Priest (writer)

Priest is a pseudonymous Chinese author whose works are published online. Signed by the web-based publisher Jinjiang Literature City, she has been actively writing since 2007 and has received several awards for her writing. She is considered to be among the top five Chinese writers catering to women's interests.
Priest is known for writing in a variety of genres, and her works include both danmei novels and novels featuring female protagonists. Her works have been adapted into manhua, donghua, and television dramas. Many of her novels have been translated into Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and English. The dramas Guardian, Legend of Fei, Word of Honor, and Justice in the Dark are based on Priest's novels.

Life

Priest works full-time, writing on the side. She has a cat named Pizai. In 2019, she ranked seventeenth on a list of Chinese authors by income.

Style and themes

Priest's works have deep humanistic themes, reflecting reality and women's growth. The Biennial Network Literature Award stated that her novel You Fei "gives full play to the author's ability to control the grand historical theme, vertically continues the classic context of the wuxia novel genre, horizontally connects with the female Internet text, and opens up new possibilities in the old type tradition. The novel has a grand structure, steady rhythm, concise language, delicate and touching characters, and delicate emotions. It is a rare masterpiece of contemporary network wuxia novels." You Fei was also praised by Sixth Tone as a unique martial arts piece that focuses on a woman in a usually male-centered genre.
Tan Tian of Literature and Art Newspaper says that Priest's Mo Du demonstrates an: "…inheritance of traditional literary resources, which is mainly manifested in three aspects: titles, selected sentences, and contents are integrated into the elements of traditional literary resources; realistic style is concerned about social hot issues; the slow introduction of narrative rhythm and complex story structure suggest that network literature extradite the essence of traditional literature."
About Priest's Can Ci Pin, the 30th China Science Fiction Galaxy Awards stated, "Under the surface of all kinds of sci-fi elements such as mechs, cyber, and interstellar wars, there lies a story about the warmth of humanity. The author uses a first-class narrative ability, bringing sci-fi to a much wider audience."

Works

Priest has published six short stories and more than thirty novels. Several of her novels have been licensed for English translation by Seven Seas Entertainment and Rosmei. Her work has also been published in Japan by Pleiades Press, in Korea by Ridibooks, and in Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Adaptations

Several of Priest's novels have been adapted into comics, animated series, or live-action television dramas. These include:Tian Ya Ke - Adapted into web series Word of Honor.Zi Ben Jian Ke - Licensed for adaptation into television series of the same name.Zhen Hun - Adapted into web series Guardian.Shan He Biao Li - Adapted into web series of the same name.Tuo Gui - Adapted into web series Derailment.Sha Po Lang - Adapted into web series of the same name.You Fei - Adapted into television series Legend of Fei.Mo Du - Adapted into web series Justice in the Dark.Can Ci Pin - Adapted into animated series The Defective.Lie Huo Jiao Chou - Adapted into animated series of the same name.

Awards and honors

Online Literature Awards / Recognitions

One of the five classic writers selected for 20 Years of Chinese Network Literature
4th Orange Melon Network Literature Award
2020 Orange Melon Network Literature: Top Ten Wuxia Authors in the Past 20 Years
2020 Orange Melon Network Literature: Top 100 Great God Authors in 20 Years of Network Literature
2020 Orange Melon Network Literature: Top 100 Industry Representatives of Network Literature in the Past 20 Years

''You Fei''

2nd Network Literature Biennial Award – Bronze Award
2016 Novel Reading List – Novel of the Year award, Best Ancient Saying of the Year, Best Plot of the Year, Author of the Year
2017 Weibo Reading – Top Ten Asian books
2017 Novel Reading List – Most Anticipated Screen Adaptation, Most Popular Ancient Chinese Work
2016 Douban Annual Reading List – Top 1 Fantasy Genre
2017 Douban Annual Reading List – Top 1 Fantasy Genre
2016-2017 Network Committee of China Literary Critics Association, Guangming Literary Criticism Editorial Office, China Youth Publishing House – Top 10 of Recommended Chinese Online Novels List
Online Literature Masterpiece with the Most Copyright Value in 2020

''Zhen Hun''

China's IP Industry Report 2016 – China's Super IP-Top 100 Influence List

''Mo Du''

2018 Douban Annual Reading List – Top 1 Suspense/Mystery Genre
2018 4th Chinese Original Fiction Awards – Most Popular Work

''Can Ci Pin''

2019 30th Chinese Science Fiction Galaxy Awards – Best Original Book
2019 Top Ten Best Searchlight Chinese Literature Books of 2019

Network Literature Authors List

No.5 in the Top 50 Influence Ranking of Chinese Women Writers of Network Literature in 2020
No.8 in the Top 50 Influence Ranking of Chinese Women Writers of Network Literature in 2019
No.11 in the Top 50 Influence Ranking of Chinese Women Writers of Network Literature in 2018
No. 23 in the Top 50 Influence Ranking of Chinese Women Writers of Network Literature in 2017
No.5 in the 5th Network Literature Authors List of Influential Dangdang Authors

Jinjiang Literature City Awards/Recognitions

2010 – Qi Ye won outstanding BL works
2011 – Tian Ya Ke won outstanding BL works
2012 – Zhen Hun won outstanding BL works
2013 – Da Ying Xiong Shi Dai won outstanding modern romance
2013 – Da Ge won outstanding BL works
2014 – Shan He Biao Li won outstanding BL works
2015 – Sha Po Lang won outstanding BL works
2016 – Most Valuable Author of IP adaptation
2016 – You Fei won excellent historical romance works
2016 – Mo Du won outstanding BL works
2017 – Most Valuable Author of IP adaptation
2017 – Most Popular Author
2017 – Can Ci Pin won the Year's Danmei Masterpiece
2018 – Most Influential Author of IP adaptation
2018 – Most Popular Author
2018 – Wu Wu Ran, Wu Gong Hai was a top ten work of modern romance for the year
2019 – Most Influential Author of IP adaptation
2019 – Most Popular Author
2019 – Lie Huo Jiao Chou won the Year's Danmei Masterpiece
2021 - Tai Sui won a Year-end Masterpiece medal