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Poetry Translation Contest 2024-2025
Experience the art of translation that goes beyond mere words. We cherish the transformative beauty of poetry where meanings, emotions, and spirituality of the themes transcend linguistic boundaries.
Submit now to explore how translation bridges worlds and words together.
Status: Completed
Special Award
Announcement
At Fourteenlines, we are dedicated to fostering unity and empowering diversity. Each season, we shine a light on a minority community to celebrate their unique voices and contributions to society.
This season, our focus is on empowering individuals within the autism community. As part of this initiative, the best winning entry that aligns with our mission will receive an additional 200 RMB as part of the prize.
Join us to celebrate diversity and shape the future.
Competition Detail
Participants are invited to select a poem—whether a classic work or an original composition—and translate it into another language of their choice. Each participant may submit only one translation.
Submission Open: November 5th HKT
Submission Deadline: March 1st HKT
Winners will be announced in April.
Entry Requirements
The competition is open to participants from any country and school, provided they are 22 years old or younger by the submission deadline.
Participants found to have plagiarized will be disqualified immediately.
Format of the work
Submissions may be in either MS Word or PDF format.
Please use Times New Roman, 12-point font, and double-spacing.
If the translated poem is not an original piece, include the original author's name and the publication date for reference.
The file should be named as follows: [Your Name] + [Original Language of the Poem], e.g., "San Zhang, English."
Announcement
Co-writers can submit original poems and translations, with one person handling the submission and both names included in the submission form. Each submission may have up to two co-writers.
Awards
The event offers awards for the Grand Prize, First Prize, Second Prize, and Third Prize. All participants will receive a certificate.
The Grand Prize winner will receive a cash award of 600 RMB.
The Special Award winner will receive an additional 200 RMB cash prize.
Entry Fee
There is NO entry fee to participate.
Academic Panel
Our Cohosts & Operators
Cohosts
Linguistic Club, Sendelta International Academy, China
Focus Magazine, Sendelta International Academy, China
Pedestrian Humanities, Basis International Park Lane Harbour, China
Poetry Club, Guangzhou Experimental Highschool, China
International Curriculum of RDFZ, China
Alicorn Magazine, Basis International Hangzhou, China
Spanish Club, Shanghai SMIC Private School, China
Academic Research Club, Xuzhou No.1 Middle School, China
The Mortals, Basis, China
Middlesex School, USA
Operators
Evelyn Zhao, Sendelta International Academy, China
Susie Yang, Sendelta International Academy, China
Esther Wang, Sendelta International Academy, China
Angelina An, Basis International Park Lane Harbour, China
Ziqian Wang, Basis International Park Lane Harbour, China
Kan Zhang, Basis International Park Lane Harbour, China
Kexin Kim Wang, Xuzhou No.1 Middle School, China
Shuhe Herbert Cui, Xuzhou No.1 Middle School, China
Kaile Xie，Guangzhou Experimental Highschool, China
Donny Cao, International Curriculum of RDFZ, China
Annie Peng, Basis International Hangzhou, China
Olivia Tai, Shanghai SMIC Private School, China
Jason Hu, Shude High School International Department, China
Cathy Bai, Beijing No.4 Highschool, China
Jacky Zhao, Mill Hill School, UK
Jerry Tran, Middlesex School, USA
Julia Zhang, Wellesley college, USA
Zisu Wang, Colorado college, USA
Our Sponsors
Xu Zhou Press and Media Group include three newspapers (Xu Zhou Daily, Peng Cheng Evening News, Urban Morning News), one website (China Xu Zhou Net), two art galleries (Xu Zhou Art Gallery, Zhang Lichen Art Gallery), a new media matrix, and several economic entities. It has expanded into a regional, multi-platform mainstream media outlet with nearly 5 million users across various digital channels, including websites, social media, and apps.
We are deeply grateful to Xu Zhou Press and Media Group, XingYuanQi Media Company
and ZhiQiu Study Abroad Agency for their generous support.
