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Read All of the Jasmina Awards 2022 Winning Entries.

If you are interested to read all of the winning stories and poems, please visit the Jasmina Awards 2022 publication by clicking here.

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Jasmina Awards 2022 Winners

Congratulations to all, and a great thank you to all those who took part!

MICRO STORY

First Prize: 

Nirmala a/p Panchan (A Letter to My Father) 

Second Prize: 

Aisha Rashid (A journey of Triumphs)

Third Prize: 

Mary Lu (Eggs, Apple and Cabbage)

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PHOTO STORY

First Prize: 

Eugenie Hermoine Lariche (Eugenie Lariche: Her Story…)

Second Prize: 

Annie Ooi (My Missing Mother)

Third Prize: 

Tan Ling Suan (A Chance with Chopsticks)

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SHORT STORY

First Prize: 

June Wan Oi Chun (Nightfall)

Second Prize: 

Chelvan a/l Kuppusamy (My Childhood Memoir "an estate boy")

Third Prize: 

Richard Joseph (The Wood Called a Guitar)

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POEM

First Prize: 

Tan Ling Suan (I am Woman)

Second Prize: 

Raymund N.C. Jagan (A Change in Later Life)

Third Prize: 

Siti Hajar Abdullah (I am just a Teacher)

MALAY ENTRIES


CERPEN: â€‹

First Prize: 

Rohaini binti Mohd Yusof (Bicara Bertele-tele Seorang Warga Emas)

Second Prize: 

Aminah binti Mokhtar (Dari Lantai Hospital ke Dewan Istana)

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Jasmina Awards 2022

We'd love to hear from you if you're 60 and above. The Jasmina Awards encourage older individuals to write about their perspectives, experiences, memories, hopes, and dreams in order to promote active ageing.

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The journey is the overarching theme of the Jasmina Awards 2022. It might be about your life journey, your travel adventure, your emotional journey, your imaginative journey - anything that includes authentic memories, feelings, and experiences that contain your voices, desires, yearnings, aspirations, hopes, and loves.

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Please click here for further information about the rules.

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The Call for Jasmina Awards closes on 6th June 2022.

Jasmina Awards 2022: Welcome

Jasmina Awards 2022 Rules

RULES

  1. Submissions are accepted via online only at jasmina@diversecity.my

  2. Entries must be received on or before the deadline date by 6th June 2022 at 11:59 PM.

  3. All submitted works must be original, and all rights must be wholly owned by the writer(s).

  4. The material should be submitted with standard font, spacing and margin (Times New Roman is a preferred font, but not required). 

  5. Name, title, age, gender, city, email address and phone number must be included upon submitting the material.


ELIGIBILITY

  1. All writers at least 60 years of age are eligible.

  2. All writers could be Malaysian citizens as well as refugees, immigrants, and stateless living in Malaysia.

  3. The material submitted can be either in English or Malay.

  4. Work and intellectual property must be wholly owned and submitted by the writer(s). The individual submitting must hold any rights and are not already on the public platform.

  5. Authors who in previous years already won two Jasmina Awards are not eligible to compete.


CATEGORIES

  1. Micro Story. It is a story of up to 150 words. This category is a demanding and exciting category that invites you to choose your words while telling your authentic journey story wisely.

  2. Photo Story. This category is an imaginary category. Please present the photo at the beginning of your story and, in up to 1000 words, take us on the journey behind the photo.

  3. Short Story. It is a story of up to 2500 words. This inspiring category allows you to deep dive into your experiences, describe them generously and share them with us.

  4. Poem. It can be rhythmic, metric or haiku or free verse – anything you wish. The only important thing is that it shares your ideas, emotions, and imagery throughout the journey.


CRITERIA FOR WINNERS

  1. The winners and top finalists will be contacted by the team representatives.

  2.  Contestants may be required to submit further information to assist in the judges’ verification of eligibility. 

  3. We reserve the right to amend these rules at any time.

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Jasmina Awards 2022 Jury Panel

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Imran Ahmad

Apart from having several blue suits and a corporate day job, Imran Ahmad is also an almost-but-not-quite famous writer.  His first book, The Perfect Gentleman, has been praised by many newspapers as well as O, The Oprah Magazine, and has propelled him to many appearances on television and at literary festivals including Edinburgh, Sydney, Bali, Perth, Byron Bay, Dubai and Chicago. He currently lives in Kuala Lumpur.

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Beatriz Higuchi Pasetchnik

Beatriz earned degrees in economics and political science from Stanford University, where she cultivated her love of literature and reading, before embarking on an international career in banking. In the field of finance, she found many opportunities to apply her writing skills, whether through corporate publications, public relations materials or advising startups on clear and effective company literature. She even took a detour from banking to work for a time in the editorial team at The Moscow Times daily. Having lived in Brazil, France, the United States, Russia and the United Kingdom, she now calls Malaysia her home, after moving here with her family in 2020.

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Charukesi Ramadurai

Charukesi Ramadurai is a freelance journalist currently living in Kuala Lumpur. Her work has appeared in a number of international publications, including the New York Times, The Guardian, BBC Travel and National Geographic Traveller. She has several degrees under her belt, including a University rank in BA (Economics) from Madras University (Chennai, India), an MBA from MICA (Ahmedabad, India) and a Master's degree in Social Psychology and Social Research Methods from the LSE (London, UK).

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Saras M.

Saras M. is a short story writer whose work has appeared in various anthologies in Malaysia. She was the winner of the DK Dutt Award for Literary Excellence in 2017. In 2019, her story was the regional winner for Asia in the Commonwealth short story contest which attracted over 5000 entries from all over the world.

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Jasmina Kuka

Jasmina is co-founder of the Jasmina Awards that aims to promote active ageing through writing. She published numerous academic papers, articles for newspapers and magazines and Fast When Walking Uphill - travel journey of the women (herself) who travels the world on her own. She has been living and working in Malaysia for 5.5 years and she calls our beautiful country her home.

Jasmina Awards 2022: Nominees
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