fiction exhibits hybrid literary characteristics with relatively free and blurred boundaries. However, whether it incorporates elements of stories, skits, fables, essays, poetic expression, or even history, it ultimately remains a novel, retaining some fundamental features of the genre. The intention behind compiling this booklet is to allow more participants and enthusiasts to gain a vivid and intuitive understanding of the innovative mobile micro-fiction and its rules, ensuring that this pioneering competition can continue to be conducted in a healthier and more refined manner, from one edition to the next.