Press Conference : Big Picture Short Story Chinese Writing Contest

Today, the “Big Picture Short Story Chinese Writing Contest” joint press conference, organized by the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (CCCGT), Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, Mississauga Chinese Business Association, and the Canadian Cantonese Culture Association, was held at the Greater Toronto Cultural Centre.
In addition to representatives of the joint organizers, the press conference was attended by members of the judging panel, artists who provided the drawings, certified public accountants who monitored the final contest, as well as representatives from local communities, political and business groups who came to show their support.

Mr. Alan Lam, the Chairman of CCCGT, thanked all the guests for attending and hoped that this competition would promote Chinese writing and cultural exchange. Mr. Wing Man, a director of CCCGT, stated that micro-fiction has evolved into a concise literary form that is in line with the busy lives of modern people. With a theme, a complete plot, and an injection of emotions, micro-fiction can fully display the literary style of conciseness, achieve profound artistic conception, and inspire people.

Mr. Adam Keung, the initiator of the micro-fiction contest, said that ten years ago, he had organized a micro-fiction writing competition. He felt that over the years, Chinese culture has gradually declined and has been overwhelmed by multimedia technology. As someone who loves Chinese culture, he believes that it is necessary to double efforts to promote Chinese writing activities. The four institutions have joined forces, hoping to make friends through writing and promote writing culture. They look forward to the support of all sectors, hoping to pass on the torch of the “Big Picture Short Story Chinese writing Contest”!

Representatives of the other co-organizing institutions stated that as overseas Chinese organizations, they have gathered the support of various communities through their networks. They believe that it is their duty to co-organize and build a platform to promote Chinese culture. They are committed to making the “”Big Picture Short Story Chinese writing Contest”!” a success and passing on Chinese culture.

The competition overview is as follows:

Interested participants in Chinese writing from all over are welcome to select one of the eight pictures provided by the conference and write a micro-fiction of 200 words based on the image. Participants are required to submit their works via the online registration form provided by the conference by the deadline (June 15, 2023). Each participant is limited to one submission, and the registration fee is CAD$10 per application.
The conference has invited eight outstanding individuals from various fields of the Chinese community to serve as judges. The list of selected participants entering the final competition will be announced on June 29, 2023. The final round of judging and guest voting will be held at the Greater Toronto Cultural Centre on July 19, 2023, where ten winning works and the Conference Eye Award for voting will be selected on site. The conference has also invited two well-known certified public accountants to monitor the final voting of the competition. All selected works will be awarded a certificate, and the top ten winners of the final competition will each receive a prize of CAD$200. The Discerning Voter Award winner will receive a prize of CAD$200.

Competition Schedule:

June 15, 2023: Deadline for submission of entries.
June 29, 2023: Announce the shortlist
July 16, 2023: Final Awards Ceremony

由大多倫多中華文化中心主辦，利銘澤典宬，密西沙加華商會及加拿大粵藝文化協會合辦的”看圖徵文比賽”新聞發佈會，今日假大多倫多文化中心舉行。
出席發佈會除各合辦機構代表之外，有評審代表團成員，圖畫提供作家，大會決賽監票特許會計師，以及本地社區、政、商界團體代表前來支持。
大多倫多中華文化中心主席林樹田先生感謝各嘉賓出席，希望通過是次比賽來提倡華文寫作及文化交流。中華文化中心董事萬榮業先生表示微小說是順應現代人繁忙生活而演變成一種篇幅短小的體材，以一個主題構思、情節完整、注入情感，可以充份發揮出精簡的文體，達到意境深遠，清晰動人，啟發人心的效果。
微小説發起人姜永慶先生表示十年前曾舉辦微小說徵文比賽。有感多年來華文文化日趨式微，被多元視像科技所淹沒，感覺作爲對華文文化熱愛者需要加倍努力，故此積極推廣華文寫作活動。適逢四大機構志同道合，抱著以文會友，推動寫作文化，期望各界鼎力支持，薪火相傳 ，”看圖徵文大賽”之約萬勿錯過!
其他協辦機構代表分別表示作爲海外華人組織，他們以社區的網絡，集合各領域社區的支持，對能有機會協辦共同搭建推廣華文平臺義不容辭，志在把”看圖徵文大賽”辦好，傳承華文文化。

比賽概況如下：

歡迎各地對華文寫作有興趣者在大會提供的 8 張圖片中選出一張，看圖寫作 200 字的微小説。按照大會提供的網上報名表格提交作品。截止日期（2023 年 6 月 15 日)。 每位參與者僅限提交一篇文章。報名費每位$10 加元。
大會邀請 8 位華人社區各領域的傑出人士為評審，6 月 29 日將選出進入總決賽的入圍參賽者名單。7 月 19 日於大多倫多文化中心舉行最終一輪評審和來賓當場公開投票，選出十名獲獎作品和投票的大會慧眼獎。大會邀請了兩位知名特許會計師為決賽最終投票監票。獲選入圍作品均獲大會頒發獎狀。總決賽得獎 10 名每位獲贈獎金$200 加元。慧眼投票大獎一位獲贈獎金$200。

比賽活動時間表：

2023 年 6 月 15 日 截稿 (提交文章)
2023 年 6 月 29 日 公佈入圍名單
2023 年 7 月 16 日 總決賽頒獎典禮及現場文化活動

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