Competitions
Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award 2024/25
(updated as of 31 December 2024)
Introduction
Application
- Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award Online Platform
- Manual of Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award Online Platform
- Training Workshops for Participants (Optional)
- Important Dates
Training Workshops for Participants (Optional)
Activity | Date and Time | Venue | Language | Application | Application Deadline |
[NEW] Seminar on Creative Writing Skills in Poetry for Primary and Secondary Students | 25 January 2025 (Sat) 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Auditorium (D201), 2/F, Lee Quo Wei Academic Building, Yuen Campus, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | English | Information Application via email | 20 January 2025 (Monday) (Application closing time: 12:00 noon) Quota: 300 * First-come, first-served. |
| [NEW] Poetry Masterclass for Secondary Students - Reading and Writing Poetry | 25 January 2025 (Sat) 12:00 noon - 02:00 p.m. | Mr & Mrs Xiao Tan Ping Hall (D203), 2/F, Lee Quo Wei Academic Building, Yuen Campus, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | English | Information Application via email | 20 January 2025 (Monday) (Application closing time: 12:00 noon) Quota: 30 * First-come, first-served. |
Training Workshop for Primary Students (E1BPA001W / | E1BPA001W 15 February 2025 (Sat) 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. E1BPA001W-2 15 February 2025 (Sat) 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. E1BPA001W-3 22 February 2025 (Sat) 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | A301, S H Ho Academic Building, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | English | 3 February 2025 (Monday) | |
Training Workshop for Secondary Students | E2BPA001W 15 February 2025 (Sat) 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. E2BPA001W-2 15 February 2025 (Sat) 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. E2BPA001W-3 22 February 2025 (Sat) 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | A306, S H Ho Academic Building, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong |
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2024 (Fri) 12:00 noon | Deadline for school online registration (Late application will not be entertained) |
| 20 January 2025 (Mon) 12:00 noon | Deadline for Seminar for Primary and Secondary Students and Poetry Masterclass for Secondary Students |
| 25 January 2025 (Sat) | Seminar for Primary and Secondary Students and Poetry Masterclass for Secondary Students |
| 3 February 2025 (Mon) 12:00 noon | Deadline for Training Workshops for Participants |
| 5 February 2025 (Wed) 5:00 p.m. | Result Announcement for Training Workshops for Participants |
| 15 February (Sat) / 22 February 2025 (Sat) | Training Workshops for Participants (Optional) |
| 4 March 2025 (Tue) 12:00 noon | Deadline for online entry submission by participants (Late submission will not be accepted) |
| 5 March 2025 (Wed) 12:00 noon | Deadline for online entry submission by teachers-in-charge* (Late submission will not be accepted) |
| March to May 2025 | Preliminary and Final Adjudication |
| Late May 2025 | Final Result Announcement |
| Late June 2025 | Prize-giving Ceremony |
*Notes:
- To join the competition, schools are required to complete the application through the Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award Online Platform. Online School Application should be submitted and the signed and stamped School Application Form should be returned on or before 5:00 p.m., 23 December 2024 (Mon).
- Teachers-in-charge login information for the “Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award Online Platform” will be sent to the teachers-in-charge by email within 3 days upon receipt of the completed Online School Application Form. Teachers-in-charge can create accounts for students by logging in at the “Teacher Zone” of the “Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award Online Platform”.
- To prevent emails related to HKBPA mistakenly being sent to the spam folder, teachers-in-charge and participants are advised to add the email address [email protected] to their email address book or contacts folder (Especially Yahoo Mail or Hotmail users ) so that all emails will go directly to their inbox.
- To complete online entry submission, teachers-in-charge are required to click the box under “Submit to the organiser” at the “Teacher Zone/ Students’ Poems” on or before 12:00 noon, 5 March 2025 (Wed).
Previous Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Awards
- Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award 2023/24
- Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award 2022/23
- Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award 2021/22
- Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award 2020/21
Reference
- Suggestion to Teachers-in-charge: Serious Problems to Avoid
- Learning and Teaching Resources for English (from EDB website)
Enquiry
For enquiries, please contact us at 3940 0101 or email at [email protected].