Department of Cultural Affairs

The 2024 Taipei Literature Festival exhibition “Editor Wanted: Perspectives, Techniques, and Dialogues”, scheduled from 4 to 26 May 2024, will feature as its main attractions five periodicals from different times: “Theater” (劇場), “Echo of Things Chinese” (漢聲), “Human World” (人間), “ISLE Magazine” (島嶼邊緣), and “Stir” (騷動). As well as historical archives, these publications also serve as lenses through which we can view past and present, sparking intellectual discussion.

In line with the 2024 Taipei Literature Festival’s theme of “wildness”, literature has embraced diverse forms of cross-cultural integration, and no compelling reasons against it can be offered nowadays. The sophisticated narrative in cultural publications continue to offer readers much food for thought. These publications witness leaps and bounds in technology and shifts in social dynamics, and their editorial techniques and perspectives provide readers the keys to understanding each historical period accurately. Magazine editors play pivotal roles, not merely content producers but also catalysts for discussion of important issues. Their interpretations shape the aesthetic appeal of magazines and influence public perception. Each project that is undertaken represents a reimagining of traditional paradigms and a relentless pursuit of innovation.

The exhibition is divided into four sections, Select, Explore, Interpret, and Amplify, each of which encourages visitors to engage in the editor recruitment process: select your preferred editorial style, explore the ideological evolution of past publications, and, under the mentorship of esteemed editors like Chia-Chi Chen, Ching-Wei Tung, Jung-Hsing Ho, Chu-Chung Li, and Wan-Yun Chang, learn the art of interpreting a magazine. Visitors are invited to customize content according to their interests and amplify contemporary voices. We aim to take you on a journey through history, showcasing and interpreting its waves, enabling you to grasp the past and find inspiration for areas of future content production.

2024 Taipei Literature Festival Theme Exhibition

Dates: May 4 to 26, closed Mondays

Location: Bopiliao Historic Block (No. 173-35, 37, 39, Kangding Rd., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City)