Known to Taiwanese writers simply as "Teacher Lin," Lin Hai-yin published three novels, four collections of short stories, 19 collections of essays and ten volumes of children's literary works.
A Model for All Times : Remembering Lin Hai-yin-Promoter of Literature 文．滕淑芬文壇大師、文學出版舵手林海音女士十二月一日深夜病逝台北，享壽八十三歲，藝文界齊聲哀悼。