싱어송라이터 방찬우와 함께하는 크리스마스 콘테스트!

안녕하세요 여러분! 메리 크리스마스! 이번에 한국에서 온 싱어송라이터 방찬우님과 함께 글 대회를 주최하게 되어 큰 영광입니다! 이번에 방찬우님이 새로 작곡한 ‘그런 날이 있어’를 듣고 글을 쓰는 대회인데요, 이번 대회는 특별한 상품도 함께하니까 꼭 놓치지 마세요!

‘그런 날이 있어’ 들으러가기!  :

대회 안내

대회 내용:‘그런 날이 있어’를 듣고 느낀 생각이나 감정들을 짧은 글이나 시로 표현하기!

글자 수 제한:  500자

평가 방법:방찬우님이 우승자 선정 (좋아요 수도 평가요소에 포함)

상품:

많은 사랑과 함께 집으로 전송 될 베일에 감춰진 비밀의 상품!

로맨틱한 사랑 이야기, 혹은 머나먼 우주에 관한 내용, 잠이 안 와서 뒤척이던 기억들, 그 어떤 글이든 여러분들이 떠올린 생각이나 느낌을 글로 표현해주시면 됩니다!

여러분들의 다양한 글과 시를 기대하고 있겠습니다! 이번 기회를 통해 여러분들의 창의력과 음악에 대한 사랑이 빛나길 바랍니다!

방찬우님에 대한 소개! :)

제주도에 위치한 영국 국제학교 North London Collegiate School Jeju를 졸업하고 홍콩대학교에 재학 중인 방찬우님은 젊고 노래와 음악을 사랑하는 열정 넘치는 싱어송라이터입니다. 홍콩으로 넘어와서 생활하고 있는 지금 바쁜 학업생활에도 불구하고 꾸준히 음악 활동을 해오고있습니다. 새로운 환경 속에서도 시간이 날 때마다 작곡도 조금씩 하고 꾸준히 유튜브에 노래도 업로드하면서 밤에 잠이 안 올 때 혼자 조용히 기타 치는 것을 즐기기도 합니다. 방찬우님은 앞으로도 더 많은 곡을 작곡해서 더 많은 사람들과 음악을 통해 소통하고자 합니다！ ♪ ❄

與韓國年輕網絡歌手 Chanwoo Bang (방찬우) 舉辦之聖誕節寫作比賽!

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메리 크리스마스! (Merry Christmas!) 今年聖誕很高興能和我大學來自韓國的朋友及年輕網絡唱作歌手 Chanwoo Bang（방찬우）舉辦是次有獎創意寫作比賽！比賽將會與 Chanwoo 的新歌《 그런 날이 있어 》有關，請不要錯過喔! :)

Chanwoo 從小便很喜愛音樂和唱歌，他在中學時期於韓國濟州島就讀國際學校North London Collegiate School Jeju時便開始創作不同風格的歌曲和音樂影片，更不時與他的年幼妹妹合唱。升上大學後，Chanwoo 在課餘時間仍抽空創作音樂，努力在新環境中繼續寫作新的歌曲和彈奏他最喜歡的吉他。透過他對音樂的熱誠，Chanwoo 深信周邊的朋友也能感受到音樂的力量。

以下是 Chanwoo 的原創歌曲《 그런 날이 있어 》，希望你們會喜歡！：

創作挑戰題目:

聽完 Chanwoo的新歌《 그런 날이 있어 》後，將你所想到或感受到的寫下，以短篇故事或詩的形式都可以 (不多於500字!) 。故事的題材一點兒限制都沒有，你可以寫一個有關愛情的小故事、一段發生於遠處星空或另一個次元的冒險旅程、或一首有關某天突然睡不著的詩作小品 — 真的寫什麼都可以，很希望從作品當中能看到大家獨特的感受和創意呢! :)

Chanwoo將會選出優勝者，Penana作家和讀者們對作品的讚好亦會被考慮在內! 比賽完畢後，Chanwoo會把神秘禮物郵寄給勝出者們 (禮物將會與韓國有關!)，希望你們會喜歡!:)

期待著大家的故事和詩作小品！ 希望音樂能帶給你們獨特的靈感！❄

Special Prized Contest with Aspiring Korean Singer Chanwoo Bang!

Hello everyone! Merry Christmas! On this special occasion, me along with my college friend and young Korean singer Chanwoo Bang have decided to host a creative writing contest here on Penana! As part of Chanwoo’s new song ‘그런 날이 있어’, this special prized contest is one you would not want to miss!:)

Having received an international high school education at North London Collegiate School Jeju on Jeju Island, Korea, Chanwoo is a young and aspiring singer-songwriter who has a fond passion in music and singing. Moving on to college, Chanwoo has never given up his musical endeavors amidst hectic schoolwork. Despite living in a whole new environment, Chanwoo continues to write new songs and publish his works in his free time and enjoys playing the guitar at night when he is at home. Through composing various original songs, Chanwoo hopes to touch his fans with his unique voice and guitar playing, as music is something which he holds dear to his heart.

The theme of this special contest will be based on Chanwoo’s new original song ‘그런 날이 있어’. For this contest, feel free to write a short story or poem with the feelings you had whilst listening to the song – you can write about anything, it can be a short piece about a romantic story or an intergalactic universe far, far away, or even a poem about one special night when you couldn’t go to sleep. You can really write about anything...let your emotions shine through!:)

Listen to Chanwoo’s song ‘그런 날이 있어’ here! :

Prompt:

Write a story with the feelings you had whilst listening to the song ‘그런 날이 있어’. You can craft a unique story or poetry behind it – remember to give a title to your masterpiece!

Word Limit:Around 500 words (can be less!)

Judging:Korean singer-songwriter Chanwoo Bang (Like counts by the community will also be considered!)

Prize:

A secret gift mailed to you with bundles of love!:)

We really look forward to your story and poetry entries!

A lovely Christmas to you all and Happy New Year! May the magic and warmth of Christmas stay in your heart always!

​I came across a poem on my professor's twitter page sometime ago...I hope you'll like it!

For the contest, feel free to write a poem which reads differently from top to bottom and from bottom to top! Any length and theme will be alright!:')

(ah the punctuation might not work well sometimes - but having a nice overall flow would be good already!^^)

I've typed up the poem below in case the image is a bit hard to read...I hope it helps!:

Our Generation

Our generation will be known for nothing.

Never will anybody say,

We were the peak of mankind.

That is wrong, the truth is

Our generation was a failure.

Thinking that

We actually succeeded

Is a waste. And we know

Living only for money and power

Is the way to go.

Being loving, respectful, and kind

Is a dumb thing to do.

Forgetting about that time,

Will not be easy, but we will try.

Changing our world for the better

Is something we never did.

Giving up

Was how we handled our problems.

Working hard

Was a joke.

We knew that

People thought we couldn't come back

That might be true,

Unless we turn things around

(Read from bottom to top now)

It might be a bit hard to write...but I hope you'll have fun!:') ​

All the best with the start of the semester!

Hi!:) I came across some illustrations by a Korean artist today and thought it might be nice to create a contest with the theme Love - I was hoping to make this contest into something like a scrapbook...one which you may all want to look back sometime!

Here is an animated short film made by the artist showcasing some of her illustrations:

For the contest, feel free to write a sentence or a short paragraph around the theme, or you can submit a sketch or a simple doodle about your thoughts too! Any kind of love is ok! If you would like to write/draw about family love or love for a much treasured toy, I would love to hear about it as well!

Below are some links which I bumped into earlier today - I hope they will help with your writing/doodling!

This one shows a kickstarter project which the artist is funding for her art book publication:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/puuung1/love-is-puuungs-illustration-of-love

The following one shows some of the artist's selected drawings featured in a Korean magazine:

http://iamkoream.com/korean-artist-beautifully-illustrates-what-true-love-is-all-about/

And this last one shows a heartwarming portfolio of the artist's illustrations and projects:

http://www.grafolio.com/puuung1/illustration.grfl

I'm not sure if you would all like this contest...but I hope you will! :')​​

I saw the above cover photo this afternoon...I think it would be nice to use the idea for a contest! Feel free to pick any word (or words!) and create your own special mini story/definition around it using each letter - you can also write anything which you feel strongly about or even create a short story around it (but make sure the story is related to the word(s) you choose and remember to start each sentence with the letters in the word(s)!)

So for instance if you were to submit an entry for the word Fear, you can choose to type it this way:

Forget

Everything

And

Run

...or you could write a mini story about the word Fear as well!

For a moment she felt the weight of the world crash down.

Eve held her breath

And

Ran.

I hope you'll find it fun!:)

I once had a friend who wrote this poem...it was a bit short, but very moving though! I had a feeling you might all have similar stories which you'd like to share...poems, short stories or quotes, anything will do!:) I hope you'll all enjoy this contest!

I'm from

I am from makeshift forts

Yellowing old quilts, Duct tape

and overturned couches

From the blossoming sounds of black

and white keys

the Music whirling like a kaleidoscope

of colors in the air

I am from bulging leaf piles

From pen and from paper

Shady hammocks and shards of

broken glass glistening in dawn's light

- I smiled anyway and gave the boy

his frisbee back

I am from the caressing smiles of

Best friends, raucous laughter and goodbye hugs that last ten

minutes

From inside jokes and eyes that say more

than words ever could

I am from high expectations, goals and dreams

Hundreds of activities that sometimes make me scream

But in all the scrambling rush

the most important thing to me

Is who I choose to be.

If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?​

You are going to write a one-shot based on this quote. The one-shot will be about your character's timer hitting zero. The winner will have a story of their choice promoted in every way possible. Email, forums, I'll even post a link to it on Tumblr. Now get writing, because you have four weeks.

Like the title suggests, write a piece about why you smile. Is it a special memory, a friend, that certain song. Any length. Write it anyway you want, I just want to know what makes you smile

Have you ever seen an amazing word in the dictionary which just makes you smile? Time to share it with Penana with the words definition.

The word can be in any language but if it isn't, could you give a translation please!

Also, if you want, you could make up an amazing word! Just please indicate this and put the meaning you would give to your word with it!

Good Luck!

Sometimes inspirations for your writing may come from things you hear.

It could be just any kinds of sound you will hear in your life, but how about it is some popular song you hear on the streets, at school with your friends, at a cafe, or even through your earbuds from your iPod!

As a heavy music lover as well, I frequently thought of stories based on music, and mostly it was about thinking of a music video scenario for it all by myself. One day, when I was listening to one of BIGBANG [just to note: my all-time favorite K-pop group! Yup you can call me VIP haha :)]'s newest songs which were released in last year from my cell phone, one sparkling thought came into my mind....OH, WHAT ABOUT WRITING A STORY ABOUT THIS SONG....wait, HOW ABOUT WRITING A STORY FROM K-POP ITSELF?

Since I am a very busy person and cannot think of all stories from all songs from a single brain, I decided that I need your help and ideas in order to help me out completing this somewhat time-killing project-like thing into action. So, just come over and have fun with writing over any K-pop music you like even if you don't like K-pop:) And.....for you K-pop lovers over there.......come on! Don't be shy! Kill two birds with one stone by writing stories and listening to  your favorite team's song!

So everybody, these are the rules;

Who to write: Everyone who got ideas and love K-POP or anyone who just wants to write stories from new music!

What to write: ANY KINDS OF FICTION INSPIRED FROM A PARTICULAR K-POP SONG[I MEAN, REALLY ANY SONG AS LONG AS IT'S K-POP!].....or two, if you like:)

[Note: ALTHOUGH I settled the rating cutlines as PG-13, symbolic or metaphoric claims of sexuality, violence, or other 'adult' issues are okay!]

When to write : Any time from February 22  to March 7(GMT +9 Zone) [That gives you two weeks so I think that will be enough!]

How to win: Mainly based on choice of the organizer-that's me:)-but like counts will be considered! I just mentioned that I like BIGBANG, but it doesn't mean that I will only look for works done based on their song so don't worry! I am a quite fair person and you can guarantee:)

What you get if you win:

1st place- An audio-drama version of the winning story [which means that I will record your story and send it to you again] and held it on my Naver blog [address will be told later] with a Korean translation

2nd place- A story fan art of the winning story with a quote from the choice of the organizer written on the side

3rd place-  A word document version of the winning story with some pictures of your group attached as inserted pictures

Additional Good News: NO WORD COUNT PEOPLE! WRITE AS LONG AS YOU WANT!!

That's it. Enjoy your writing guys! I'll be happy to see all of your entries two weeks later:)

foodpanda x Penana Valentine’s Day Contest!

Hello Everyone!

Penana has been working on hosting different creative and cultural writing campaigns from around the world for our beloved writers! As Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, we are very delighted to cohost a Valentine's Day creative writing contest with Food Delivery App, foodpanda(www.foodpanda.hk)!

Let’s make the most of this very special occasion by putting your imagination to test with our fun Valentine’s Day contest!

*Contest Mechanism*

Prompt:Write a story to promotefoodpanda based on the three elements :

- Valentine’s Day

- foodpanda

- Ex-significant other

Duration:Feb 8, 2016– Feb 21, 2016 (GMT+8 Time Zone)

Word Limit:Around 300-500Words

It’s the time to relive your most romantic and memorable experiences!

*Prizes*

1st Place:

- Story Entry Featured on foodpanda’s Online Magazine

- $500 HKD Foodpanda voucher

- Penana Story Postcard (with your winning story entry on it)

2nd Place:

- $400 HKD foodpanda voucher

- Penana Story Postcard (with your winning story entry on it)

3rd Place:

- $300 HKD foodpanda voucher

- Penana Story Postcard (with your winning entry story on it)

(Note:foodpanda Vouchers can be used in Hong Kong only. However, participants in other countries are strongly encouraged to join the contest to win the chance of featuring their entries in foodpanda’s online magazine and win Penana’s beautifully designed gifts!)

*Judging*

1. foodpanda and Penana will judge the contest entries based on their creativity, quality, originality, and uniqueness.

2. Each contest submission shall not have been previously exploited or published in any form.

3. The contest submissions should not contain any material that is libelous, defamatory, profane or obscene, as determined by foodpanda and Penana.

4. All submissions must be in English.

Words from foodpanda:)

Food Delivery just got faster. We’re foodpanda, a delivery service bringing you the restaurants you love right to your doorstep or your office. Often, with busy schedules and in the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, eating schedules are often neglected, so we want to be your solution. And, we definitely want to hear what young people have to say about trending food scenes.

Drawn to Penana, we are looking for aspiring writers, who might also happen to be a foodie to exercise in creative writing. So if you are one, or know anyone who might be one…stop waiting and enter our competition now!

Follow foodpanda’s facebook and Instagram!

https://www.facebook.com/foodpandahongkong

https://www.instagram.com/foodpanda_hongkong/?hl=en

Write about life in no more than five words.

Judging will be based on creativity, how interesting it is and how well it sums up life.

you can enter up to three times.

Hi guys, Giantaxe here, Recently I've watched hotel transylvanis 2 and big hero 6, and I thought to myself of the importance of childhood relationships and knowing who you are. So I want you to write a short story about either a childhood relationships or discovering who you are inside. The winner and I could possibly discuss a partnership in writing a story, or something else as a reward.

Your prompt for this story is Wishing On A Star. For this contest, write about a wish made on a star. Does it come true? Does it fail? What happens when the wish is made?

I ask you try to keep it PG, but lets not get higher than PG-13, because there are children on here. Any genre, any length is acceptable.

Just like the first 55-word story contest.  Create a 55-word story(including the title). This contest is just to see how creative anyone can be. A story can start and end in just a few words. You can write about anything you want. Enjoy! Good luck! <3