Eligibility

• Ability to write & understand English [ this competition is for people who are able to write in English because this requirement can avoid the following situations, “this word in my language has a deeper meaning”]
• Age groups: 10-18 youth group, 19-35 adult group [age group is for fair competition. In order to make sure that everyone in any age group and gets equal opportunity to take part in this competition, we will have more age group based on the age range of applicants]
• Each participant pays $15

Rules

• Must be a poem  (no word count) 
• No plagiarism 
• If plagiarized, you are disqualified 
• Must convey a message [the poem need to reflect something like the society, an issue or even the weather, but not merely beautiful words]
• Be more than five sentences [change into no word minimum, give participants enough space to create, there may be people can express their idea within 5 sentences. ]

Judging

• Based on the intensity of emotions the audience feels / Entertainment [the writer has to be clear that what he/she wants to show to the reader. eg. it is not allowed to turn fear of terrorists into admiration]
• Limited grammar errors [small mistakes are allowed, but not more than 10.]
• Diction [Can have rhyme, it is not mandatory. Don’t have to contain complicated words, but the writer has to express the idea clearly with the right world.]
• Creativity & originality
• Must convey the writer’s intention [This is hard to tell, there’s always bias] 
• The overall impact on the audience [exists bias]

Award

• Cash 3000 [for the top 3, and this can be higher based on the amount of the funding we end up with]
• Publication of the poem  [for the top 20]
• Internship with publishing company [3 months]
• Trophy [only for the first prize]
• Reputation

Funding

• Participation fee ($15)
• Donors (corporate sponsors, eg. publishing house)
• Donation from libraries [the library also provides space for competition, We need field scenes to prevent cybersecurity problems, for example, to avoid someone stealing other people’s work by using hacking techniques. In addition, writing on paper has more literary atmosphere.]
• Personal funding 

For Art prize, the participants have to have at least two years of visual art experience, it is a good idea but why 2 years?

For Music Prize, the group said that they will have a platform and hold a public vote, I think this is a very good idea, but the most of the top 20 probably win by pop music since most people who search for music on the Internet are young people. I think that the music creators can be required to tag their music, for example, pop, classic… Then, the platform manager can divide the music into different categories, and the voters will select 3 favorite songs in each category.

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