Organizers of the first International Bingxin Literature Award have encouraged the public to submit literary works.

The award is jointly hosted by the Beijing Publishing Group and the SDIC Human Resources Service.

It is an extension of the national Youth Bingxin Literature program that has been held for 16 years.

Bingxin is the pen name of the famous modern writer Xie Wanying.

Award organizers will arrange competitions at home and abroad and develop international exchange platforms for literature lovers worldwide.

Public works collection and review will last through June next year.

Depending on the pandemic situation, the award ceremony will be staged in Beijing, Shandong province's Yantai, Fujian province's Fuzhou, Yunnan province's Kunming, as well as London, Frankfurt, Pittsburgh, US and Tokyo.

Sign-ups are available at www.ihrsc.com.