Year-upon-year, we are continually amazed by the research and thought that goes into each child’s work and I’m positive this year we will continue to see some truly amazing entries. Once again, the awards are being organised by Playtimes, one of Asia's leading parenting and lifestyle magazines.
The Hong Kong Young Writers Awards (HKYWA) is an annual competition and fantastic opportunity for asp
iring writers to showcase their talents and creativity. Our entry categories are in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and cover art. Over the years, the awards have been sponsored by Search Group, SCAD, Cyberport, Faber-Castell, Bookazine, International New York Times, Techni Photo, Print Plus, Shamrock Catering and Asia Exhibits House
The competition’s main aim is to foster excellence in creativity by providing students with the opportunity to develop their expressive talents and expand their horizons. The awards encourage and recognise excellence in English writing and artwork among students, aged from 6-18, of various age groups, diverse backgrounds and different learning abilities. Since its inception in 2010, the competition has been a resounding success, with over 1,000 entries coming in from approximately 200 participating schools across Hong Kong, Macau and China. One winner will be chosen in each of the groups, and one lucky student will be named The Hong Kong Young Writer of the Year. The HKYWA culminates with a selection of the work submitted by students being professionally published in a printed Anthology and an online Anthology of all the submissions. The Anthology will be presented to the winners at an awards ceremony, held in conjunction with the Cyberport, in March. The Anthology will then be officially launched to the public at the Bookazine book store in Prince’s Building. In addition, we also publish an online version of the anthology as an e-book. Since the entries for the competition and the workload to organize this amazing event are growing at a fast speed we have decided to create a non-profit organization – YOUTH LITERATURE FOUNDATION - which will support Hong Kong Young Writers Awards. For more information on the organization please go to https://www.hkywa.com/home3/ylf-new-non-profit/
