The HKBU Century Club Citywide English Poetry Competition & Exhibition 2020

The HKBU Century Club Citywide English Poetry Competition & Exhibition 2020

Celebrating aspiring young poets among the undergraduate students in local universities, the HKBU Century Club Citywide English Poetry Competition entered its second year with award-winning poet Srikanth Reddy (University of Chicago) as the international judge.

In addition to a public reading, the competition joined forces with the Academy of Visual Arts (AVA) and the HKBU Library to exhibit student artwork in response to the poems. You are invited to explore the creative visions of students in both textual and visual formats.

With support from The HKBU Century Club, this project is co-organised by the Department of English Language and Literature and the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing, in partnership with the Hong Kong Poetry Festival Foundation, the International Writers’ Workshop, and the AVA.

Winners & Runners-Up

First Prize ($5,000 HKD): “Yellow Stains on Your Chinese Blue”
By Chow Yue Ching, Felix (HKU)
Artwork by Ng Yuk Tsang, Albert

Second Prize ($3,000 HKD): “How to Make a Mixed Baby”
By Gloria Chioma Onuoha (EdUHK)
Artwork by Wong Kwan Ho, Kwan

Third Prize ($1,000 HKD): “What Happened between Us in Kathmandu”
By Sharon Rai (HKU)
Artwork by Huang Wa Yi, Alistar

First Runner-Up: “Yu”
By Chan Wai Yu, Nikki (EdUHK)
Artwork by Zeng Chi Pang, Triple

Second Runner-Up: “A Walk near the Victoria Harbour”
by Lo Chun Hung, Christopher (EdUHK)
Artwork by Fong Ka Yu, Katy and Wong Sze Na, Cilla

Third Runner-Up: “Bring Me Anywhere”
By Chan Chong Yan (HKU)
Artwork by Gabrielle Arimado Bas

Fourth Runner-Up: “To The Waters”
By Chu Charmaine Antonia (HKBU)
Artwork by Wong Tsz Yan, Jasper