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The University of East Anglia (UEA), one of the UK's top 15 universities,
today announced the winner of its inaugural writing competition, Your Success
Story, for 11 th 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
creative pieces on politics, climate change, conservation, geoscience, media
studies, biography-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 convened by Dr Daniel Rycroft, the chair of
UEA's India Dialogue.
First place went to Sehar Batra of Sanskriti School
in Delhi, who presented a stimulating biography of her grandfather. 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 International Summer School in Norwich.
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 a challenging and personal autobiography. Third place
went to Abinav and fourth place went to Vidushi Bhartari, both of the National
Public School Koramangala in Bangalore. Pavithra was rewarded with a cash prize
of INR 30,000, while Vidushi and Abinav were each rewarded with a cash prize of
INR 20,000. Each of the final four candidates will also be eligible for a 20 per
cent scholarship towards tuition for each year of study upon successful
application to 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 the 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."
The University of
East Anglia pioneered the teaching of creative writing in the UK, offering the
first MA Creative Writing in 1970. The faculty and alumni of UEA's School of
Literature, Drama and Creative Writing include acclaimed authors and critics
from around the world, namely Kazuo Ishiguro, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in
Literature; Booker Prize Winners, Ann Enright and Ian McEwan; and finally
Professor of Contemporary Literature, Amit Chaudhuri.
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