3 . We’re launching our 100-Word-Story Competition with prizes of up to £1,000 to be won. Our competition is your chance to show the world your story-telling talents. The editorial team will pick a shortlist of three in each category and post them online.

Competition Rules:

● Submissions are original, not previously published and exactly 100 words long (not including title). Don’t forget to include your full name, address, e-mail and phone number when filling in the form. We may use entries in all print and electronic media.

● There are three categories—one for adults and two categories for schools: one for children aged 12—18 and one for children under 12.

● Please submit your stories online by 5p.m. on 1st May 2022 or send an entry via post addressed to:

Warners Group Publications, West Street Bourne，PE10 9PH.

Prizes:

● In the adult category, the winner will receive £1,000 and a Serious Readers High Definition Floor or Table Light (value up to £399.99) and one runner-up will receive £250.

● In the 12—18s category, the winner will receive £200 or an 8GB Kindle Paperwhite and a £100 book voucher for their school, and the runner-up will receive a £100 book voucher.

● In the under 12 category, the winner will receive £100 or an 8GB Kindle Paperwhite and a £100 book voucher for their school, and the runner-up will receive a £50 book voucher.

Allow more time for postal entries to arrive by 1st May 2022, and insure you include your full name and address, and also clearly state the category you are entering.

5 . Climate Change — Are Tomorrow’s Needs more Important than Today’s Reality?

Can countries and the world find the critical balance between addressing today’s realities and the needs of tomorrow? An online essay competition on this topic is coming.

Terms & Conditions

1. This essay competition is open to all NUS alumni and students, as well as students of all Singapore universities and polytechnics.

2. Please indicate the following clearly in the footer of every page:

a. Page Number

b. Full Name

c. Faculty, Current Year of Study and Matriculation Number (for NUS students); OR

d. School, Faculty, Current Year of Study (for non-NUS students); OR

e. Faculty and Year of Graduation (for NUS alumni)

3. Charts, images and illustrations should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Please insert them as Annexes with clear labelling, and not as part of the main essay.

4. Please submit your essay online by 29 February 2023. Only one submission per participant will be accepted. For two or three submissions, the latest essay received by the closing date and time will be treated as final and all earlier submissions by the same participant will be disregarded.

5. An essay with several authors may well be accepted but as one single submission. If it wins, only one prize will be awarded and one author will be invited to present the ideas on stage. The remaining author(s) are welcome to participate at the event as part of the audience.

6. Winners will be contacted by mid-March 2023 via the same email address used for submission. Participants may provide a telephone number as an alternative means of contact.