This one-month literary creation contest was co-sponsored by Nanning College of Literature (Red Bean Magazine), Nanning Writers Association, Nanning Institute of Education and Nanning No.4 Middle School. Organized by the 58-year-old Agricultural Literature Society of Nanning No.4 Middle School, it aims to promote the development of campus literature in Nanning, improve the writing level of middle school students in Nanning, and build a platform for more small campus writers and poets in Nanning to show themselves and express their feelings. The contest received positive response and strong support from middle schools in Nanning, and the majority of students actively participated in it with high enthusiasm.
The number of manuscripts, high quality, wide participation and strong lineup of judges are the four highlights of this competition. According to statistics, this contest received a total of 1253 articles, including 725 in junior high school group and 528 in senior high school group. The entries are of various genres, including prose, poetry, novels and scripts.
Some articles have an antique feeling. For example, after visiting the Guangxi Museum, Zhang Yi, a junior high school student in Nanning No.4 Middle School, became interested in the history and culture of Guangxi, and after learning about the history of the establishment of Nanyue State at that time, he wrote an article in classical Chinese, "Rebuking the Ancient and Mocking the Present". The entries of some schools are unique. For example, the works submitted by Guangxi Hope High School Boya Junior High School are all ancient poems; For example, all the works directed by Wang Yunfei in Nanning No.14 Middle School are prose poems, which also reflects the profound literary skills of the instructors in Nanning schools.
The jury of this contest has a strong lineup, consisting of eight authoritative expert judges, namely Qiu Xiaolan, editor-in-chief of Nanning College of Literature (Hongdou Magazine), Chang Haijun, vice chairman of Guangxi Writers Association, Hou Jianjun, secretary-general of Nanning Writers Association, Li, a writer enjoying special allowance from the State Council, Wang, a famous prose writer, Feng and He Peisong, and a researcher of Nanning Institute of Education.
The grand prize 10 was awarded in this competition, with 65 first prizes and several second and third prizes. In addition, 22 outstanding counselors, including Su Chuangtuan of Nanning Yongning Senior High School and excellent organizational unit of Nanning 14th Middle School 10, were selected. Lin Dandan, a student of Nanning No.2 Middle School who won the special prize, spoke at the award ceremony as a student representative. She couldn't hide her inner joy and talked about her literary dream with enthusiasm and sunshine. Yang Ling, a 29-year-old Chinese teacher, also introduced her experience in guiding students' writing.