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Malaysia Young Author Award (MYAA) is a dynamic three-round English Story Writing Competition. It is designed to nurture and showcase young writers in the English language. Participants will have the opportunity to express their creativity through compelling written stories, and then bring those narratives to life through captivating visual and verbal presentations. Winners will have their stories published on our website and will have the opportunity to serve as judges for future MYAA competitions, write for the Young Reader Club, and participate in social responsibility projects with the Catherine Khoo Writing Foundation. The deadline for MYAA 2024 registration is August 18, 2024.

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Malaysia young author award, open to all students in malaysia from 8 to 18 years of age, preliminary round.

Task (1)  Story Writing: Write a story you'd love to read and submit it.  Registration Deadline 18 August 2024 Submission Deadline 25 August 2024 Advancement The top 10% stories will proceed to the semi-finals.

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Task (1)  Video Presentation: Create a short video sharing the story you wrote. (2)  Write a Synopsis: Provide a brief summary of your story. Submission Deadline 14 October 2024 Advancement Finalists will be chosen through a combination of online voting and decisions by the organizing committee.

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Task (1)  Live Presentation: Present your story live. Presentation Date 9 or 10 November 2024 Mode Online via Zoom

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The competition comprises 3 rounds: Preliminary Round, Semi-Final Round and Final Round. PRELIMINARY ROUND (August 2024) • Participants submit their written stories of 800 to 1,500 words (refer to column (5) Story Word Count  for the word limit) by 25 August 2024. • Each story will receive comment from our panel of judges. • The top 10% stories will be invited to join the semi-finals in October 2024. SEMI-FINAL ROUND (October 2024) • Semi-finalists create a short video (30 to 90 seconds) sharing their submitted stories and write a synopsis. The more creative, the better. Submit by 14 October 2024. • The videos will be posted on our Instagram/Facebook accounts with the story synopsis as the caption. The goal is to promote your story and gain attention from the audience. • The 20 finalists of each category will be chosen through a combination of online voting (most likes) and organizing committee decisions. FINAL ROUND (November 2024) • Finalists will present their stories live to our judging panel on 9 or 10 November 2024 via Zoom. Winners will be chosen based on their performance in the preliminary round, semi-final round, and final round.  The number of finalists may vary depending on the total number of participants.

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(5) Story Word Count

Candidates should adhere to the following word count based on their category when writing their stories. The organizer reserves the right to disqualify any stories that do not adhere to the word count limit. Junior Category • 800-word (minimum) to 1,100-word (maximum) Intermediate Category • 1,000-word (minimum) to 1,300-word (maximum) Senior Category • 1,200-word (minimum) to 1,500-word (maximum)

(6) Story Genres

While there’s no specific theme you need to follow, please ensure your stories fit into one of the following genres: • Aliens & Angels • Animal Tales • Asian Tales • Ghosts & Ghouls • Heart Warmers • Magic & Fantasy • Mystery & Adventure

(7) Competition Prizes & Certificates

Certificate of Participation All candidates in the preliminary round, semi-final round and final round will receive a certificate of participation after the competition. Final Round Prizes: Winners from Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories will each receive: ✧ 1st Prize (X1 Winner) : RM1,200 cash prize, certificate of achievement, and publication on our website. ✧ 2nd Prize (X1 Winner) : RM800 cash prize, certificate of achievement, and publication on our website. ✧ 3rd Prize (X1 Winner) : RM500 cash prize, certificate of achievement, and publication on our website. ✧ Merit (X1 Winner) : RM300 cash prize, certificate of achievement, and publication on our website. ✧ Consolation (X6 Winners) : RM50 each, certificate of achievement, and publication on our website. In addition to cash prizes and certificates, winners will have their stories published on our website. They will also receive opportunities to serve as judges for future MYAA competitions, contribute to the Young Reader Club, and participate in social responsibility projects with the Catherine Khoo Writing Foundation.

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Published Young Authors: Our judging panel includes published young authors who have not only been recognized for their outstanding writing in previous Asia Young Author Awards but have also served as judges for past MYAAs. Their firsthand experience ensures a thoughtful and insightful assessment of participants' submissions. Ms. Catherine Khoo: We are privileged to have Ms. Catherine Khoo, founder of the Unique English Classroom and creator of the Young Author Award from Singapore will also be part of the judging panel. Catherine is an author, editor, lecturer, and moviemaker with more than 30 years of experience in media. She was the Editor-in-Chief of Japan Close-Up Magazine and Asia 21 Magazine. She has published two bestselling books and is the founder of Singapore’s first boutique publisher of imprints for under-18s. What are the judges looking for in your story? • Creativity and imagination • Ability to draw readers attention • Originality • Maintenance of interest • Continuity and climax

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Malaysian Short Story Writing Competition announces this year’s winners

Judges of the event say winning entries reveal 'deeper truths about what it means to be Malaysian'

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 18 Dec 2022 1:00PM

THE vibrancy of the Malaysian short story in the English language was certainly evident as a total of 175 short stories were submitted for the 2022 Malaysian Short Story Writing Competition, sponsored by the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) in collaboration with Maya Press.

The competition was open to Malaysian writers 18 years of age and above, to showcase their original unpublished stories that are between 2,000 and 3,000 words in length. 

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UNM, expressed his enthusiasm for projects that supported the advancement of literature in Malaysia.

“I am really pleased that this is another successful national level competition. I am also glad to see alumni from the University of Nottingham Malaysia making a strong presence among the winners. The School of English at University of Nottingham Malaysia is actively involved in promoting creative writing through its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes,” he said.  

Tapping on local talent 

The 2022 Malaysian Short Story Writing Competition provided an opportunity for novice and published writers to showcase their work.

Chair of the organising committee and UNM Emeritus Professor, Dr Malachi Edwin Vethamani, shared, “The short story is a very popular literary genre in Malaysian writing in English. Still, there aren’t many avenues for writers to submit their work. This open-themed competition provided an opportunity for writers to submit work on topics that they were interested in and we received a wide variety of stories.” 

A landmark competition 

The 2022 Malaysian Short Story Writing Competition culminated in a prize giving ceremony held at the UNM Kuala Lumpur Teaching Centre (KLTC) on December 15. Professor Sarah Metcalfe, Provost, University of Nottingham Malaysia gave away the prizes.

Sharmilla Ganesan took the top prize for ‘A Chance Encounter at Sungai Chiling.’ Lam Kok Liang took second place for his story titled, ‘The Festival,’ while Sumitra Selvaraj and Miriam Samuel shared third place, Sumitra for ‘Such A Pretty Girl’ and Miriam for ‘The Things You Weep For.’  

The winners took home a cash prizes of RM1,000, RM750 and RM500, respectively, and a certificate of recognition. Shortlisted and longlisted finalists also received a certificate of recognition as well as RM200 and RM100, respectively.  

The shortlisted writers and their stories are Hoo Sze Ling for ’The First’; Lim Wan Phing for ‘Four’; Fong Min Hun for ‘An Afternoon at the Bank’; Joshua Lim Jia Sheng for ‘Generation Game Night’; ‘Yeoh Jun Ee for ‘The Washerwoman’ and Poh Tun Min for ‘The Girl Who Remembered’. 

The longlisted writers and their stories are Wong Xiu Wei for ‘Just a Cat’; Joshua Lim Jia Sheng for ‘The Gambling Man’; Ethan John Matisa for ‘The Great Sleep Reset’; Loshni Nair for ‘It Runs in the Family’; Tan Hee Jin for ‘Threshold’; Chloe Hor Yin Yee ‘Red-eye Flight’; Zulfikri Bin Ahmad for ‘The Khutbah Staff’ and Mohd Hafidz Bin Mahpar for ‘Green-Eyed Monster’. 

Judges’ feedback 

The esteemed panel of judges for the competition comprised Sharon Bakar, a well-known editor, writer, publisher and curator of the long-running monthly literary event, Readings@Seksan in Kuala Lumpur, and three award-winning writers, Saras Manickam, Shi-Li Kow and Terence Toh.

 Speaking on behalf of the judges Bakar said, "The judges wanted plots that drew us in completely from the first page and were fresh and surprising; characters we could believe in and care for; and strong writing that flowed beautifully. Stories that gave us pleasure.

"It was a bonus to find deeper truths about what it means to be Malaysian revealing itself through the storytelling. We found all these things in the stories written by the finalists." 

The winners’ voices

The winners of the competition also had some important things to say about their work. 

Ganesan said her story “started with simply wanting to capture a conversation between two rather lost beings. But as it developed, I realised that this feeling of being 'lost' or 'lonely' can often be a by-product of feeling like you don't belong. Which is what the story eventually became." 

Lam said, “Writing this story has been a real pleasure and eye opener. Ordinary people in everyday situations sometimes give us unexpected glimpses into the human condition. Perhaps over the ages, some these insights may have crept into myths and ritual. It was also interesting (and a bit spooky) that fictional characters can sometimes take on a life of their own; they tell us what they want to say, they might even shape and drive the story. If only we let them.” 

Miriam mentioned that ‘The Things You Weep For’ is based on the realities of being a victim-survivor of sexual violence in Malaysia and said that “writing it gave me a form of healing I didn't expect to experience. It made me realise the power of words, not only to convey meaning, but to create change and make things happen.”

She added, “to be one of the winners is an acknowledgement that stories like this are valid and important. Above all, it tells me that our stories are worth being written and talked about; that our voices matter too.”  

Sumitra said her story idea came from the countless instances of sexual harassment that children are subject to, often from family members or people who are known to them. She added, “it’s rarely addressed; excuses are made for the offending behaviour and the event is swept under the carpet. It’s decided that it’s better not to deal with the shame and stigma, for fear of rocking close relationships.

"But the ripple effects, even from just one seemingly small incident, scars children in ways that they cannot yet express. I hope the story makes people think about the potential monsters that may lurk in their own homes and social circles.” 

Maya Press, the co-sponsor of the competition, will be publishing a compilation of the winning stories in the first quarter of 2023. – The Vibes, December 18, 2022

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Creative writing competition: ‘2021 in words’.

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The year is coming to an end and we’re sure everyone had a tough long ride. Pen out your thoughts and views of the year and submit to us for an opportunity to win some money!

The  Creative Writing Competition – ‘2021 in Words’  is a safe and creative space for students to articulate their journey throughout the year in the literary sense. We want to motivate everyone to communicate their experiences and be encouraged on how far they have come.

All you need to do are:

• a) Write about a  challenge you have faced .
• b) Discuss on  how you manage the issue . You do not necessarily need to provide a clear-cut solution. Instead, elaborate on how you dealt with the problem.
• c) Explain  what you hope to see or achieve in the year 2022 .
• d) Limit the essay to only  800 words . (No minimum limit)

Send your work in PDF form to our email ( [email protected] )  by 11:59pm December 3 2021 . Essays will be marked based on content, language and creativity.

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Winners will be announced in mid-December 2021 and all participants will receive e-certificates.

Get creative and tell us how your year went!

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The Young Writers’ Meet is an essay competition through the collaboration between AUG Student Services and SIM Global Education to bring together all aspiring writers to showcase their passion for writing.

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Covid-19 pandemic has changed students’ life as it became harder when they need to be in social and physical isolation. No more school, no more physical contact with friends, and no more outdoor activities. When classes moved online and students’ world became much smaller, they started to find an outlet to express their emotions and vulnerabilities. Experts say getting creative is one way to ease emotional distress and reduce anxiety in this ongoing pandemic. Among numerous creative activities for students, writing can serve as therapeutic outlet. Hence, ASPer English Unit has created a space for ASPer Batch ‘17 to express the emotions through their piece of writing.

Creative Writing Competition 2022 was organized by ASPer English Unit in conjunction with Online English Festival 2022. It was held in between March 11 and March 20. With the theme of ‘Rely on You’, students can pen their thoughts on their relationship during these difficult times. There were two categories in the competition: 3-6-9 Poetry Writing and 150 Words Short Stories. The competition received 26 submissions from Poetry Writing contest and another 26 submissions from Short Stories contest.

The entries were screened by a panel of judges through two stages of evaluation and, subsequently, 3 winners were picked for both categories. The judges and English teachers enjoyed reading all the entrees and it was encouraging to see the younger generation being confident in sharing their experience and perspective about life. Below are the lists of the winners:

3-6-9 Poetry Writing

1 st  place: A Place to Rest by Nadhirah Binti Kamarulzaman

2 nd  place: Relying by Hilda Hafilda Binti Hifni

3 rd  place: Expectations by Nur Imanina Binti Kamarulzaman

150 Words Short Stories

1 st  place: Rely? Odd by Imaan Nabila Binti Sahrin

2 nd  place: Unspoken Goodbye by Mishalini A/P David

3 rd  place: Interdependent by Nur Intan Khumaira Binti Azli

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!

ASPer English Unit will contact the winners soon. It is hoped that these participants should continue to express their ideas through writings. We would also like to extend our appreciation to ASPer whose contributions made it possible for the participants to enjoy the event and receive the prizes they deserve.  

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CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION 2022

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” – Anne Frank

Covid-19 pandemic has changed students’ life as it became harder when they need to be in social and physical isolation. No more school, no more physical contact with friends, and no more outdoor activities. When classes moved online and students’ world became much smaller, they started to find an outlet to express their emotions and vulnerabilities. Experts say getting creative is one way to ease emotional distress and reduce anxiety in this ongoing pandemic. Among numerous creative activities for students, writing can serve as therapeutic outlet. Hence, ASPer English Unit has created a space for ASPer Batch ‘17 to express the emotions through their piece of writing.

Creative Writing Competition 2022 was organized by ASPer English Unit in conjunction with Online English Festival 2022. It was held in between March 11 and March 20. With the theme of ‘Rely on You’, students can pen their thoughts on their relationship during these difficult times. There were two categories in the competition: 3-6-9 Poetry Writing and 150 Words Short Stories. The competition received 26 submissions from Poetry Writing contest and another 26 submissions from Short Stories contest.

The entries were screened by a panel of judges through two stages of evaluation and, subsequently, 3 winners were picked for both categories. The judges and English teachers enjoyed reading all the entrees and it was encouraging to see the younger generation being confident in sharing their experience and perspective about life. Below are the lists of the winners:

3-6-9 Poetry Writing

1 st place: A Place to Rest by Nadhirah Binti Kamarulzaman

2 nd place: Relying by Hilda Hafilda Binti Hifni

3 rd place: Expectations by Nur Imanina Binti Kamarulzaman

150 Words Short Stories

1 st place: Rely? Odd by Imaan Nabila Binti Sahrin

2 nd place: Unspoken Goodbye by Mishalini A/P David

3 rd place: Interdependent by Nur Intan Khumaira Binti Azli

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!

ASPer English Unit will contact the winners soon. It is hoped that these participants should continue to express their ideas through writings. We would also like to extend our appreciation to ASPer whose contributions made it possible for the participants to enjoy the event and receive the prizes they deserve.  

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Malaysian Short Story Writing Competition announces this year’s winners

Judges of the event say winning entries reveal ‘deeper truths about what it means to be Malaysian’

THE vibrancy of the Malaysian short story in the English language was certainly evident as a total of 175 short stories were submitted for the 2022 Malaysian Short Story Writing Competition, sponsored by the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) in collaboration with Maya Press.

The competition was open to Malaysian writers 18 years of age and above, to showcase their original unpublished stories that are between 2,000 and 3,000 words in length.

Dr Jason Pandya-Wood, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UNM, expressed his enthusiasm for projects that supported the advancement of literature in Malaysia.

“I am really pleased that this is another successful national level competition. I am also glad to see alumni from the University of Nottingham Malaysia making a strong presence among the winners. The School of English at University of Nottingham Malaysia is actively involved in promoting creative writing through its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes,” he said.

Tapping on local talent

The 2022 Malaysian Short Story Writing Competition provided an opportunity for novice and published writers to showcase their work.

Chair of the organising committee and UNM Emeritus Professor, Dr Malachi Edwin Vethamani, shared, “The short story is a very popular literary genre in Malaysian writing in English. Still, there aren’t many avenues for writers to submit their work. This open-themed competition provided an opportunity for writers to submit work on topics that they were interested in and we received a wide variety of stories.”

First prize winner, Sharmilla Ganesan poses with Prof Sarah Metcalfe, Provost, University of Nottingham and Emeritus Professor Malachi Edwin Vethamani. – Courtesy of University of Nottingham A landmark competition

The 2022 Malaysian Short Story Writing Competition culminated in a prize giving ceremony held at the UNM Kuala Lumpur Teaching Centre (KLTC) on December 15. Professor Sarah Metcalfe, Provost, University of Nottingham Malaysia gave away the prizes.

Sharmilla Ganesan took the top prize for ‘A Chance Encounter at Sungai Chiling.’ Lam Kok Liang took second place for his story titled, ‘The Festival,’ while Sumitra Selvaraj and Miriam Samuel shared third place, Sumitra for ‘Such A Pretty Girl’ and Miriam for ‘The Things You Weep For.’

The winners took home a cash prizes of RM1,000, RM750 and RM500, respectively, and a certificate of recognition. Shortlisted and longlisted finalists also received a certificate of recognition as well as RM200 and RM100, respectively.

The shortlisted writers and their stories are Hoo Sze Ling for ’The First’; Lim Wan Phing for ‘Four’; Fong Min Hun for ‘An Afternoon at the Bank’; Joshua Lim Jia Sheng for ‘Generation Game Night’; ‘Yeoh Jun Ee for ‘The Washerwoman’ and Poh Tun Min for ‘The Girl Who Remembered’.

The longlisted writers and their stories are Wong Xiu Wei for ‘Just a Cat’; Joshua Lim Jia Sheng for ‘The Gambling Man’; Ethan John Matisa for ‘The Great Sleep Reset’; Loshni Nair for ‘It Runs in the Family’; Tan Hee Jin for ‘Threshold’; Chloe Hor Yin Yee ‘Red-eye Flight’; Zulfikri Bin Ahmad for ‘The Khutbah Staff’ and Mohd Hafidz Bin Mahpar for ‘Green-Eyed Monster’.

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The esteemed panel of judges for the competition comprised Sharon Bakar, a well-known editor, writer, publisher and curator of the long-running monthly literary event, Readings@Seksan in Kuala Lumpur, and three award-winning writers, Saras Manickam, Shi-Li Kow and Terence Toh.

Speaking on behalf of the judges Bakar said, “The judges wanted plots that drew us in completely from the first page and were fresh and surprising; characters we could believe in and care for; and strong writing that flowed beautifully. Stories that gave us pleasure.

“It was a bonus to find deeper truths about what it means to be Malaysian revealing itself through the storytelling. We found all these things in the stories written by the finalists.”

Group photo of all the winners present at the prize-giving ceremony. – Courtesy of University of Nottingham The winners’ voices

The winners of the competition also had some important things to say about their work.

Ganesan said her story “started with simply wanting to capture a conversation between two rather lost beings. But as it developed, I realised that this feeling of being ‘lost’ or ‘lonely’ can often be a by-product of feeling like you don’t belong. Which is what the story eventually became.”

Lam said, “Writing this story has been a real pleasure and eye opener. Ordinary people in everyday situations sometimes give us unexpected glimpses into the human condition. Perhaps over the ages, some these insights may have crept into myths and ritual. It was also interesting (and a bit spooky) that fictional characters can sometimes take on a life of their own; they tell us what they want to say, they might even shape and drive the story. If only we let them.”

Miriam mentioned that ‘The Things You Weep For’ is based on the realities of being a victim-survivor of sexual violence in Malaysia and said that “writing it gave me a form of healing I didn’t expect to experience. It made me realise the power of words, not only to convey meaning, but to create change and make things happen.”

She added, “to be one of the winners is an acknowledgement that stories like this are valid and important. Above all, it tells me that our stories are worth being written and talked about; that our voices matter too.” 

Sumitra said her story idea came from the countless instances of sexual harassment that children are subject to, often from family members or people who are known to them. She added, “it’s rarely addressed; excuses are made for the offending behaviour and the event is swept under the carpet. It’s decided that it’s better not to deal with the shame and stigma, for fear of rocking close relationships.

“But the ripple effects, even from just one seemingly small incident, scars children in ways that they cannot yet express. I hope the story makes people think about the potential monsters that may lurk in their own homes and social circles.”

Maya Press, the co-sponsor of the competition, will be publishing a compilation of the winning stories in the first quarter of 2023.

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