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Amateur and professional writers are encouraged to sharpen
their skills through the JCDC's annual Literary Arts Competition.
Writers are invited to improve their craftsmanship and style,
writing in Standard English or Jamaican Dialect in Poetry,
Short Stories, Novels, Plays and Essays whether for Juniors,
Intermediates or Adults.
The emphasis is on Jamaican expression. It is therefore expected
that Jamaican situations and experiences are manipulated in
the creation of entries for this competition.
Prizewinning entries in the Literary Arts Competition are
exhibited annually during the month of September. In earlier
years, entries receiving medals were published in the Jamaican
Journal. A milestone for the Commission was achieved with
the launch of their first publication, "Debonair
the Donkey" written by Diane Brown in 1986. This
is a children's story, which was awarded a gold medal in 1985.
The next major achievement (in 1987) was the launch of the
Literary Anthology, which includes selections of award-winning
short stories covering a period of twenty-five (25) years.
This publication was sponsored by Shell Company West Indies
Limited.
In 1988, for the first time winning literary entries were
published in the Speech Anthology, and since then each succeeding
year's publication have included some winning pieces.
Additional information, including how to collect syllabi
and entry forms may be obtained from the JCDC's offices islandwide.
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