Creative Writing Workshops for Youths in 2023 : Essays : Approaches to Creative Writing

Date & Time	6, 13, 20 and 27 May ; 3, 10, 17 and 24 June 2023 (Saturday) 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm [Application Deadline : 20 April 2023]
Category	Literary Activities
Speaker	Ms. CHAN Hay-ching Dr. LAU Wai-shing Ms. CHAU Mat-mat Mr. SZE Yau-peng Dr. CHOI Yick-wai Mr. NGAN Ka-hing Ms. WU Yin-ching Dr. WONG Pok
Venue	City Hall Public Library (Extension Activities Room)
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 young people.

Content and Form:

The workshops will be conducted in Cantonese.
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 original Chinese works they submitted.
The quota for each workshop is 30.

Requirements for Personal Chinese Works:

The works submitted must be original and must not exceed 1 000 Chinese characters.
Applicants may submit their works, whether published or not, on the theme of "Nature".

Programme 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.
Shortlisted 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 attain the required attendance rate, normally on the last day of each workshop.
Workshop schedules are subject to change with the organisers’ announcement as final.