Copyright School Challenge 2024/2025: Creative Writing Competition
The Copyright School Challenge: Creative Writing Competition is back and better than ever. With a brand new theme, the third edition of the Creative Writing Competition by CLASS continues to encourage students to champion respect for copyright as they put their creativity and flair on display through their very own 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 the last two editions, the competition has two separate categories: Essay Writing and Poetry Writing.
– The Essay Writing category is open to Primary 3 & Primary 4 students.
– The Poetry Writing category is open to Primary 5 & Primary 6 students.
The closing date for submissions is MONDAY, 31 March 2025. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony during the Asia Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) in May 2025.
Theme
The theme for this year’s competition is DISCOVERY.
Format
Please refer to the format requirements for the submissions:
– Essay writing: Maximum of 300 words for Primary 3 students and 400 words for Primary 4 students. Title is not included in the word count. Font must be Arial or Times New Roman, 12pt, black, and double spaced.
– 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.
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.
Prize
This year, we have something exciting in store. Students will thus have the opportunity to showcase their works to many readers as all 10 finalists for both competitions will have their entries printed as part of an official publication by our partners at Singapore Asia Publishers!
Additionally, the top 3 winners in each category will stand to win attractive prizes. Check out this space in the coming weeks to see what are the prizes that will be up for grabs!
Registration & 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 21 February 2025, are limited to a first-come, first-serve basis and will be held at the NLB. Further information regarding these workshops will be provided by January 2025.
To register your interest and qualify for the workshops, please visit the following links in January 2025:
Poetry writing workshop: Please click here.
Essay writing workshop: Please click here.
*Submissions can be made at a later date after registering of interest.
Submission
You may submit your entries by clicking on the button below.
Check out the Top 3 entries from each category from last year’s competition below!
Poetry Writing
1st Place – Lara Pala-Krishnan Locke
2nd Place – Chan You Xuan Heather
Joint 3rd Place – Ang En Long & Chan Cheok Yuet Fion
Essay Writing
1st Place – Lia Kim Yijin
2nd Place – Adrienne Yeo Xin Lei
3rd Place – Rishan Gill
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 Monday, 31 March 2025. 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 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 Asia Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) in May 2025, 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
