Its founding principles include ensuring creative freedom, promoting Taiwanese culture, and fostering international exchanges.
[1] The association was founded in response to a proposal by writer Li Min-yung (李敏勇) at the annual meeting of the Taiwan Literature (臺灣文藝) on December 7, 1986.
The association organizes literary lectures, seminars, and workshops, and published columns in Independence Evening Post (自立晚報) and Taiwan Times (臺灣時報).
It actively participates in social movements, collaborates with over twenty cultural organizations, advocates for the establishment of Taiwanese literature departments in universities, and played a role in the establishment of the National Museum of Taiwan Literature.
The branch aimed to promote Taiwanese literature and continue the spirit of caring for the local community, following the footsteps of senior writers in the Saline Land such as Wu Hsin-jung (吳新榮), Kuo Shui-t'an (郭水潭), Lin Fang-nian (林芳年), and Wang Deng-shan (王登山), who were part of the Taiwan Alliance for Literature and Arts Jiali Branch during the Japanese rule period.