Open to teens 15-19 years old based in Malaysia (non-Malaysians and refugees welcome to participate)
Fiction writing (2,000-3,000 words in length)
2025 Theme: Sacrifice
Entries open: Aug 1, 2025
Closing date: Aug 31, 2025
Winners announced: Sept 30, 2025
Prizes:
1st Prize: RM600 worth of BookXcess vouchers + prize with name engraved + certificate
2nd Prize: RM300 worth of BookXcess vouchers + certificate
3rd Prize: RM100 worth of BookXcess vouchers + certificate
Rules of the Competition:
1. Only 1 entry will be accepted per person.
2. Entries must be emailed to brigitte.rozario<AT>gmail.com.
3. Open to youngsters aged 15-19 only (Date of birth must be provided). Must be based in Malaysia. Non-Malaysians and refugees may participate.
4. Must be fiction on the theme Sacrifice.
5. Length: 2,000-3,000 words.
6. Entries will be judged on creativity, language and originality.
7. Non-fiction entries and those found to be plagiarised or written by AI will be immediately disqualified.
Winners will be announced on Sept 30, 2025 on Brigitte Rozario’s FB page at https://www.facebook.com/brigitterozario.writerandeditor.