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.Junior Writers Awards official websiteJunior Writers Awards (South China Morning Post) official website

Winners Past winners include:Junior Writers Awards Winners 2014Junior Writers Awards Top 100 Winner 2014 on South China Morning Post2014 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」

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 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Legacy of a cancer hero2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Freddie's my inspiration2014 Mar 18 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Heartfelt story takes top gong2014 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2014 Mar 31 - Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong): 頌讚抗癌鬥士　表弟奪作家獎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 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 Chan2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): How does the rule of law affect me? St. Paul's Co-educational College Edward Mak King George V School (Hong Kong) Gregory Wong2014 Mar 22 - La Salle College - School Achievements Junior Writers Awards & Lions Club Writers Awards (English) 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 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Going back to the Age of Exploration French International School Victoria Cherrington West Island School Charlotte Lam2013 Mar 19 - St.Stephen's Girls College: Junior Writers Award 2014 (1st Annual) St. Stephen's Girls' College

Greatest Pen Winner

Year Name of Contestant Representing School 2014 Lok Chi Yeung2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Legacy of a cancer hero2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Freddie's my inspiration2014 Mar 18 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Heartfelt story takes top gong2014 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2014 Mar 31 - Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong): 頌讚抗癌鬥士　表弟奪作家獎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 International Christian School (Hong Kong)

Greatest Potential

Year Name of Contestant Representing School 2014 Fong Man Hong Maxwell2014 Mar 20 - Macao Daily News (Macau): 培正生獲少年作家潛質2014 Mar 20 - Macao Daily News (Macau): 永援教師校本培訓2013 Mar 31 - 澳門培正中學 最新消息: Ref: 1546 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

Junior Writers Awards (South China Morning Post) official Website: http://yp.scmp.com/juniorwritersawards Junior Writers Awards Winners 2014: http://www.jwya.org/top-writers-winners/winners-2014 Junior Writers Awards Top 100 Winner 2014 on South China Morning Post: https://apiwinecircle.scmp.com/YoungPost/juniorwriterawards/result.php 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 http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20140331/18674324 2014 Mar 31 - Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong): 頌讚抗癌鬥士　表弟奪作家獎 http://std.stheadline.com/yesterday/edu/0331go03.html 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 http://news2.mingpao.com/pns/%E6%B8%AF%E5%A4%A7%E6%8A%97%E7%99%8C%E9%AC%A5%E5%A3%AB%E5%9E%82%E7%AF%84%E5%BE%8C%E8%BC%A9-%E9%A0%93%E6%82%9F%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%B6%E8%B2%B4%20%20%E8%A1%A8%E5%BC%9F%E7%B9%BC%E6%89%BF%E4%B8%8D%E6%94%BE%E6%A3%84%E7%B2%BE%E7%A5%9E/web_tc/article/20140331/s00011/1396203932209 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」 http://www.vakiodaily.com/index.php?tn=viewer&ncid=1&nid=205808&dt=20140327&lang=tw 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Legacy of a cancer hero http://www.yp.scmp.com/home/website/article.aspx?id=6421 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Freddie's my inspiration http://www.yp.scmp.com/home/website/article.aspx?id=6422 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): How does the rule of law affect me? http://www.yp.scmp.com/home/website/article.aspx?id=6431 2014 Mar 20 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Going back to the Age of Exploration http://www.yp.scmp.com/home/website/article.aspx?id=6432 2014 Mar 20 - Macao Daily News (Macau): 培正生獲少年作家潛質 - http://www.macaodaily.com/html/2014-03/20/content_887678.htm 2014 Mar 20 - Macao Daily News (Macau): 永援教師校本培訓 - http://www.macaodaily.com/html/2014-03/20/content_887679.htm 2014 Mar 18 - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Heartfelt story takes top gong - http://www.yp.scmp.com/home/website/article.aspx?id=6407&section=hong

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