Playtimes HK Magazine October 2017 Issue | Page 67
The Hong Kong
Young Writers Awards 2018
Playtimes magazine invites schools to register to enter
the ninth-annual HKYWA
I
ntroducing an exciting opportunity for all budding
writers, artists and filmmakers!!
Does your child have a creative and extraordinary
artistic ability that should be showcased for all to
see? The Hong Kong Young Writers Awards 2018
(HKYWA) offers young people the opportunity to
participate in a regional creative competition to win a
variety of prizes and even the chance to be published!!
Primary and Secondary school students are invited
to use their creativity and imagination to engage with
this year’s topic New Journey’s to the West. Original
pieces of Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Cover Art and
Digital Storytelling will be accepted and assessed by our
panel of judges during this academic year. Over 100 top
entries will be published in an anthology and recognised
at our awards ceremony in March 2018.
Every school in Hong Kong has been sent an
invitation to register, so please get in touch with your
English, Film Studies or Media teacher to make sure
your school can be involved this year!
- Playtimes is thrilled to sponsor the awards for
Different Learning Abilities. We can’t wait to review
this year’s exceptional and innovative submissions!
Sponsors
New Journeys to the West
Almost 1400 years ago, a brave young monk made a
multi-year journey from China across the southwestern
mountains to India.
His trip was celebrated in a novel called Journey to
the West, written about 500 years ago.
In the novel version of the tale, the young monk, whose
name is Xuanzang, is accompanied by magical companions,
including the Monkey King, a friar and a talking pig.
The odd group of friends battle strange monsters and
suffer hardships, before learning that overcoming difficulties
is necessary for the monk to find true spiritual fulfilment.
But the true story on which the novel is based is also
remarkable. The real life Xuanzang travelled for years and
found a magical community of learning in India called
Nalanda – which historians believe might be the first
campus university in human history.
So Journey to the West is really two collections of tales
– one from the novelist’s imagination, and one from history.
And it also launched a fascinating literary character.
In real life, the monk learned about an Indian god called
Hanuman. In the novel, we meet the Monkey King, a
creature with magical powers who is mischievous but
ultimately on the side of good.
Media Partner
Search Investment Group
Venue Sponsor Organiser
Budding authors and artists must register through their school before 31st October 2017. Every school must send a
completed registration form to [email protected]. For more details go to www.hkywa.com
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