作家是中小学生心目中最崇拜的偶像,是名副其实的课堂外老师;中小学生是读着作家的作品成长起来的,是作家作品最大的读者群体。评选“全国中小学生最喜爱的当代作家”活动对于引导广大中小学生喜爱读书,积极向上,以及促进学校的德育工作和校园文化建设都有着不同寻常的意义。《扬子晚报》是全国报界发行量最大的强势媒体之一;《全国优秀作文选》是江苏省期刊发行量最大, The writer is the most idolized icon in the minds of primary and middle school students. It is a true teacher outside the classroom. Primary and secondary school students are the writer’s works and they are the largest group of readers. The selection of the “China’s primary and secondary school students’ favourite contemporary writers” campaign has unusual significance for guiding the majority of primary and middle school students to love reading, being positive, and promoting the school’s moral education work and campus culture construction. The “Yangtze Evening News” is one of the most powerful media in the national press circulation. The “National Excellent Composition Selection” is the largest circulation issue in Jiangsu Province.