1931
Taiwan Literature (Taiwan bungaku/T'ai-wan wen-hsueh), which dedicated to pure literature, succeeded the journal People (hitobito/ren ren), which was published by Yang Yuen-ping in 1925, and lasted for only two issues. The new publication was the organ of Taiwan Literature Writers Association (Taiwan bungei sakka kyokai/T'ai-wan wen-yi cho-chia hsieh-hui) organized by Wang Shi-lang et al. and several Japanese writers. It lasted for only six issues and did not appeared to have offered much influence.

1932
Southern Voices (nanon/nan-yin), edited initially by Huang Chun-cheng and later by Chang Sing-chiang in Chinese, was an important journal in the pre-War period of Taiwanese literature. It provided a major forum for the Taiwanese language debate. Having lasted for twelve issues, it belongs to literature journals of relative longevity.

Taiwan Arts Study Group (Taiwan geizyutsu kenkyukai/T'ai-wan yi-hsu yen-chiu-hui) was organized by Taiwanese students in Japan. Its organ, Taiwan Literature (Taiwan bungei/T'ai-wan wen-yi), edited by Wu Kung-huang, lasted for only two issues.

1933
The new journal, Formosa (forumosa/fu-er-mo-sa), lasted for only three issues. However, it published works by some new fresh writers in Japanese, such as Chang Wen-huan, Vu Yung-fu, Wu Tien-sang, etc.

Taiwan New People's Newspaper (Taiwan sinminpo/T'ai-wan hsin-min-pao) turned daily this year and provided an important forum for writers.

Taiwan Literature Association's (Taiwan bungei kyokai/T'ai-wan wen-yi hsieh hui) organs, Advance-troops (senhatsu budai/sen-fa bu-duei) and Front Line (daiichisen/di-ih-sian), both in Chinese, each lasted for only one issue.

1934
Taiwan Literature Federation's (Taiwan bungei renmei/T'ai-wan wen-yi lien-meng) organ,Taiwan Literature (Taiwan bungei/T'ai-wan wen-yi), published in both Chinese and Japanese, lasted for sixteen issues.



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