ECM writer Li Tse-shu, who won first prize in the United Daily News 'short story contest two years ago, has never been to Taiwan. She admits that originally, she decided to "enter a Taiwanese literary contest with some thought of vengeance in mind."
前年獲得聯合報短篇小說獎首獎的馬來西亞華文作家黎紫書從未到過台灣，她在該文中不諱言，當初是「帶著一點復仇的心理參加台灣文學獎的。」