Once upon a time, there was an eager Student, who wanted to write the best story that could ever be written. Our Student longed to write magic. Deep magic. To write an epic tome to leave its readers spell-bound, surprised by wonder. To entice, excite, enchant and enthrall an entire generation of fresh young minds. To be a writer – nay, a prophet – of worlds in the past, worlds yet unseen, and worlds and dreams that are yet to come true.
All these, the Student daydreamed, could be mine… if only… if only… if only – What are you daydreaming about? Inevitably, the Teacher’s sharp bark would haul the Student back to Reality. And oh yes, the upcoming Examinations. This happened day after dull day.
Then, one fateful day, a little mynah suddenly floated through the classroom window upon a sudden gust of wind that rattled the window panes. Looking piercingly at the Student, it twittered softly a sweet tune… a tune that was almost speech-like in comprehension. Transfixed by its bright-eyed, intelligent gaze, the Student spoke to the Mynah in hushed tones, “What are you here for?”
The Mynah made no reply, but it fluttered off again. In a few minutes, it returned with a scroll in its beak. Depositing it on the window-sill, the Mynah suddenly burbled, “Have you not always dreamed of writing a Great Story?”
Wide-eyed, the Student gasped. “Yes! Yes! But how do you know?”
The Mynah, with one of its little yellow legs, quickly kicked the scroll of paper onto the Student’s desk and chirped these instructions: “Then just unroll this scroll, fill in the fields and send it away. Away! Away!” With that cry, as suddenly as it had come, it soared away on the wings of the wind, and was never seen again. “Away! Away…”
However, the Student didn’t notice that strange little detail. In excitement, the Student quickly picked up the scroll from the desk, unfurled it excitedly with trembling fingers… and what the Student saw is shown below for you to see.
For you are that Student. Here, O now, is where your Quest for the Young Author Award begins.
Have you got your story ready right now for submission?
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YAA 2011
Young Creatives Forum 2010 – Young Author Awards (YAA)
Mrs Esther Mok, N6 Cluster Superintendent, MOE awards the finalist of YAA
List of YAA Finalist for 2010/2011»Top Winners
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S/N |
Award |
Name |
Book Title |
Genre |
|
1 |
1st Place |
Tessa Tan |
Music from Planet Dungbune |
Angels & Aliens |
|
2 |
2nd Place |
Lee Tat Wei |
Chains of Fate |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
3 |
3rd Place |
Emilyn Foong |
The Life Game |
Magic & Fantasy |
Special Prizes
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S/N |
Special Prizes |
Name |
Book Title |
Genre |
|
1 |
Best Illustration |
Emma Yong |
A Dream Comes True |
Asian Tales |
|
2 |
Most Heartfelt Dedication |
Han Yinn Yii |
A Tough Life |
Asian Tales |
38 Finalist
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S/N |
Name |
Book Title |
Genre |
|
1 |
Nicholas Chan |
Days in Malaysia |
Heartwarmers |
|
2 |
Jezreel Rei Castro |
The Spy Business |
Adventure & Mystery |
|
3 |
Dayna Chong |
Towns of Colours |
Heartwarmers |
|
4 |
Charlene Chong Jia Xin |
The Life of Cookie the Giraffe |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
5 |
Amy Tan Li Xian |
Freedom |
Heartwarmers |
|
6 |
Yogesh Hirdaramani |
The Rising of the Hunter |
Mystery and Adventure |
|
7 |
Mark Yeo Jia Rui |
The Valeon Quest |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
8 |
Chua Khy Theng |
The Mystery of the Missing Recipe |
Adventure & Mystery |
|
9 |
Pearl Hoo Jia Qi |
Crazy Dad |
Adventure & Mystery |
|
10 |
Mutia Hanifa Indiraputri |
Summer, the Summer Faerie |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
11 |
Han Yinn Yii |
A Tough Life |
Asian Tales |
|
12 |
Emma Yong Yi-Shyan |
A Dream Comes True |
Asian Tales |
|
13 |
Aara Noronha |
The Lost World |
Adventure & Mystery |
|
14 |
Nanda Min Htin |
From Young to Old |
Heartwarmers |
|
15 |
Ee Chong Hui |
Accused! |
Ghost & Ghouls |
|
16 |
Tessa Tan |
Music from Planet Dungbune |
Angels & Aliens |
|
17 |
Hans Hu |
Anti Clockwise |
Adventure & Mystery |
|
18 |
Luqman Aqil Rozman |
Vermillion |
Ghosts & Ghouls |
|
19 |
Lee Tat Wei |
Chains of Fate |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
20 |
Josh Lim |
The Dragon Heroes |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
21 |
Nihal Hameed |
The Curse |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
22 |
Ayden Mohan |
The Curse |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
23 |
Shawn Tan |
A Night in the Cemetery |
Ghosts & Ghouls |
|
24 |
Rachel Lee |
Across the Universe |
Heartwarmers |
|
25 |
Ryan Wang |
The Lego Brick of Awesomeness |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
26 |
Kelly Tan |
A Kidnapping Case |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
27 |
Eryka Fontanilla |
The After Life |
Ghosts & Ghouls |
|
28 |
Surya Varma Selvakumar |
Deadly Tarmac |
Adventure & Mystery |
|
29 |
Tricia Lim |
Money or Family? |
Heartwarmers |
|
30 |
Claire Yeo |
Meet the Frostians |
Angels & Aliens |
|
31 |
Justine Hong |
The Timid Dragon |
Magic &Fantasy |
|
32 |
Andreas Tassinari |
Dark Moon |
Adventure & Mystery |
|
33 |
Serafina Siow |
The Legendary Alchemist |
Magic &Fantasy |
|
34 |
Izzah Nuwairah binti Zailan |
Journal of Happy ‘as’ Always |
Heartwarmers |
|
35 |
Tey Haoyue |
The Adventures of the Jewel Spirits |
Magic & Fantasy |
|
36 |
Woon Kaiqin |
What Happens When a Dinosaur Loses a Tooth? |
Animal Tales |
|
37 |
Emilyn Foong |
The Life Game |
Heartwarmers |
|
38 |
Yowkebed Wong |
Escape… Escape… Escape… |
Adventure & Mystery |