Int'l Letter-Writing Contest

Monday, September 10, 2012 jeffrey 0 Comments

Calling all young writers! The Philippine Postal Corporation, in partnership with Universal Postal Union, is inviting all young people to join the 42nd International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People 2013. It has been a yearly event to make the youth aware of the important role of the postal services in our societies and in addition develop their skills in letter-compositions by clearly expressing their thoughts on a subject. This year's topic revolves around the theme: "Write A Letter Why Water Is A Precious Resource". Get those pens at work for a chance to win P15,000 cash+medal+plaque and stamp albums and your piece to be forwarded to the International Bureau as Philippines' Official Entry to the competition.



Contest Requirement:
  • All young people up to 15 years of age
Contest Mechanics:
  1. Theme: "Write A Letter Why Water Is A Precious Resource"
  2. Entry Guidelines:
  3. Submit your entry via Postal Mail only (Express or Registered) to:
    4. Office of the Assistant Postmaster General for Marketing & Business Dev't
    c/o Ms. Jocelyn E. Cacho – Special Project Officer
    3/F Philippine Postal Corporation,
    Liwasang Bonifacio1000 Manila
  4. Judging Criteria:
    • 30% Relevance to the theme of the competition
    • 20% Imagination and originality of the contents
    • 20% Demonstrates a good style of writing and communication
    • 20% Demonstrates an extensive vocabulary
    • 10% Youthfulness of tone
  5. View complete contest mechanics
Contest Period: Submission of entries until October 9, 2012

Contest Prize:
  • First Prize
    • P15,000 CASH
    • Medal
    • Plaque and Stamp Albums
    • Philippines' Official Entry to the Competition
  • Second Prize
    • P10,000 CASH
    • Medal
    • Plaque and Stamp Albums
  • Third Prize
    • P5,000
    • Medal
    • Plaque and Stamp Albums
Upside
  • CASH prize
  • Be recognized internationally through letter-writing at a very young age
Downside
  • No online submission
For more info, log on to philpost.gov.ph, upuint/en/letterwritingcompetition, facebook.com/PHLPost or call 527-0108 / 527-0059