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Junior Writers Awards
Location Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
First awarded2014
Websitewww.jwya.org

The Junior Writer Awards (JWA) is educational charitable community outreach initiative and an English literacy writing competition for secondary school students based in Hong Kong and Macau. It was founded in 2014 by Norton House Education, and organised jointly with Upper House Academy in Macau, Education Bureau of Hong Kong, British Council, University of Hong Kong, Cambridge University, Oxford University Press, Eslite Bookstore and South China Morning Post, as a philanthropic educational initiative to raise English literacy levels, thinking skills and social awareness of secondary students in Hong Kong and Macau.

Winners

Past winners include:

Junior Group

Age Group: 11–13 years

Year Essay Topic
2014 What is my role in society?
Year Champion 1st Runner Up 2nd Runner Up
Name of Contestant Representing School Name of Contestant Representing School Name of Contestant Representing School
2014 Lok Chi Yeung International Christian School (Hong Kong) Liam Fung Chinese International School Olivia Ko St. Paul's Co-educational College

Intermediate Group

Age Group: 14–16 years

Year Essay Topic
2014 What does Rule of Law have to do with me?
Year Champion 1st Runner Up 2nd Runner Up
Name of Contestant Representing School Name of Contestant Representing School Name of Contestant Representing School
2014 Serena Chan St. Paul's Co-educational College Edward Mak King George V School (Hong Kong) Gregory Wong La Salle College

Advanced Group

Age Group: 16+ years

Year Essay Topic
2014 If I could go back in time to any period of history, when would it be and why?
Year Champion 1st Runner Up 2nd Runner Up
Name of Contestant Representing School Name of Contestant Representing School Name of Contestant Representing School
2014 Reo Shoshi French International School Victoria Cherrington West Island School Charlotte Lam St. Stephen's Girls' College

Greatest Pen Winner

Year Name of Contestant Representing School
2014 Lok Chi Yeung International Christian School (Hong Kong)

Greatest Potential

Year Name of Contestant Representing School
2014 Fong Man Hong Maxwell Pui Ching Middle School (Macau)

Most Inspirational

Year Name of Contestant Representing School
2014 Yeung Chak Sze Wong Kam Fai Secondary & Primary School

Most Innovative

Year Name of Contestant Representing School
2014 Ronaq Mathur Island School

Scholastic Writer

Year Name of Contestant Representing School
2014 Adrian Au Diocesan Boys' School

Most Promising Young Writer

Year Name of Contestant Representing School
2014 Lui Hei Ching Tiffany Diocesan Girls' School

References

  1. Junior Writers Awards official website
  2. Junior Writers Awards (South China Morning Post) official website
  3. Junior Writers Awards Winners 2014
  4. Junior Writers Awards Top 100 Winner 2014 on South China Morning Post
  5. 2014 Mar 27 - Va Kio Daily (Macau): 英文寫作「少年作家獎」頒獎 十三歲楊樂至膺「最佳作家」
  6. 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Legacy of a cancer hero
  7. 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Freddie's my inspiration
  8. 2014 Mar 18 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Heartfelt story takes top gong
  9. 2014 Mar 31 - Apple Daily (Hong Kong): 延續已故港大抗癌鬥士精神　伍庭發表弟　膺最佳少年作家
  10. 2014 Mar 31 - Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong): 頌讚抗癌鬥士　表弟奪作家獎
  11. 2014 Mar 31 - Ming Pao (Hong Kong): 港大抗癌鬥士垂範後輩 頓悟生命寶貴 表弟繼承不放棄精神
  12. 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): How does the rule of law affect me?
  13. 2014 Mar 22 - La Salle College - School Achievements Junior Writers Awards & Lions Club Writers Awards (English)
  14. 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Going back to the Age of Exploration
  15. 2013 Mar 19 - St.Stephen's Girls College: Junior Writers Award 2014 (1st Annual)
  16. 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Legacy of a cancer hero
  17. 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Freddie's my inspiration
  18. 2014 Mar 18 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Heartfelt story takes top gong
  19. 2014 Mar 31 - Apple Daily (Hong Kong): 延續已故港大抗癌鬥士精神　伍庭發表弟　膺最佳少年作家
  20. 2014 Mar 31 - Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong): 頌讚抗癌鬥士　表弟奪作家獎
  21. 2014 Mar 31 - Ming Pao (Hong Kong): 港大抗癌鬥士垂範後輩 頓悟生命寶貴 表弟繼承不放棄精神
  22. 2014 Mar 20 - Macao Daily News (Macau): 培正生獲少年作家潛質
  23. 2014 Mar 20 - Macao Daily News (Macau): 永援教師校本培訓
  24. 2013 Mar 31 - 澳門培正中學 最新消息: Ref: 1546

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