The Hong Kong Young Writers Awards 2018
Playtimes magazine invites schools to register to enter the ninth-annual HKYWA
Introducing 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 !
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 .
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