On April 13, 2019, the 1st provincial Young Authors’ competition, was held at Batangas City. It was hosted by St. Therese of the Child Jesus Multiple Intelligence School in Pallocan, Batangas City. There were 13 participants who joined the competition. These kids were from ages 9 to 15 years old and came from different schools namely: Stonyhurst Southville International School, Philippine Science High School, Divine Grace Escuela Casa Inc. and St. Therese of the Child Jesus Multiple Intelligence School.
There were 2 levels in the competition. Level 1 are for kids ages 9 to 11 years old while Level 2 are kids ages 12 to 16 years old.
The aim of the short story competition is to prepare young writers for the first ever Young Authors Competition this coming October 2019 by The Unique English Classroom Philippines. For the Batangas Leg of the competition, Level 1 contestants will write a 500 to 600 word story about their summer vacation (fiction or non-fiction) with the use of a pre-set writing guide. Level 2 contestants are to write a 1,500-1,600 word story, freehand, with a theme “My Unique Summer Vacation”
Kids during the competition were encouraged to let their imagination free. We would love to see stories, with humour, with conflict and more importantly stories that keep us reading over and over again!
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
25% – Vocabulary
25% – Organisation and Structure
25% – Originality and Creativity
25% – Voice and Tone
The contestants were given 2 hours to complete their stories. Since judges will come from Singapore including the founder of Unique English Classroom herself Ms Catherine Khoo, the winners will be announced after a few days. To conclude the event, all the future young authors were given a certificate of recognition.
From Left: Rafi Sartin (UEC Head Trainer), Ms. Eden Destacamento (Principal of STCJMIS); Middle: 13 participants; Right most: Ms. Gail Perez (UEC Marketing Director) and Ms. Imeilyn Faltado (UEC Center Directress and STCJMIS).
Top 3 winners will be chosen for Level 1 and another Top 3 will be chosen for Level 2. The young author’s stories will also be published in the Unique English Classroom’s website and posted in the UEC Official Facebook page so the online readers can vote for the “Online Reader’s Choice” which is a special Award for the most number of votes from April 22 to April 25 11pm.
The winners will be announced on April 29, 2019 (Monday) in our website and Facebook Page.
Prizes for the winners include:
- 1 free session this summer to AWIS/ Alpha Authors at UEC Batangas City branch
- 15% off for the 1 month tuition fee
- 25% off for the registration 2-day boot camp on October 2019 and be mentored by the UEC Founder, Catherine Khoo in preparation for the competition next year.
To vote : click the link –> “online vote form” (Link is posted in UEC Facebook page).
Remember to vote for your favorite story! Young Authors all over the Philippines are welcome to join us on October 2019 for the first Philippines leg of the Young Authors Competition. See you there!
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