WRICOS (Writing Contest of SUN)
The diverse languages and literature to be found along the Silk Road contribute and enhance the beauty of this region In order to recognize and celebrate this fact, SUN has decided to hold a writing contest for the students of SUN as an annual cultural event. We have named this contest WRICOS (The Writing Contest of SUN)
The main purpose of the “Silk Road Writing Contest” is to promote and share the values and beauty of cultural diversity, especially in languages across the land and maritime Silk Road areas. And other goals and purposes are to restore our pride in the Silk Road as a birthplace for civilizations and to enhance mutual understanding as a key medium for peaceful coexistence and prosperity of all human beings.
Participants are supposed to write in their own languages poems or short essays regarding any topics related to the Silk Road and to send their writings to the Secretariat of SUN. Also, Participants’ writings are to be reviewed and selected by the review committee composed of the professors recommended by the presidents of the universities organizing the writing contest. The writings selected are to be awarded at the SUN General Assembly Meeting and to be translated into diverse languages by faculty members and students of the universities organizing the writing contest. The original writings selected and their translated version will be edited and published both as a printed as well as a digital book.
This contest is held as an annual event. The theme for the first contest in the year 2017 is “What does the Silk Road mean to me?” The grand prize winner of the Poem was Calyn Tan Jen Ai - University of Malaya, Malaysia and the other grand prize winners of the Essay were Leo Lin - Beijing University of Foreign Studies, China. And this year, the theme of the Poem of WRICOS 2023-2024 is Trees: any subjects related to trees and the theme of the Essay is 1. Trees and People along the Silk Roads, 2. How is contemporary climate change affecting the physical landscapes and environments along the Silk Roads.
WRICOS 2023-2024
The 7th WRITING CONTEST of SUN
Detailed Schedule
- Submission Due
- September 30, 2024 (extended)
- Result Announcement
- October 16, 2024
- Award Ceremony
- In November 11 to 15, 2024 (during the 9th General Assembly of SUN)
- Theme
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- Poem_ Trees: any subjects related to trees.
- Essay_
1. Trees and People along the Silk roads
2. How is contemporary climate change affecting the physical landscapes and environments along the Silk Roads?
- Eligibility
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- Students from the member universities of SUN
- Students from non-member universities of SUN are eligible for application, but no additional privileges other than certificates will be given.
- Basic rules & Regulations
- Each participant should submit the native language version and the English translated version of the writing.
The English translation could be done by another person, you must mention the translator’s name in the writing.
Length of writings: No more than 200 words for poems and 2000 words for essays writing.
Computer Software: Participants are expected to create their writings using a computer with any convenient writing software (Must be submitted as MS Word file)
Prize & Privilege
- Common privileges
- Certificates of awards will be given for every participant. Awardees are eligible to participate in the 9th General Assembly of SUN. The awarded works are made into a brochure and each awardee gets a brochure through the international post. Also, it will be exhibited as an e-book on the homepage.
- Grand prize - 1 Awardee for poems and 1 more for essays respectively.
- Certificate and invitation to the 9th General Assembly of SUN and the award ceremony to be held at the campus of University of Naples “L’Orientale’” from November 11 to 15, 2024 with full coverage of the cost for round-trip flights, accommodations (hotel, and meals), and the official culture tour by the organizer.
- Excellence award - 2 Awardees for poems and 2 for essays
- The same as for the Grand Prize mentioned above, except that the recipients of this award are supposed to take care of the cost for flight by themselves.
- Special Selection - 7 Awardees for poems and 7 for essays (May be changed depending on the quality of works)
- The same as for the Award of Excellence mentioned above, except that the organizer will provide only the official culture tour and meals for the recipients of this award.
How to apply
- Fill out the application form below.
- The name of your file should be < Type of your work_Your name_title of your work_nationality >.
Ex) Poem_JiwonLee_SongofSilkroadia_Republic of Korea - The attachment file should be written in Microsoft Word as .doc or .docx file.
- If you have any questions, please contact us through wricos@sun0822.org
* If you do not write the name of the file like above, you may get a disadvantage in the evaluation
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- Sponsored by
- Contact point
- wricos@sun0822.org
- Official Website of SUN
- http://www.sun-silkroadia.org/
History of WRICOS
WRICOS 2022
Poem Geoffrey Jerry J Mosiol, from Malaysia
University of Malaya
Essay Kamoliddin Abrorov, from Uzbekistan
Woosong University
| The number of countries and cities | 14 cities in 9 countries |
|---|---|
| The number of universities | 14 universities |
| The number of participants | 41 |
| The number of pieces | 41(essay: 20, poem: 21) |
WRICOS 2019
Poem Li Ke, from China
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Essay Abolfazl Amanian, from Iran
Allameh Tabataba’i University
| The number of countries and cities | 19 cities in 15 countries |
|---|---|
| The number of universities | 19 universities |
| The number of participants | 65 |
| The number of pieces | 65(essay:14, poem:51) |
WRICOS 2018
Poem Yejin Jin, from Korea
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Essay Maria Georgousi, from Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
| The number of countries and cities | 16 cities in 23 countries |
|---|---|
| The number of universities | 23 universities |
| The number of participants | 87 |
| The number of pieces | 87(essay:27, poem:60) |
WRICOS 2017
Poem Calyn Tan Jen Ai, from Malaysia
University of Malaya
Essay Leo Lin, from China
Beijing Foreign Studies University
| The number of countries and cities | 17 cities in 14 countries |
|---|---|
| The number of universities | 19 universities |
| The number of participants | 44 |
| The number of pieces | 44(essay:23, poem:21) |
