The works of two Miao and three Tujia authors were put under the magnifying glass at the recent “Conference on Chongqing Ethnic Minority Writers” held in Beijing (重庆少数民族作品). The conference was co-sponsored by five heavyweight organizations including the Chongqing chapter of the China Writers’ Association, Nationalities Literature Magazine (民族文学) and the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission of Chongqing.