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The Golden Point Award is Singapores premier creative writing competition for Short Story and Poetry in the nations four official languages: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Established by the National Arts Council since 1993, the national literary writing competition is a significant platform for literary excellence and launching new writers. The competition aims to identify and nurture new creative writing talent, develop the literary penmanship of writers in Singapore and to create a conducive environment for creative thinking and literary expression in Singapore.

The award ceremony will be held in November in conjunction with the Singapore Writers Festival 2015. Results will be announced during the festival.

CATEGORIESThe competition consists of the following two genre categories for all four languages:

Genre : Short Story Poetry

Language : English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil

There is no age limit and entries may be written on any subject and theme.

PRIZESThe following prizes will be awarded for each of the four languages in the two categories:

1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize

$4,000 cash, certificate, $3,000 cash & $2,000 cash &trophy & $6,000 enrichment grant* certificate certificate

Up to three Honourable Mentions, with a cash prize of $500 each, can be awarded for each category.*The enrichment grant is awarded to first prize winners to assist writers in furthering their skills through participation in writing seminars, workshops and residencies in Singapore or overseas, or for publication of a solo work.

WHO MAY PARTICIPATEThe competition is open only to writers who, at time of application, have yet to publish a solo work in the specific genre they are competing in. A solo work refers to a full-length work published by a Singapore or international publishing company, sold or distributed commercially. Writers whose work have been published in journals or anthologies (whether online or in print) are eligible to enter.

HOW TO ENTERFor more information and details on the competitions rules and regulations, visit: www.theartshouse.sg/programmes/golden-point-award-2015/

The deadline for entries is 30 June 2015, 5pm.For enquiries, please email programmes@artshouse.sg

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Anugerah Pena Emas NAC adalah sayembara menulis cerpen dan sajak yang ulung di Singapura. Sayembara ini adalah dalam empat bahasa utama: Inggeris, Cina, Melayu dan Tamil. Sayembara ini telah ditubuhkan oleh Majlis Seni Kebangsaan sejak 1993, merupakan peraduan menulis kesusasteraan kebangsaan yang menyediakan platform yang penting bagi kemunculan bakat-bakat penulis baru. Matlamat sayembara ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti dan menyuburkan bakat penulis kreatif yang baru, membina gaya menulis kesusasteraan penulis-penulis di Singapura dan mewujudkan suatu persekitaran bagi pemikiran yang kreatif dan ekspresi sastera di Singapura.

Majlis penyampaian hadiah akan diadakan pada bulan November bersempena dengan Pesta Penulis Singapura 2015. Keputusan akan diumumkan semasa pesta tersebut.

KATEGORISayembara ini terdiri daripada dua genre dalam empat bahasa:

Genre : Cerpen Sajak

Bahasa : Inggeris, Cina, Melayu dan Tamil Inggeris, Cina, Melayu dan Tamil

Tidak ada had usia dan penyertaan boleh ditulis mengenai sebarang subjek dan tema.

HADIAHHadiah-hadiah yang berikut akan diberikan kepada setiap satu dalam empat bahasa dalamkedua-dua kategori:

Hadiah Pertama Hadiah Kedua Hadiah Ketiga

Wang tunai $4,000, sijil, piala dan geran* Wang tunai $3,000 Wang tunai $2,000pengayaan bernilai $6,000 dan sijil dan sijil

Sehingga tiga penyertaan Karya Yang Wajar Disebut boleh diberikan bagi setiap kategori.*Geran Pengayaan diberikan kepada pemenang-pemenang hadiah pertama untuk membantu penulis melanjutkan kemahiran mereka melalui penyertaan dalam seminar, bengkel dan penginapan penulisan sama ada di Singapura atau di luar negara dan untuk menerbitkan karya perseorangan.

SIAPA BOLEH MENYERTAISayembara ini dibuka hanya kepada penulis karya perseorangan dalam genre tertentu yang masih belum diterbitkan semasa mengambil bahagian. Karya solo atau perseorangan bermaksud hasil karya yang sepenuhnya oleh penulis itu sendiri dan diterbitkan oleh syarikat penerbitan di Singapura atau antarabangsa, dijual atau diedarkan secara komersial. Penulis yang karyanya diterbitkan dalam bentuk jurnal atau antologi (sama ada dalam talian atau dicetak) layak untuk mengambil bahagian.

BAGAIMANAKAH UNTUK MENYERTAINYAUntuk maklumat dan butiran lanjut mengenai Peraturan Sayembara ini, sila lawat: www.theartshouse.sg/programmes/golden-point-award-2015/

Tarikh tutup bagi penyertaan ialah 30 Jun 2015, jam 5.00 petang. Untuk pertanyaan, sila e-mel programmes@artshouse.sg

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GOLDEN POINT AWARD 2015 REGISTRATION FORMClosing date: 30 June 2015, 5pm Please refer to the 2015 Golden Point Award Rules and Regulations (available for download online) before completing the form. Please submit the Registration Form, relevant documents and entries in hardcopy. Submissions by email or fax will not be accepted.

Categories Genre Short Story Poetry Language English Chinese Malay TamilParticipants Particulars Full name as in NRIC (please write in block letters & underline surname): Name in Chinese characters (if applicable):

Gender Male Female Citizenship Singaporean PRDate of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY)

NRIC number Occupation

Contact Information Mailing address

Email Fax

Mobile Home Office

Title of Manuscript Short story title Number of words Poetry title 1 Poetry title 2 Poetry title 3 Poetry title 4

Poetry title 5 Poetry title 6 Poetry title 7 Poetry title 8

Declaration I accept and agree to abide by the Regulations as well as the Terms and Conditions of Participation. I enclose $ (cheque/cash*) in payment of the registration fee of $16 (inclusive of GST) for one entry. *Please delete accordingly

Signature of Participant Date

Important information and checklist for submission All entries must be received by 30 June 2015, 5pm. The following documents must be enclosed with the registration form: 4 printed copies of the manuscript, a 100-word biography typewritten in English and registration fee.Payment by cheque must be made payable to Arts House Limited. Please do not send cash by post. Cash payment should be made in person at The Arts House Box Office, Mondays to Fridays between 10am to 8pm. Submitted documents will not be returned. Late entries and entries with incomplete documents will be disqualified.

Please submit the registration form and complete set of documents to: 2015 Golden Point Award Short Story or 2015 Golden Point Award Poetry, The Arts House Box Office , 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429

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