1Malaysia Short Story Competition

09 April 2010
1Malaysia Short Story Competition
Bic,a local stationery brand is organising a 1Malaysia short story writing competiton for college and varsity students only. All you guys gotta do is to write a 1000 to 1500 short story on what 1Malaysia means to you.

35 finalists will be picked from the submissions and only 5 out of them will receive the grand prize. Not only will they be the Brand Ambassadors for the company, but also receive RM300 cold hard cash, a Sheaffer Pen RM85, one year supply of Bic stationery, a Philips MP3 player and a certificate.

Your submission must be HAND-WRITTEN ON A PIECE OF FOOLSCAP PAPER WITH BLUE OR BLACK INK ONLY. The short story must be submitted with a copy of the entry form, which can be downloaded here. They can be dropped off either at your college's Student Affairs Department or snail mailed to the address found on the entry form. Deadline's June the 3rd,so you guys can procrastinate a bit, but mark your calendar just in case you leave it aside for too long and forgotten all about it. Winners will be contacted and announced in the July issue of Campus Plus magazine.

(More information HERE.)
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