If you like word games, poetry, or both, try your hand at this year’s Newman Prize for English Jueju, sponsored by the Institute for US-China Issues at the University of Oklahoma. This year there will be a $500 prize for the best English Jueju in four categories (Elementary, Middle, High School, adult/college, as well as the Best English Jueju from other US states and the UK! There is only one catch — the winning English poem must follow the rules of Classical Chinese Poetry. Learn the rules, as well as access learning videos, games, word lists and other resources at link.ou.edu/english-jueju-resources.
Sign up for Teacher Training Sessions and receive Professional Development Certificates every Saturday in February!
https://oklahoma.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkd-irqj8jHtIzPGhkjdL2CVC56YKoJ38r
Submit your poem by March 5, 2021 at newmanpoetryaward@ou.edu.
Winner will be invited to an online award ceremony held in conjunction with the 2021 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature ceremony celebrating the Chinese novelist Yan Lianke on March 18th.
For more information, visit link.ou.edu/english-jueju
