Renditions No. 69 (Spring 2008) This is the 35th anniversary issue of Renditions. It will be dedicated to our founding editor, George Kao, who passed away on March 1st. We will have three translations related to theatre and performance: a late Ming or early Qing dynasty drum ballad which is a rare example of fully-developed animal fable, a nineteenth century 'flower guide' appraising the qualities of boy-actors, and a one act play by Ding Xilin involving cross-dressing. Finally there will also be two short stories by Wang Anyi and Xi Xi. No. 70 (Autumn 2008) Special issue: Violence in Ming and Qing Literature Guest Editor: C.D. Alison Bailey This issue focuses on violence across time and genre. The translated texts span a period from mid-Ming to late Qing and include short vernacular and classical fiction, extracts from novels, chante-fables, drama, memoirs, 'miscellaneous notes', and poetry. The subject matter and mood range from the horrific to the bawdy, from the supernatural to historical documentation, and from gruesome to grotesque. Themes include justice and injustice, revenge, rape, war and a hen-pecked husband. No. 71 (Spring 2009) Special issue: Chinese film Guest Editor: Paul Clark Extracts from Chinese film scripts from the 1930s to this century are included in this issue. They range from New Women (1934), starring Ruan Lingyu, to Chunmiao (1975) from the Cultural Revolution, and include a storyboard from Zhang Yimou's Hero. Fei Mu's Spring in a Small Town (1948) is a highlight. The issue will explore whether the literary film script (dianying wenxue juben) is a uniquely Chinese invention, written like fiction but reflecting what we see on the screen. The more usual shooting-scripts of several titles will also be included and pages from them will help illustrate the issue. Man Asian Literary Prize This major new literary prize aims to recognize the best of new Asian literature and to bring it to the attention of the world literary community. A distinguished panel of judges selects a single work of fiction to be awarded the prize each year. Works submitted for consideration must not yet be published in English, although they may have been published in other languages. For further details: http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org   Renditions CD-ROM series Out-of-print Renditions issues are now available in our CD-ROM series. To order click here for further details. Renditions No. 2: Special Fiction Issue Renditions No. 3: Special Drama Issue Renditions No. 6: Special Art Issue Renditions Nos. 11/12: Special Issue on Tz'u Renditions Nos. 17/18: Special Issue: Middlebrow Fiction Renditions Nos. 19/20: Special Issue: Chinese Literature Today Renditions Nos. 27/28: Special Issue: Contemporary Women Writers Renditions Nos. 29/30: Special Issue: Hong Kong Renditions Nos. 47/48: Special Issue: Hong Kong Nineties Renditions Paperback: Chen Ruoxi: The Old Man and Other Stories