The 54th UPU Writing Competition in 2025 stipulates the time, prizes, presentation format and organization of the competition. Here is the introduction for interested readers to refer to.
The 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition 2025 was launched on November 11, 2024 at Nguyen Khuyen Secondary and High School, Cam Le District, Da Nang City.
In 1971, the UPU International Letter Writing Competition was first organized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Since then, the competition has been maintained annually, providing a useful playground for students under 15 years old worldwide. Each year, the competition attracts millions of entries from more than 190 countries and territories.
The contest contributes to developing students' writing skills and richness in creative thinking; helps them approach and perceive social and contemporary issues and express their thoughts on these issues; fosters and nurtures the feelings and responsibilities of the young generation towards society, country and the world and helps them understand more about the role of the Postal sector in life and social development.
The 54th UPU Letter Writing Competition 2025 specifies the time, prizes, presentation format and theme. (Illustration photo)
Below are the rules of the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition 2025
Theme of the 54th UPU Letter Writing Competition 2025
The contest is organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Writers' Association, the Vietnam Post Corporation, the Tien Phong and Nhi Dong Newspapers. This year, the contest's theme in English is: IMAGINE YOU ARE THE OCEAN. Write a letter to someone explaining why and how they should take good care of you.
Imagine you are the ocean. Write a letter to someone explaining why and how they should take good care of you.
Rules of the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition 2025
The contest is for Vietnamese students from 9 to 15 years old (at the time of submitting the contest entry letter).
The entry letter is a creative product of the individual student, written in prose form on the theme of the contest (not published in newspapers or books), no longer than 800 words. The entry letter must be presented clearly, neatly, handwritten on one side of the paper (note: do not write on the back, you can write on multiple pages, number the pages, and staple them to avoid confusion). Typed or photocopied entries are not valid.
Entries written in a foreign language must be accompanied by a Vietnamese translation. The jury will judge according to the Vietnamese version.
In the upper left corner of the entry letter, the following information must be included: Full name, date of birth, ethnicity, school address, class, district (town), province (city), and phone number. Entry letters that do not include all of the above information are invalid.
Each entry must be put in a postage stamped envelope, clearly stating the sender's address, recipient's address with postal code (11611) and sent via the postal system of Vietnam Post.
The envelope must clearly state: Letter for the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition (2025).
Place to receive entries: Young Pioneers and Children Newspaper - No. 5, Hoa Ma Street, Pham Dinh Ho Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi City - 11611.
Time for receiving entries: From November 11, 2024 to March 5, 2025 (according to the postmark)
54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition Awards
National Awards:
- The candidates who won First and Second prizes were awarded the "Creative Youth" Badge by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.
- All individual and collective awards will receive a Certificate from the Organizing Committee and prize money.
- The Organizing Committee will support travel and accommodation expenses for the First, Second, and Third prize winners and 02 representatives (parents and school) of each contestant to attend the Closing Ceremony and award ceremony.
| Individual award | Collective solution |
+ 01 First Prize: 10,000,000 VND; + 03 Second Prizes, each prize: 5,000,000 VND; + 05 Third Prizes, each prize: 3,000,000 VND; + 30 Consolation Prizes, each prize: 1,000,000 VND; + 61 "Promising Writer" Awards, each award: 500,000 VND; + 10 “Source of Ideas” prizes, each worth 300,000 VND for entries by the youngest students; students with disabilities; students from ethnic minorities, remote areas, border areas and islands; letters with interesting ideas… | 10 Collective Awards, each worth 2,000,000 VND, for schools that actively and qualitatively participate: schools with creative forms of organization, encouraging students to participate in the contest; schools with many students participating in the contest and many quality entries. |
International Awards:
The National First Prize winning letter will be sent by the Organizing Committee in its entirety along with an English or French translation to participate in the UPU International Letter Writing Competition.
Students who win the International Prize will be awarded: First Prize: 30,000,000 VND; Second Prize: 20,000,000 VND; Third Prize: 15,000,000 VND; Encouragement Prize: 10,000,000 VND; and receive a Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Education and Training.
The Organizing Committee supports travel and accommodation expenses for the international award-winning student and 02 representatives (parents and school) of the award-winning student to attend the International Award Ceremony in the country.
Hai Anh
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