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Copyright School Challenge 2025/2026: Creative Writing Competition
It’s back! The Copyright School Challenge: Creative Writing Competition is back for its fourth edition. With a brand new theme, this competition by CLASS continues to encourage students to be advocates for copyright through the penmanship of their very own unique literary works.
About the Competition
The Creative Writing Competition was conceptualised with the aim of instilling in primary school students a willingness to embrace creativity, empowering them to articulate their thoughts and ideas through poetry or as an essay. Similar to past editions, the competition has two separate categories: Essay Writing and Poetry Writing.
– Essay Writing Category — Open to Primary 3 & Primary 4 students.
– Poetry Writing Category — Open to Primary 5 & Primary 6 students.
The closing date for submissions is FRIDAY, 13 March 2026. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony during the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) in May 2026.
Theme
The theme for this year’s competition is The Worlds We Make.
Format
Please refer to the format requirements for the submissions:
– Essay writing: Maximum of 400 words for both Primary 3 and Primary 4 students. Title is not included in the word count. Font must be Arial or Times New Roman, 12pt, black, and double spaced. Entries must be based on the theme of the competition.
– Poetry writing: Written in English. Maximum of 20 lines, excluding the title. Font must be Arial or Times New Roman, 12pt, black, and double spaced. Entries must be based on the theme of the competition.
The author’s name should be included in the document or file name. No illustrations should be included as part of the entry. Submit as either a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF file. Submissions made in any other format will not be considered.
Prize
This year, students will thus have the opportunity once again to showcase their works to many readers as all 10 finalists, and specially selected entries, for both competitions will have their entries printed as part of an official publication by our partners at Singapore Asia Publishers. Please view a sample of last year’s publication below!
Additionally, the top 3 winners in each category will stand to win prizes follows:
– 1st Prize: To be confirmed later
– 2nd Prize: To be confirmed later
– 3rd Prize: To be confirmed later
Workshops
There will be a poetry and an essay writing workshop held in conjunction with the competition. These workshops will be reserved for participants who register their interest in the competition by 13 February 2026, are limited to a first-come, first-serve basis. Further information regarding these workshops will be provided by January 2026.
To register your interest and qualify for the workshops, please visit the following links in January 2026:
Poetry writing workshop: WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION CLOSED
Essay writing workshop: WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION CLOSED
Registration & Submission
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
Winning Entries from 2024/2025
Check out the Top 3 entries from each category from last year’s competition below!
Poetry Writing
1st Place – Anahita Nandi
2nd Place – Brielle Wu Ziyinn
3rd Place – Eison Koh Chin Shuen
Essay Writing
1st Place – Foong Chun Jin Tia
2nd Place – Akshara Nehru
3rd Place – Charlotte Yue Qian Le
Terms and Conditions
- All registration and entries must be filled and submitted by the parents, teachers, or guardians of the participants (student or child). Each participant can submit only one entry, and manuscripts must be in Microsoft Word or pdf.
- Participants (students) must submit their entries by Friday, 13 March 2026. All submissions must be made via the online form through the student’s teacher or parent/guardian.
- Only entries that are received by CLASS by the closing date will be eligible for the competition. CLASS will not accept responsibility for any entries that are lost, delayed, or damaged. Proof of submitting an online entry is not equivalent to proof that CLASS has received the entry.
- All entries must be an original piece and developed by the student or child. The entries must not have been published on any other forms of media (including the internet, social media, newspapers, and school publications). Entries must not have been submitted for any other contests before.
- The poetry writing and essay writing workshops are free of charge for registered participants of the competition.
- Any entries containing excerpts, translations, or plagiarism, infringing on others’ copyrights, will be disqualified, and rendered invalid. In the event of any disqualified or invalid entries, revocation of any award and return of prizes will be required.
- All personal information including contact details must be provided and accurate. The registrants will be contactable via email and/ or phone for the purpose of the competition only.
- Prize-winning entries may be published, distributed and used for promotional purposes by the Organiser and its associated partners and supporters without prior notification.
- The decision of the judges is final, and no discussion will be entertained in relation to their decision.
- Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony during the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) in May 2026, with the date to be confirmed. Parents/guardians and teachers including the participants must be present for the ceremony to receive the prize.
- For any enquiries, do send us an email at info@class-singapore.com