Chen Chang is an assistant professor at Tongji University, China. Dr Chang's research focuses on Chinese contemporary literature. Previous publications include The River of Time: The Life Climate of Chinese Modern Writers.

Liu Tianyi is a Doctor of Literature at Fudan University, China, and a young critic. His research focuses on 20th-century literary history, Ba Jin, and left-wing literature, and engages in literary criticism and novel creation.

Chen Sihe is a professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Fudan University, China. He is a Special-Appointed Professor of the "Changjiang Scholars Program" with the Ministry of Education and Library Director at Fudan University. He is an expert on Ba Jin, the history of 20th-century Chinese literature, and the relationship between Chinese and foreign literature.