1959 - 1965
A group of outstanding second generation Taiwanese writers of post-War period appeared during this period. They are Huang Chun-ming, Tung Fan-pai, Cheng Ching-wen, Ch'en Ying-chen, Ch'en Jo-shi, Wang Chen-ho, Chi Deng-shen, Li Ch'iao, Chi Chi, etc. In addition, Chung Teh-min, Shih Ming-chen, Ch'en Heng-chia, Huang Chiuan, Lin Huai-min, Shih Shu-ch'ing, Kuo Song-fen, Liu Ta-zen, Chang Shi-kuo, Ou Yang-tsu, etc., all appeared at this time.

1964
Wu Cho-liu published Taiwan Literature(T'ai-wan wen-yi), under very difficult circumstances, for thirteen years until his death in 1976. Li Poetry Journal (li shi kan)was published, providing Taiwanese poets with their own forum and a place to cultivate new poets.

1965
Chung Chao-chen edited the following two series of collective works: Selected Works of Taiwanese Writers (pen-shen chie cho-chia cho-pin shuan-chi), ten volumes, published by Wen Tan She Company; Youth Literature of Taiwan Province (T'ai-wan shen chin-nien wen-hsueh tsuong shu), ten volumes, published by Yuo-shi Book Company.

The publication of the above collections was a major event since the existance of the Taiwanese New Literature. The characteristic of the publication was that both were exclusively of the native Taiwanese writers. The former was a collection of combined works of sixty nine novelists in nine volumes and of ninety seven poets in one volume. The later was a collection of novels of each writer in one volume, of Cheng Huan, Cheng Chin-wen, Li Chiao, Chung Teh-min, Ch'en Tien-feng, Huang Chiuan, Wei Wan-chi, Liu Ching-chiuan, Liu Mu-sha, Lu Mei-dai.

Yeh Shih-tao published a novel Adolescence(ching chung), and an essay The Nativist Literature of Taiwan (T'ai-wan de hsiang-tu wen-hsueh). He reintroduced the historical term Nativist Literature into the literary forum.

1965 - 1975
This period saw the emergence of the third generation writers of the post-War period. The more well known writers were Yang Ch'ing-ch'u, Hong Fei-ueh, Li Ang, Wang T'o, Tseng Shin-yi, Sung Tse-lai, Lin Suang-bu, Hong Shing-fu, among many others.



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