le ▁as ▁assistant ▁director ▁and ▁then ▁associate ▁director , ▁the ▁International ▁Writing ▁Program ▁grew ▁into ▁a ▁recognized ▁res iden cy ▁for ▁literary ▁artists . ▁As ▁an ▁active ▁editor , ▁Nie h ▁Eng le ▁sought ▁to ▁introduce ▁little - known ▁Chinese ▁literary ▁tr ends ▁emer ging ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution . ▁She ▁and ▁Eng le ▁translated ▁and ▁edited ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ' s ▁po ems . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁two - volume ▁scholar ly ▁collection , ▁Liter ature ▁of ▁the ▁H undred ▁Flow ers , ▁which ▁she ▁edited ▁and ▁co - trans l ated . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁to ▁honor ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁prom oting ▁exchange ▁among ▁international ▁artists , ▁ 3 0 0 ▁writers ▁advanced ▁the ▁Eng les ▁for ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize . ▁The ▁pair ▁was ▁officially ▁nominated ▁by ▁US ▁Amb assador ▁at ▁Lar ge ▁W . ▁A ver ell ▁Harr iman . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁they ▁coordin ated ▁a ▁" Ch inese ▁Week end ," ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁enc oun ters ▁between ▁writers ▁from ▁main land ▁China , ▁Taiwan , ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁and ▁the ▁di as por a ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Nie h ▁Eng le ▁continued ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Writing ▁Program ▁( I WP ) ▁after ▁Eng le ' s ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁She ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁currently ▁serves