During his tenure, he has shown an editorial vision that has inspired a homegrown literary movement and left a lasting mark on Taiwanese literature.
除了書寫，鍾肇政主持「台灣文藝」與「民眾日報」副刊期間，深具遠見的編輯方向也帶動了本土書寫的風潮，影響台灣文學至鉅。