{"id":47339,"date":"2022-02-05T11:33:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T07:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=47339"},"modified":"2022-02-05T11:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T07:33:07","slug":"young-winners-of-the-2022-oup-story-writing-competition-celebrated-at-the-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/young-winners-of-the-2022-oup-story-writing-competition-celebrated-at-the-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Winners Of The 2022 OUP Story Writing Competition Celebrated At The Emirates Airline Festival Of Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next generation of writing talent, the winners of the Oxford University Press (OUP) Story Writing Competition,were honoured today at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (3-13 February 2022) in a special prizegiving ceremony. The annual competition is a fixture of the academic calendar with more than 3,700students from the UAE sending in their entries this year. The competition runs in Arabic and in English and is divided into age-specific categories: 11 and under, 12-14, 15-17 and 18-25. Each winner received a book containing their original short stories and a winner\u2019s plaque. Presenting the awards at the ceremony were 2022 Festival authors\u00a0Ali Sparkes and Nadia Al Najjar.<\/p>\n

Students were invited to write their stories prompted by this year\u2019s Festival theme. \u2018Here Comes the Sun\u2019. Jennifer Duggan, Oxford University Press, said: \u201cLooking forward to a brighter tomorrow was the perfect sentiment for this year\u2019s competition, beautifully encapsulated by the phrase\u2018 Here Comes the Sun\u2019. We were uplifted by the many \u2018feel good\u2019 variations on the theme, capturing the imaginations of the students who entered. We are proud to give our continued support to young writers through this competition and we hope it leads to many of them continuing to write in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

OUP winners – English<\/p>\n

11 and under:<\/p>\n

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  1. Lila Jones from Jebel Ali School, Dubai<\/li>\n
  2. Siya Menon from Our Own English High School, Dubai<\/li>\n
  3. Tied in shared third place: Hannah Main Garcia from Dubai English Speaking School, Dubai, and Lana Al Khafaji from Dubai English Speaking School, Dubai<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    12- 14<\/p>\n

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    1. Alula Grace Marsh from South View School, Dubai<\/li>\n
    2. Farah Makni from Brighton College Al Ain, Abu Dhabi<\/li>\n
    3. Gianne Eva Mathias from Dubai Scholars Private School, Dubai<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      15-17<\/p>\n

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      1. AnykaChakravarty from Gems Wellington International School, Dubai<\/li>\n
      2. DimiraTanna from Ambassador School, Dubai<\/li>\n
      3. Chelsie Murielle Manalo Alcantara from Pristine Private School, Dubai<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        18-25<\/p>\n

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        1. Bee Blake from Repton School, Dubai<\/li>\n
        2. IshrathTabassumJaigirdar from University of Sharjah<\/li>\n
        3. Mahrukh S. M. from American University of Sharjah<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          OUP winners \u2013 Arabic:<\/p>\n