2021 PaperOne™
Newspaper Handwriting Contest
My Singapore Dream
"Yangcheng Evening News Newspaper Handwriting Contest" was first launched in 1996. It is a classical and famous activity for the "Yangcheng Evening News, Guangzhou" to influence not only South China and other regions of China but also other Chinese-speaking regions in the world. Over the years, it has been supported by a large number of primary and secondary schools, parents and junior readers. Among the readers, nearly 2 million pupils and middle-school students around the world have participated in the Contest.
Since 2012, the Contest has been awarded as one of the series of "Southern Scholars Festival (南国书香节)" by the Publicity Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee. In August 2012, Wang Yang (汪洋), then Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, and other leaders visited the sites and spoke highly of the Contest. In August 2013, the Provincial Party Committee Secretary Hu Chunhua (胡春华), Province's Governor Zhu Xiaodan (朱小丹) and other leaders came to Guangdong sites and accepted an interview with a junior journalist of Yangcheng Evening News.
In 2005, the Contest developed from the Chinese Mainland into Hong Kong and Macau. In the same year, Hong Kong successfully held its 1st Contest, and Macau in 2008. In 2010, 24 municipal Contest site were set up in Guangdong Province. In 2019, the Taiwan division was successfully established.
In 2021, under the charity sponsorship of PaperOne, the "Yangcheng Evening News" and the Asian Art Association (AAA) will set up the Singapore division with the theme of "My Singapore Dream". We invite Singaporean students to create their own Chinese or English newspaper to express their sense of national identity with Singapore.
Feature
PUBLIC WELFARE
The Contest is free of charge. All participants will receive a certificate jointly issued by Yangcheng Evening News and Asia Art Association. The winners will also receive prizes provided by Asia Symbol Group.
international
More than 100,000 students from Singapore, China, Japan, Russia, Hungary, Ecuador, Laos, South Korea and other countries participated in the competition. It was an unprecedented pageant.
influence
It has been held by Yangcheng Evening News, a well-known Chinese media, for 25 years and has attracted nearly 2 million participants. Dr. Chua Chee Lay, the Head of the Writing Group of the Singapore Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning served as the guest speaker. Lianhe Zaobao, Lianhe Wanbao and Sun Ming Daily reported the launch of the event in a large part.
PROFESSIONAL
The Committee consist of professional painters from Asia Art Association, famous Singaporean writer and senior journalists of Yangcheng Evening News. All the works are fully open to all internet users to view and forward.
SINGAPORE CONTEST COMMITTEE
Take each work seriously
Integrating Art and Language
2021 PaperOne™ Newspaper Handwriting Contest Activity
It is not unusual to sing a poem into a song. But have you ever imagined transforming a painting into a dance? Writing a piece of music as a character? Editing an essay into a novel? It is the beauty of combining all kinds of art at all times and in all places to blend different forms of art and media with sparks of novelty shining, new experiences brought, and an unprecedented realm created.
In November 2021, under the sponsorship of PaperOne, a copy paper brand, Dr. Chua Chee Lay, Senior Language and Culture Expert in Singapore, Personal Mandarin Trainer of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Chairman of the Writing Group of the National Promotion of Chinese Language Learning Committee, and Expert of the Global Artist Committee (Literature) of Asia Art Association and Suzlee Ibrahim, the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Art, National Academy of Arts & Culture/ ASWARA, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA will share "Fusion Art is Cool" via video with students affected by the epidemic.
Excellent works in this contest
My Singapore Dream
Previous outstanding entries
We look forward to more creative work from Singaporean students.
The ‘PaperOne Newspaper Handwriting Contest’ officially launched in Singapore on 15 June 2021, marking the first time it is held outside Greater China since its debut in 1996.
The youth contest is organised and sponsored by Yangcheng Evening News, a top-tier Chinese newspaper that rates as one of the world’s highest-circulating titles. Since its inception, the contest has involved a large number of primary and secondary schools, parents and junior readers, as well as more than two million teenagers from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
The Singapore edition is organised by Asia Art Association and sponsored by PaperOne, the flagship brand of Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd. (APRIL). Similar contests will take place in countries such as Japan, South Korea, Russia, Hungary, Ecuador and Laos. More than 100,000 people around the globe are expected to participate.
In holding the contest in China, Yangcheng Evening News enables students to express themselves by developing a handwritten newspaper, complete with writing, design and layout. They hope to promote reading, critical thinking and writing among students at a time when electronic devices have become prevalent.
The Singapore contest will mirror these aims. The theme, "My Singapore Dream", will help students garner a deeper understanding of Singapore’s history and achievements. In the process, students will be exposed to social issues and encouraged to express their views on Singapore’s future and their sense of national identity.
(Shin Ming Daily Page 3 on June 15, Lianhe Wanbao Page 5 on June 15, Lianhe Zaobao Page 6 on June 16, The New paper Page 7 on July 16)
Entry Requirements
Based on the theme of ``My Singapore Dream`` to express your love for Singapore. Each entry is limited to four works, with a maximum of two works in Chinese and two works in English.
FORM
At least 3 parts: masthead (self-designed title), illustration and text
MANUSCRIPT
At least 2 articles are required to be included
HIGHLIGHTING
Beautiful colors, logical layout
Training video (Chinese)
Refer to instructional videos to make your works stand out from the crowd
Award
Platinum
2.5 %
One certificate of Platinum Prize
Prize provided by PaperOne
The commemorative album of World Charity Painting Competition by AAA
Gold
6 %
One certificate of Gold Prize
Prize provided by PaperOne
The commemorative album of World Charity Painting Competition by AAA
Silver
15 %
One certificate of Silver Prize
Prize provided by PaperOne
The commemorative album of World Charity Painting Competition by AAA
Bronze
76.5 %
One certificate of Bronze Prize
Prize provided by PaperOne
Best Writing
5 %
One certificate of Best Writing
A souvenir provided by PaperOne
The commemorative album of World Charity Painting Competition by AAA
Best Designing
5 %
One certificate of Best Design
A souvenir provided by PaperOne
The commemorative album of World Charity Painting Competition by AAA
MOST ORIGINAL
5 %
One certificate of Best Original
A souvenir provided by PaperOne
The commemorative album of World Charity Painting Competition by AAA
Participating Organizations
Singapore schools and arts training institutions are welcomed to participated
YISHUN TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL
Sembawang Primary School
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School
Queensway Secondary School
Ngee Ann Primary school
Pei Hwa Secondary School
CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School
Mee Toh School
Bedok South Secondary School
Catholic High School (Sec)
DeadLine
November 20, 2021
Review
November 21 to December 10,2021
Announcement
Middle of December
prize-giving
End of December
Rules
· COMPETITORS:
Students of primary school, secondary school and colleges and universities
Group A (Primary school students) :Grade 1-3
Group B (Primary school students): Grade 4-6
Group C (Secondary school students)
7 awards in total for student competitors: Special Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize , Bronze Prize, Best Writing, Best Designing, Most Original and Outstanding Tutor Award
Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize are comprehensive. Layout, the context, newspaper elements, color collocation and many other elements will be considered by the Contest Committee. Best Writing, Best Designing and Most Original only focus on single element: writing, layout and composition content respectively. There will be only one competitor winning award in each group, and one award can be overlapped with another. And the teacher of the works winning the above awards will be awarded Excellent Instructor Award
Some Participants will be awarded the Bronze Prize if they are not awarded Grand Prize, Gold, Silver, Best Writing, Best Designing or Most Original Award.
Each group has two or three contest committee members, and the Committee will directly determine the Award lists.
· REQUIREMENTS:
A handwritten newspaper shall be created in the theme of “My Singapore Dream”. The title of the work must be drawn up by oneself, and it cannot be named by "handwritten newspaper" or “My Singapore Dream”. The content shall focus on one’s connection to Singapore. The work shall consist of complete elements, including masthead, illustrations and text.
The layout shall consist of hand-copied text and hand-drawn illustrations, and there can be no cutting and pasting. The layout requires that the headline composition be original, the works should include at least 2 articles and at least 3 illustrations.
All works shall contain newspaper elements, the theme should be prominent, layout logical, color beautiful, and title eye-catching.
· Competitors shall submit original works, and embezzlement is absolutely prohibited. In case of infringement, awards will returned and the authors shall take legal liability. AAA is free from embezzlement.
· All works should be created in the specific paper provided by PaperOne, Participant school’s head shall contact the organizing committee to obtain the paper.
· The hard copies will not be sent back to authors. And AAA has the right to reserve, exhibit and publish the winning works after the final round contest, and will not pay any remuneration or copyright fee for further use.
· The name and other information of the certificate shall be the ones given in the registration. Please fill in the form carefully. If there is any mistake, please contact the organizing committee immediately.
· AAA reserves the right of final interpretation of the event. Registration means that you will abide by the selection rules and the final selection results of the contest.
· ENTRY METHOD:
Entrant works should be submitted in photo format (JPEG) through the designated entrance in the official contest website. No need to courier the hard-copy. The pixel of the work should not be less than 3600×2400. Each entry is limited to four works, with a maximum of two works in Chinese and two works in English. The use of two languages in the same work is permitted. Each work should have no more than 2 authors and no more than 2 instructors. For team participants, please contact the organizing committee at the bottom of the official website to obtain the "Team Application form".
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