{"id":50461,"date":"2026-04-08T13:10:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T05:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/?page_id=50461"},"modified":"2026-04-24T17:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:24:34","slug":"creative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/language-centre\/creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Centre - Creative Writing Contest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"50461\" class=\"elementor elementor-50461\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72723df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72723df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f3ccb5\" data-id=\"6f3ccb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e25d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e25d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1587\" height=\"2245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Creative-Writing-Contest-2-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Creative-Writing-Contest-2-2.png 1587w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Creative-Writing-Contest-2-2-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Creative-Writing-Contest-2-2-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Creative-Writing-Contest-2-2-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Creative-Writing-Contest-2-2-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Creative-Writing-Contest-2-2-1448x2048.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1587px) 100vw, 1587px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93dcf1b\" data-id=\"93dcf1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af0416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af0416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>The Language Centre proudly presents<\/strong> <strong>The English Creative Writing Contest 2026!<\/strong><\/h3><h3><strong>We welcome all HKMU students to join us.<\/strong><\/h3><h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Judging Criteria<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><ul><li><p>Content<\/p><\/li><li><p>Language use<\/p><\/li><li><p>Originality &amp; creativity<\/p><\/li><li>It has to be author&#8217;s original work. NO AI generated work will be accepted.<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Judging will be conducted by a panel from the Language Centre:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Dr. Danny Leung (Director of the Language Centre)<\/li><li>Ms. Jessica Lam (Assistant Manager, the Language Centre)<\/li><li>Mr. Connor Wong (Language Learning Officer)<\/li><\/ul><p>Results will be announced on the website on or before <strong>17 July 2026<\/strong>. Winners will also be contacted<strong> within 1\u20133 weeks<\/strong> after the announcement to receive their prizes.<\/p><div><h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Submission Guidelines<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><ol><li><p>Please fill out the link below for details: <a href=\"https:\/\/student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk\/ers\/prod\/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=010523&amp;lang=eng&amp;mode=all&amp;preview=y\">https:\/\/student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk\/ers\/prod\/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=010523&amp;lang=eng&amp;mode=all&amp;preview=y<\/a><\/p><\/li><li>Email your work in WORD format to <a href=\"mailto:lc2@hkmu.edu.hk\"><strong>lc2@hkmu.edu.hk<\/strong><\/a>. In your email, please include your full name in English and your student ID number.<\/li><li>You will receive a confirmation email after we have received your submission.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h5><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Submission deadline: 12 June 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><p>For any questions about the contest, please email<a href=\"mailto:lc2@hkmu.edu.hk\"> <strong>lc@hkmu.edu.hk<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Language Centre proudly presents The English Creative Writing Contest 2026!We welcome all HKMU students to join us.Judging CriteriaContentLanguage useOriginality &amp; creativityIt has to be author's original work. 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