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.
History of WRICOS
WRICOS 2023-2024
Poem Ilma Ahmad, from Arab Emirates
Canadian University of Dubai
Essay Byambasuren Erdenebayar, from Mongolia
NAtional University of Mongolia
| The number of countries and cities | 16 cities in 10 countries |
|---|---|
| The number of universities | 18 universities |
| The number of participants | 50 |
| The number of pieces | 50(essay: 21, poem: 29) |
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) |
