Chen Xianfa, born October 1967 in Tongcheng, Anhui; graduated from Fudan University in 1989. His main works include poetry collections Xiebei zhi xin (The Heart of the Slate), Jiu zhang (Nine Chapters), the novel La hun qiang (Soul of the Soul), the essay collection Heichi ba jiuji (Notes from the Blackpool Dam), and more. He has been awarded the Lu Xun Literature Award, the Chinese Literature Media Award, the October Poetry Award, and the Chinese Laurel Poetry Award, among others. In 2015, he—along with ten other poets from Beidao—won the 100 Years of Contributions to New Poetry Award. His works have been translated into English, French, German, Russian, Italian, and other languages.

陈先发，1967年10月生于安徽桐城。1989年毕业于复旦大学。主要著作有诗集《写碑之心》《九章》、长篇小说《拉魂腔》、随笔集《黑池坝笔记》等十余部。曾获鲁迅文学奖、华语文学传媒大奖、十月诗歌奖、中国桂冠诗歌奖等数十种。2015年与北岛等十诗人一起获得“百年新诗贡献奖”。作品被译成英、法、德、俄、意大利等多种语言传播。