BACKGROUND
The Short Story Writing Competition is a sub-event organized online from 10 December 2021 until 13 February 2022 in conjunction with UNESCO World Futures Day Celebration 2021, organized by Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity (IIUM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and The Good Society (IIUM), supported by the Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO (NATCOM).
This event serves as a platform that encourages children and young people across the country to share their unique perspectives and analyses on futures through storytelling. It aims to foster one’s creative, imaginative, and critical thinking in creating a future that favours sustainability and well-being.
CONCEPT
The youth of today are the hope of our future. The persistent challenge remains that whether Malaysia is heading towards progress and development that are sustainable, in other words, “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.” It is time for Malaysian youth to share their narratives, visions, and aspirations in imagining possible futures that concern the generation.
THEME
Youth and the Future of Sustainability
OBJECTIVES
• To motivate young writers to produce writings that are attuned to current issues and futures thinking
• To make the conversation around futures thinking more accessible to a young audience
• To exhibit the narratives of the desired futures of the young generations
GUIDELINES
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TOP-THREE WINNERS
CATEGORY A (8-12 YEARS OLD)
| FIRST PLACE | Aghalya a/p Nageshvaran | Sustainability Is Here To Stay or We May Not Be |
| SECOND PLACE | Varshinee a/p Kelvin | Youth and the Future of Sustainability Towards 2030 |
| THIRD PLACE | Nayli Nadhrah Huwaida Binti Mohd Nasir | Our World, Our Responsibility. |
CATEGORY B (13-17 YEARS OLD)
| FIRST PLACE | Muhammad Naeem Haseef Bin Mohd Nasir | Butterfly Drone Secret Agent |
| SECOND PLACE | Lim Jian Chuen | Help the Youth : Youth and the Future of Sustainability |
| THIRD PLACE | Calvindnesh Kelvin | The Good And Bad Effects Of Social Media On Youth |
CATEGORY C (18-30 YEARS OLD)
| FIRST PLACE | Akif Afiq bin Abidin | Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit – A Short Story on Future Sustainability |
| SECOND PLACE | Amir Audi Bin Ikhwan | The Possible Future |
| THIRD PLACE | Ahmad Farhan Haikal bin Abd Rashid | A Breeze |
HONORABLE JUDGES AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Our great appreciation would go to the honorable judges and the members of the executive committee whose expertise and dedication respectively made the program a success.
| HONORABLE JUDGES |
| Prof. Dr. Nor Faridah Bt. Abdul Manaf Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences International Islamic University Malaysia Assoc. Prof. Dr Aimillia binti Mohd Ramli Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences International Islamic University Malaysia Zakwan Shah bin Nadzarein Shah (Zack Shah) Poet and Author of “More Than Words” |
| CENTRAL MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR WORLD FUTURES DAY CELEBRATION |
| Advisor • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zainal Abidin bin Sanusi General Manager I • Idayu Mumtaz binti Iskandar General Manager II • Mohamad Hafeez bin Zainal Abidin General Manager III • Muhammad Zhafir bin Aminuddin Secretary General • Nurul Husna binti Zaharuddin Treasurer General • Nurul Iffah binti Zawawi Creative Unit • Mohamad Zaim bin Mohd Razali |
| EVENT MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR THE YOUTH FUTURES WEBINAR |
| Programme Coordinator • Dhiya Sabrina binti Rosal Azimin Programme Secretary • Camelia Irdina binti ‘Azim Programme Financial Controller • Aisyatun Nadhirah bt Anwar Sidek Programme Public Relations Unit • Amir Firhan Bin Rosli Programme Content Moderator • Nik Faqihah Auni bt Nik Kalizan Programme Promotion Unit • Nur Izzatul Sofika bt Mohd Yusof Programme Designer • Muhammad Fateh Aiman bin Mohd Rosdi |
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