The nucleus of Literary Quarterly consisted of writers such as Chen Ying-chen, Chi Teng-sheng, Hwang Chun-ming, and Liu Ta-jen who exploited realism and a socially critical eye to shape the lives and experiences of individuals in society into a substantial collection of literary works.
文學季刊派的中堅作家包括陳映真、七等生、黃春明、劉大任，以現實主義和批判色彩的方式，將個人的生命經驗或社會體驗寫成作品，具有相當份量。