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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 2021 is “Song of Silkroadia” and the theme of the Essay is “What Can University and University Students Do for Peaceful Co-existence, Co-prosperity, and Sustainable Cultural Diversity Along the Silk Roads?”.

WRICOS 2022
The 6th WRITING CONTEST of SUN

Detailed Schedule
 
Submission Due
August 31, 2022 (Extension)
Result Announcement
October 10, 2022
Award Ceremony
In November 29 to December 2, 2022 (during the 8th General Assembly of SUN)
Theme
  • Poem: My Hometown: What does your hometown mean to you?
    Description: Write in consideration of the similarities and uniqueness of the Silk Roads’ cities.
  • Essay:
    1) My Hometown: What does your hometown mean to you?
    2) Students' Perspectives on the Era of AI and Big Data: Opportunities & Challenges
Eligibility
  • Students from the member universities of SUN
  • Nonmembers of universities of SUN are eligible for application, but no additional other than certificates will be given.
Basic rules & Regulations
Each participant is to submit one poem or one short essay in their mother tongue.
The writing must be original. Participants found guilty will be held liable for committing plagiarism.
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
certificate of awards, Eligible to participate in the 8th General Assembly of SUN. The winners' works are made into a brochure and each winner 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 8th General Assembly of SUN and the award ceremony to be held at Canadian University Dubai, Dubai, UAE 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 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.

* Subject to change depending on the situation of COVID-19 and other unexpected events.

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 sunofficialwricos@gmail.com

* If you do not write the name of the file like above, you may get a disadvantage in the evaluation

* Name
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* E-mail

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* Attachment
* Nationality
* University
* Major
* Introduction of your work
(In English, within 100 words)
* Profile picture
(It will be needed for the brochure publication for the awardees. By submitting, we consider you have agreed to use your picture for the brochure.)
English version of your work
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(It will be needed for the brochure publication for the awardees. You can submit it later when your work is nominated for the publication.)
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http://www.sun-silkroadia.org/

History of WRICOS

WRICOS 2021

Poem Gaia Gazzola, from Italy
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

Essay Marzieh Mostafavi Mendi, from Iran
Iran's Foreign Ministry's School of International Relations

The number of countries and cities 14 cities in 10 countries
The number of universities 14 universities
The number of participants 32
The number of pieces 32 (essay:13, poem:19)
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WRICOS 2020

Poem Maria Diakaki from Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Essay Ganchuluun Erdene from Mongolia
National University of Mongolia

The number of countries and cities 20 cities in 15 countries
The number of universities 20 universities
The number of participants 92
The number of pieces 92 (essay:41, poem:51)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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