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Junior Writers Awards
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| Junior Writers Awards | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Hong Kong |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| First awarded | 2014 |
| Website | www |
The Junior Writer Awards (JWA) is educational charitable community outreach initiative and an English literacy writing competition for secondary school students based in Hong Kong and Macau. It was founded in 2014 by Norton House Education, and organised jointly with Upper House Academy in Macau, Education Bureau of Hong Kong, British Council, University of Hong Kong, Cambridge University, Oxford University Press, Eslite Bookstore and South China Morning Post, as a philanthropic educational initiative to raise English literacy levels, thinking skills and social awareness of secondary students in Hong Kong and Macau.[1][2]
Winners
[edit]Past winners include:[3][4][5]
Junior Group
[edit]Age Group: 11–13 years
| Year | Essay Topic |
|---|---|
| 2014 | What is my role in society? |
| Year | Champion | 1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner Up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Contestant | Representing School | Name of Contestant | Representing School | Name of Contestant | Representing School | |
| 2014 | Lok Chi Yeung [6][7][8][9][10][11] | International Christian School (Hong Kong) | Liam Fung | Chinese International School | Olivia Ko | St. Paul's Co-educational College |
Intermediate Group
[edit]Age Group: 14–16 years
| Year | Essay Topic |
|---|---|
| 2014 | What does Rule of Law have to do with me? |
| Year | Champion | 1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner Up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Contestant | Representing School | Name of Contestant | Representing School | Name of Contestant | Representing School | |
| 2014 | Serena Chan[12] | St. Paul's Co-educational College | Edward Mak | King George V School (Hong Kong) | Gregory Wong[13] | La Salle College |
Advanced Group
[edit]Age Group: 16+ years
| Year | Essay Topic |
|---|---|
| 2014 | If I could go back in time to any period of history, when would it be and why? |
| Year | Champion | 1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner Up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Contestant | Representing School | Name of Contestant | Representing School | Name of Contestant | Representing School | |
| 2014 | Reo Shoshi [14] | French International School | Victoria Cherrington | West Island School | Charlotte Lam[15] | St. Stephen's Girls' College |
Greatest Pen Winner
[edit]| Year | Name of Contestant | Representing School |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lok Chi Yeung[16][17][18][19][20][21] | International Christian School (Hong Kong) |
Greatest Potential
[edit]| Year | Name of Contestant | Representing School |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fong Man Hong Maxwell[22][23][24] | Pui Ching Middle School (Macau) |
Most Inspirational
[edit]| Year | Name of Contestant | Representing School |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Yeung Chak Sze | Wong Kam Fai Secondary & Primary School |
Most Innovative
[edit]| Year | Name of Contestant | Representing School |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ronaq Mathur | Island School |
Scholastic Writer
[edit]| Year | Name of Contestant | Representing School |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Adrian Au | Diocesan Boys' School |
Most Promising Young Writer
[edit]| Year | Name of Contestant | Representing School |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lui Hei Ching Tiffany | Diocesan Girls' School |
References
[edit]- ^ Junior Writers Awards official website
- ^ Junior Writers Awards (South China Morning Post) official website
- ^ Junior Writers Awards Winners 2014
- ^ Junior Writers Awards Top 100 Winner 2014 on South China Morning Post
- ^ 2014 Mar 27 - Va Kio Daily (Macau): 英文寫作「少年作家獎」頒獎 十三歲楊樂至膺「最佳作家」
- ^ 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Legacy of a cancer hero
- ^ 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Freddie's my inspiration
- ^ 2014 Mar 18 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Heartfelt story takes top gong
- ^ 2014 Mar 31 - Apple Daily (Hong Kong): 延續已故港大抗癌鬥士精神 伍庭發表弟 膺最佳少年作家
- ^ 2014 Mar 31 - Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong): 頌讚抗癌鬥士 表弟奪作家獎
- ^ 2014 Mar 31 - Ming Pao (Hong Kong): 港大抗癌鬥士垂範後輩 頓悟生命寶貴 表弟繼承不放棄精神
- ^ 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): How does the rule of law affect me?
- ^ 2014 Mar 22 - La Salle College - School Achievements Junior Writers Awards & Lions Club Writers Awards (English)
- ^ 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Going back to the Age of Exploration
- ^ 2013 Mar 19 - St.Stephen's Girls College: Junior Writers Award 2014 (1st Annual)
- ^ 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Legacy of a cancer hero
- ^ 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Freddie's my inspiration
- ^ 2014 Mar 18 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Heartfelt story takes top gong
- ^ 2014 Mar 31 - Apple Daily (Hong Kong): 延續已故港大抗癌鬥士精神 伍庭發表弟 膺最佳少年作家
- ^ 2014 Mar 31 - Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong): 頌讚抗癌鬥士 表弟奪作家獎
- ^ 2014 Mar 31 - Ming Pao (Hong Kong): 港大抗癌鬥士垂範後輩 頓悟生命寶貴 表弟繼承不放棄精神
- ^ 2014 Mar 20 - Macao Daily News (Macau): 培正生獲少年作家潛質
- ^ 2014 Mar 20 - Macao Daily News (Macau): 永援教師校本培訓
- ^ 2013 Mar 31 - 澳門培正中學 最新消息: Ref: 1546
- Junior Writers Awards (South China Morning Post) official Website: http://yp.scmp.com/juniorwritersawards
- Junior Writers Awards Winners 2014: http://www.jwya.org/top-writers-winners/winners-2014
- Junior Writers Awards Top 100 Winner 2014 on South China Morning Post: https://apiwinecircle.scmp.com/YoungPost/juniorwriterawards/result.php
- 2014 Mar 31 - Apple Daily (Hong Kong): 延續已故港大抗癌鬥士精神 伍庭發表弟 膺最佳少年作家 http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20140331/18674324
- 2014 Mar 31 - Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong): 頌讚抗癌鬥士 表弟奪作家獎 http://std.stheadline.com/yesterday/edu/0331go03.html
- 2014 Mar 31 - Ming Pao (Hong Kong): 港大抗癌鬥士垂範後輩 頓悟生命寶貴 表弟繼承不放棄精神 http://news2.mingpao.com/pns/%E6%B8%AF%E5%A4%A7%E6%8A%97%E7%99%8C%E9%AC%A5%E5%A3%AB%E5%9E%82%E7%AF%84%E5%BE%8C%E8%BC%A9-%E9%A0%93%E6%82%9F%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%B6%E8%B2%B4%20%20%E8%A1%A8%E5%BC%9F%E7%B9%BC%E6%89%BF%E4%B8%8D%E6%94%BE%E6%A3%84%E7%B2%BE%E7%A5%9E/web_tc/article/20140331/s00011/1396203932209
- 2014 Mar 27 - Va Kio Daily (Macau): 英文寫作「少年作家獎」頒獎 十三歲楊樂至膺「最佳作家」 http://www.vakiodaily.com/index.php?tn=viewer&ncid=1&nid=205808&dt=20140327&lang=tw
- 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Legacy of a cancer hero http://www.yp.scmp.com/home/website/article.aspx?id=6421
- 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Freddie's my inspiration http://www.yp.scmp.com/home/website/article.aspx?id=6422
- 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): How does the rule of law affect me? http://www.yp.scmp.com/home/website/article.aspx?id=6431
- 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Going back to the Age of Exploration http://www.yp.scmp.com/home/website/article.aspx?id=6432
- 2014 Mar 20 - Macao Daily News (Macau): 培正生獲少年作家潛質 - http://www.macaodaily.com/html/2014-03/20/content_887678.htm
- 2014 Mar 20 - Macao Daily News (Macau): 永援教師校本培訓 - http://www.macaodaily.com/html/2014-03/20/content_887679.htm
- 2014 Mar 18 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Heartfelt story takes top gong - http://www.yp.scmp.com/home/website/article.aspx?id=6407§ion=hong
External links
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