title: Liu Xinglong
text: # Liu Xinglong
  
  Liu Xinglong (simplified Chinese: 刘醒龙; traditional Chinese: 劉醒龍; pinyin: Liú Xǐnglóng; born 10 January 1956) is a Chinese novelist who is the vice president of Hubei Writers Association and vice president of the Wuhan Literature and Art Association.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Liu was born in Huanggang, Hubei in January 1956. Liu graduated from Hongshan High School (红山高中) in 1973. After graduation, Liu worked as a worker in factory between 1974 and 1985.
  
  Liu started to publish works in 1984 and he joined the China Writers Association in 1993.
  
  ## Works
  
  ### Novels
  
  * Skywalker (天行者)
     * English translation: The Sky Dwellers, translated by Emily Jones. Aurora Publishing, 2016.
  * Political Lesson (政治课)
  * Weifenglinlin (威风凛凛)
  * Love Forever (爱到永远)
  
  ### Novellas
  
  * Fenghuangqin (凤凰琴)
  * Qiufengzuile (秋风醉了)
  
  ### Proses and poems
  
  * A Drop of Water (一滴水有多深)
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Skywalker – 8th Mao Dun Literature Prize (2011)
  * Carrying A Load of Tea Go To Beijing – 1st Lu Xun Literary Prize
  * 7th Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize
  