"Kids4Kids" 2013 Writing Competition

[Ivona Pelajic]

The book with the 6 winning stories from Kids4Kids' 2013 writing competition has been published at the end of last year. The Kids4Kids is a project in Hong Kong which encourages children's creativity through literature. It is part of 6th annual Writing for a Cause Competition 2013 which ended with great success. Last year, for first time ever, an open-category was launched and 120 school-aged children have submitted 86 of their stories.  

After judging all the outstanding pieces of work, the panel of judges selected 3 Overall Winners, 4 Most Promising Writer and Most Promising Illustrator respectively. Kids participated as the judges this year as well, in order to help in selection of Ten Most Likes Stories on Facebook. 

The Overall Winner's story was published in bilingual, complete with students' illustrations inside the Kids4Kids Treasury. To read different stories or to see how to order the book, go to their website.

One of the judges for this competition were judges from Lizzie Bee. Lizzie Bee is a Hong Kong registered Charity. In Lizzie Bee they develop and deliver art workshops in which they bring art, artist and community together. Lizzie Bee members believe everyone should have access to meaningful art projects in order to promote education, empower communities, enhance lives and encourage positive social impact. They also set up the art workshops and advise other organisations in grant-writing, fundraising and strategic planning.