John Yang

John Yang joined the province Repertory when he was a teenager. He especially loves poems, novels, plays and other literary art. After graduating from the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, he served as screenwriter, director and actor. Since 1990, he has created more than a dozen plays, novels, one hundred prose and poems in the United States. He has published four books. John Yang is the recipient of 22 literary awards within 23 years: "Poppy flower blossom" - won government the Executive...See more

John Yang joined the province Repertory when he was a teenager. He especially loves poems, novels, plays and other literary art. After graduating from the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, he served as screenwriter, director and actor. Since 1990, he has created more than a dozen plays, novels, one hundred prose and poems in the United States. He has published four books. John Yang is the recipient of 22 literary awards within 23 years: "Poppy flower blossom" - won government the Executive Yuan award for best screenplay "Tomb rat" - won the first place of Chinese literature prize of novel "Burial - Ama" - won the first place of Chinese literature Award for poetry "Tianshui white doll"- won the third place of Chinese literature prize of the prose "The Qinghai-Tibet plateau is my home" - won the second place of Li Bai's poetry contest "The beautiful Chinese" - won the Chinese writers Association of So. California award for outstanding script It seems John Yang's shadow shows in the characters he created in his literature works. But each character is not him after all. Vicissitudes of life, the true side of human nature, are seen in his works. John Yang believes that only the literature he created can inspire him, then it will do the same to the readers. John Yang currently is the editor of East-West magazine and a board member of North America Chinese Writers Association in Los Angeles. See less