ABOUT
ABC Clarion's writing competition is designed for student writers to put their creativity and skill to the test, as well as for experienced writers to try their hands at competitions. This competition is for the serious and inquisitive writer, as well as the new fledgling ready to make his or her mark. There are three categories, with winners and monetary prizes for each. The judges consist of experienced professionals.
CATEGORIES
1. Essay
2. Narrative
3. Poetry
2. Narrative
3. Poetry
THE ESSAY
TOPIC:
Describe a time when you experienced failure. How did the experience affect you?
RULES:
Describe a time when you experienced failure. How did the experience affect you?
RULES:
- Length limit: 500 words
- Essays must be non-fictional. This can include creative non-fiction, memoirs, etc. Please DO NOT make things up.
THE NARRATIVE
PROMPT:
Vincent van Gogh once said, "The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting." Write a narrative about someone engaged in an activity that makes him/her feel alive.
RULES:
Vincent van Gogh once said, "The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting." Write a narrative about someone engaged in an activity that makes him/her feel alive.
RULES:
- Length limit: 750 words
- We will accept a 750-word excerpt—a chapter, for example—from a longer work of fiction as long as the excerpt relates to the prompt
POETRY
TOPIC:
Inspiration
RULES:
Inspiration
RULES:
- Length limit: 1 page
- Any form/style of poetry is allowed. Feel free to get as experimental as you like! Impress us!
RULES
- The competition is open to students currently enrolled in grades 8 through 12. Each student is allowed ONE ENTRY per category.
- Submit to [email protected] with each attached entry as a Word Document; title your email "ABC Clarion Competition___(NAME)"; indicate the category, your name, address, grade, school, and email.
EXTENSION!!! NEW DEADLINE: 8/07/16
Judges’ Decision: 8/31/16
AWARDS
Essay:
First place: $75
Second place: $50
Third place: $25
Narrative:
First place: $75
Second place: $50
Third place: $25
Poetry:
First place: $50
*All winners will be published on an edition of the ABC Clarion*
First place: $75
Second place: $50
Third place: $25
Narrative:
First place: $75
Second place: $50
Third place: $25
Poetry:
First place: $50
*All winners will be published on an edition of the ABC Clarion*
What is ABC Clarion exactly?
We're a newspaper run by a group of Chinese-American high school students (hence, "ABC"-American Born Chinese). Our paper (written in English, of course) is published as the student/English section in Global Chinese Times. Our articles reflect the daily lives of Chinese/Asian American high school students and other local/global news. If you want to check out our articles, head to: http://www.gctimes.net/ or http://abcclarion.jigsy.com/
Despite our cultural newspaper, the ccompetition is for everyone! The competition is NOT just limited to Chinese/Asian Americans. Feel free to submit your work!
Despite our cultural newspaper, the ccompetition is for everyone! The competition is NOT just limited to Chinese/Asian Americans. Feel free to submit your work!