The citizens of Ilan have long admired Huang's work. Seeking to do something for him following his son's death, they decided to help him realize a long-held dream--the founding of a literary journal. Pooling many small donations, they established the Big Fish Foundation for just this purpose.
國峻走後，黃春明除了忙著寫作、編戲，過去曾經受他感動的宜蘭人，以小額捐款成立了黃大魚基金會，想要支持黃春明完成未竟的理想──編一份純文學刊物。