As part of our aim to nurture the next generation of thinkers and writers, the Unique English Classroom is the proud organizer of the Philippine Young Author Award 2023
This writing workshop and competition will identify the best talents that will represent the Philippines in the Asia Young Author Award (AYAA). The stories will be submitted for the Asia Young Author Awards Competition in Singapore by 31 December 2023. AYAA aims to recognize the most prolific budding writers in the Asian region.
This is the only Young Author workshop in the Philippines to groom young budding writing talent and we are limiting registration to the first 50 sign-ups.
The Young Author Award Workshop will be conducted ONLINE (using Zoom) by Catherine Khoo on the following dates:
DATE : Sat, 14 Oct & Sat 21 Oct
TIME: 10:00 to 12:00 & 14:00 to 15:00
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All participants will join the Young Author Award Workshop coached by Ms Catherine Khoo, founder of the Unique English Classroom and creator of the Young Author Award from Singapore. Ms. Khoo is an author, editor, lecturer, and moviemaker with more than 14 years of experience in media. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Japan Close-Up Magazine and Asia 21 Magazine. She has published two bestselling books and is the founder of Singapore’s first boutique publisher of imprints for under 18s.
JOIN US IN A 2 Day WORKSHOP
Workshop Agenda
Day 1
What Do I Write About?
What is the Theme of My Story?
Day 2
Analysing Stories Written by winners of the Young Author Award
Planning My Story
After the workshop:
- All candidates will need to submit their final 1,500-word story by 31 October 2023.
- Top 3 winners will be announced on 10 November 2023
- The Top 3 winners will be mentored again to develop their 1,500 story to 3,000 to compete in the Asia Young Author Award
Payment Method:
Philippines Young Author Award Participation Fee is PHP 1,500 per student
Early Bird Rate: PHP 1,000 until 30 September 2023
Online transfer to:
Account Name: Catherine Khoo Poh Lin
Bank: Maybank Philippines Inc
Savings Account Number: 106 2005 8131
Kindly forward the payment receipt to YAAPhilippines@gmail.com
What will the Top 3 Winners get?
Cash
Top winner will get P2,000 cash to be credited to their bank account.
Runner-up will get P1,000 cash to be credited to their bank account.
Second runner-up will get P500 cash to be credited to their bank account.
Personal Coaching Session
Top 3 winners will enjoy personal exclusive coaching by Ms Catherine Khoo for 30 minutes (schedule to be arranged separately). The coaching session will guide them on how to write their 3,000-word story. Their stories will be submitted for the Asia Young Author Awards in Singapore for the December 2023 competition
Book Writing Opportunity
Aside from publishing the Top 3’s own stories, Janus Education will also publish a collection of stories written by the Top 10 PYAA 2023 Young Authors.