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Writing Workshops for Novices in 2025 : Poetry

Date & Time:	5, 12, 19, 26 July ; 2, 9, 16, 23 August 2025 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. [Application deadline : 5 June 2025]
Venue:	Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library (Extension Activities Room)
Moderator:	Dr. NGAI Pang-chin
Speaker:	Ms. FOK Sum-kei Mr. LEUNG Sun-wing Mr. WOO Kwok-yin Ms SO man-lin Mr. CEN Wenjin Ms. LIN Lin
Organiser:	Jointly organised by Hong Kong Public Libraries and Hong Kong Novel and Poetry Association
Enquiry:	2928 4601 (Extension Activities Unit, Hong Kong Public Libraries) Monday - Friday (Except Public Holidays) : 9:00 am - 1:00 pm ; 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

To promote literary creation and cultivate an interest in Chinese creative writing among the public.

Content and Form:

The workshops will be conducted in Cantonese or Putonghua.
Veteran editors or authors will explain the concept of literary creation in different genres, share their experience in literary creation and discuss with participants the Chinese original works they submitted.
The quota for each workshop is 30 persons.

Requirements for Personal Chinese Works:

The works submitted must be original and must not exceed 1 000 Chinese characters.
Applicants may submit their works regardless of whether the works have been published or not.

Workshop Details and Points to Note:

Each form is for application for one workshop only. Applicants who wish to apply for more than one workshop should use a separate form for each application.
As the three workshops cover different genres, applicants are required to submit their original Chinese works in the same genre as the selected workshop.
Applicants are advised to retain copies of their works. Regardless of the application result, submitted scripts will not be returned.
Successful applicants will be notified by the organisers one week before each workshop is held. Unsuccessful applicants will not be notified separately.
An attendance certificate will be issued to participants who have attained the required attendance rate, normally on the last day of each workshop.
Workshop schedules are subject to change with the organisers’ announcement as final.