UEA announces winners of Creative Writing competition held in India
By: News Archive
The University of East Anglia (UEA) today announced the winner of its inaugural writing competition, Your Success Story, for 11th standard students in India.
In addition to a cash prize, the winner is invited to attend a 2019 International Summer School at UEA, to hone their writing skills.
Participating students from 36 schools across 13 cities in India submitted a creative piece on politics, climate change, conservation, geoscience, media studies, creative writing, economics or international development. The entries were to be in the form of an essay, poem, blog post, short story, news article or a diary entry of 800 to 1200 words. The submissions were judged by senior academics and shortlisted by a panel chaired by UEA’s Dr Dan Rycroft, a senior lecturer in the School of Art, Media and American Studies and chair of the India Dialogue group.
First place went to Sehar Batra of Sanskriti School in Delhi, who presented a biography of her grandfather within the creative writing topic. She was awarded a cash prize of INR 45,000, along with a certificate of participation and an all-expense paid trip to the UEA summer school in Norwich. Sehar is also eligible for a 20 per cent scholarship upon successful application toward a UEA course in future.
The Sanskriti School was also awarded with a complimentary place at UEA’s Teachers & Advisory Conference in June 2019 and an opportunity to take part in an academic workshop, delivered by a world-leading UEA academic.
In second place was Pavithra Nair, of GEAR Innovative International School in Bangalore, who produced an autobiography. Third place went to Vidushi Bhartari and fourth place went to Abinav Menon, both of the National Public School Koramangala in Bangalore. Pavithra was rewarded with a cash prize of INR 36,000 and a 20 per cent scholarship toward a UEA course in future, while Vidushi and Abinav were each rewarded with a cash prize of INR 18,000 and a 20 per cent scholarship toward a UEA course in future.
Director of UEA International, Karen Blackney, said: “The response from Indian schools and students has been most encouraging. The quality of essays penned by Indian students on topics encompassing climate change, politics and economics were full of fresh insights, which is a sure sign that future of our world is in good hands. We hope and believe that a competition such as this can spark creative and critical thinking and help students to think beyond existing boundaries.”
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