Competitions
Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award 2023/24 (updated as of 23 March 2024)
Introduction
Application
- Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award Online Platform (The Platform has been closed until further notice)
- 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 |
Training Workshop for Primary Students The Musicality of Poetry (E1BPA001W / | 6 January 2024 / 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (Classroom to be confirmed) | English | 4 December 2023 Workshops application result will be announced on | |
Training Workshop for Secondary Students Poetry and Imagination | 6 January 2024 / 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. |
Important Dates (updated as of 23 March 2024)
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 4 December 2023 (Mon) 12:00 noon | Deadline for school online registration |
| 4 December 2023 12:00 noon | Deadline for Training Workshops for Participants |
| 11 December 2023 (Thu) 5:00 p.m. | Result Announcement for Training Workshops for Participants |
| 6 January / 13 January / 20 January 2024 (Sat) | Training Workshops for Participants (Optional) |
| 5 March 2024 (Tue) 12:00 noon | Deadline for online entry submission by participants |
| 6 March 2024 (Wed) 12:00 noon | Deadline for online entry submission by teachers-in-charge* |
| March to May 2024 | Preliminary and Final Adjudication |
| Late May 2024 | Final Result Announcement |
| Late June 2024 | 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 12:00 noon, 6 December 2023 (Wed).
- 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, 6 March 2024 (Wed).
Previous Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Awards
- 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 0502 or email at [email protected].