Youth Writers Awards Asia 2010 English Writing Competition

// July 22nd, 2009 // Events and Competitions

The Youth Writers Awards Asia 2010 is jointly organized by the National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore and Reader’s Digest ASIA (RDA) in celebration of Singapore hosting the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The competition is designed to aid youths around Asia in developing a spirit of sportsmanship, to encourage reading, as well as to create a common topic of discussion and encourage the exchange of ideas. The theme of the competition is “Dare to Dream: Stories of Imagination, Passion and Sporting Excellence”. Participants can write a short story (fictional or non-fictional) in English describing the nature of individual love and passion for sport(s) including values such as friendship, the will to go the extra mile, honesty, fair play, hard work, respect for everyone regardless of differences etc. They can share their dreams, true feelings, joys, frustrations or special memories they may have about sports through the medium of the short story.

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