Ghost Carnival 鬼的狂歡

Qiu Miaojin

Qiu Miaojin was a Taiwanese novelist. She is best known for her 1994 novel Notes of a Crocodile. Qiu's works are frequently cited as classics, and her unapologetically lesbian sensibility has had a profound and lasting influence on LGBTQ+ literature in Taiwan. She has a strong interest in movies and admires Angelopoulos and Tarkovsky.

Lin Hsu Wen-Er

Lin Hsu Wen-Er is a writer and the editor-in-chief of Persimmon Culture Publishing House. In 1991, he collaborated with writer Qiu Miaojin on the 16mm film Ghost Carnival. In 2005, he won the Golden Tripod Award for Best Editor for 《台灣小學世紀風華》(Taiwan primary School Century Style).