[1] In the 1950s, Taiwan was in a state of cross-strait tension due to the aftermaths of the Second Chinese Civil War, and the martial law led to a wartime mobilization period.
In terms of literature, the Nationalist government implemented anti-communist literary policies and Mandarin promotion movements.
It is considered the first publication uniting Taiwanese writers after World War II, conducted through written correspondence.
During the martial law period in Taiwan, in an environment where secret societies were viewed with suspicion for potentially compromising security, the operation of Literary Friends Communications was indeed valuable.
It represented a groundbreaking attempt to overcome the limitations of mainstream publications that found it challenging to publish works by Taiwanese writers.