You Jin Creative Writing Award 

Introduction:

The accomplished author and NTU Singapore alumna Madam Tham Yew Chin – better known by her pen name You Jin – and her husband Mr James Jit Teng Lim made a gift to the Department of Chinese, School of Humanities, NTU for the purpose of nurturing Chinese talents and encouraging students’ creative writing in Chinese. 

Criteria:

This award will be granted to a second, third or final year student. This award shall be a merit-based and reserved for a top student writer whose writing submission is done exclusively in Chinese language.

The award winner will be determined through selection by a committee formed by the School of Humanities leadership team, including the Chair of the School of Humanities, the Head of the Chinese Department and the Academic Affairs Director for the School. A direct family member of the donor or a declared designee may serve as a member on the final selection committee convened to determine the award’s recipient.

Annually the School of Humanities will invite the donor or his declared designee to sit on the selection committee. After some consultation if it is not possible for the donor or the stated designee to be present to participate in the award selection committee’s appointed meeting, the committee may be authorised to proceed with the choice of the recipient for that year.

The award selection criteria will be established by the School of Humanities leadership including the Chair of the School of Humanities, the Head of the Chinese Department and the Academic Affairs Director for the School and will include a mixture of academic results in a basket of creative writing courses and/or an annual creative writing submission