Outstanding works of the ESSC 2009
Here are the winners of the ESSC 2009, an international competition for Chinese, Far East Russian, Korean and Japanese writers of English, which was held from June 1 to November 30, 2009. Some 1,200 extremely short stories were sent to us.
We would like to thank all the participants. Every extremely short story was unique and creative. A big applause to the prize-winners selected through the preliminary, the semi-final and the final selections!
Enjoy reading a gift from one of our final judges, Professor Peter Hassall (Zayed University, UAE).
The semi-final judges of the Junior High School and Senior High School Sections:
Hisashi Shirakawa (Gakushuin Boys’ Senior High School)
Natsumi Suzuki (Toyo Eiwa University)
Noriko Kanamaru (Shukutoku SC Junior and Senior High School)
Rumiko Okada (Seikei Senior High School)
The semi-final judges of the College and Adult Section:
Nine Board Members of the Japanese Association for Asian Englishes
The final judges:
Nobuyuki Honna (President, JAFAE)
Peter John Hassall (Zayed University, UAE)
Paul Kei Matsuda (Arizona State University, USA.)
Yuko Takeshita (Chair, ESSC Steering Committee)
The 4th ESSC has been sponsored and supported by the following organizations.
Sponsors: ALC Press, Inc., Benesse Corporation, EDVEC Inc., KINSEIDO Publishing Co.,Ltd., Taishukan Publishing Co.,Ltd., The Society for Testing English Proficiency (STEP), Inc. and The Tokyo Center for Language and Culture (TCLC)
Supporters: AGOS JAPAN Inc., British Council, Macmillan Language House Ltd. and reallyenglish.com Co.,Ltd.
＜The backgrounds of the extremely short stories were decorated by the winners. Click on each story to enlarge it.＞
College Students and Adults
JAFAE President's Award
[ book coupon (15,000 yen), online course for Business Writing
(provided by reallyenglish.com) ]
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Moon
FUJII, Yasuhisa
（Shimane, Japan）
Peter & Jon Hassall's Award
[ book coupon (15,000 yen), MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY ]
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In the Shining Dark
KURATA, Maki
（Kanagawa, Japan）
3rd Prize
[ book coupon (3,000 yen), MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY ]
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Rainbow
FUKE, Yuri
（Tokyo, Japan） -
What is the art
NAKAHARA, Sei
（Tokyo, Japan） -
One for all, all for one
MAEDA, Yudai
（Tochigi, Japan） -
diamond
TANAKA, Masaaki
（Saitama, Japan）
4th Prize
[ book coupon (2,000 yen), stationery (provided by AGOS JAPAN Inc.) ]
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When making mistakes
NAKAGAWA, Hiroki
（Tokyo, Japan） -
tiny devil
IMAI, Ryosuke
（Kanagawa, Japan） -
SKY IN ONE DAY
ENOKI, Ruri
（Tokyo, Japan） -
A complicated lunch box
KOYAMA, Kumiko
（Kanagawa, Japan） -
Good Smell
TANISAWA, Shunsuke
（Tokyo, Japan）
5th Prize
[ book coupon (1,000 yen) ]
Frustration
TSUMURAYA, Yuki
（Tokyo, Japan）
Life
TAWATA, Maki
（Tochigi, Japan）
Young Brother
MORITA, Rika
（Tokyo, Japan）
A bird
WAN, Jialin
（Kyoto, Japan）
Too young to know
MIYAZAKI, Yuri
（Nara, Japan）
If I were born again
KOBAYASHI, Ryota
（Kumamoto, Japan）
Senior High School Students
JAFAE President's Incentive Award
[ book coupon (10,000 yen), MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY ]
The story nobody knows
HASHIGUCHI, Mayuko
（Kagoshima Prefectural Shibushi Senior High School, Japan）
Peter & Jon Hassall's Incentive Award
[ book coupon (10,000 yen), MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY ]
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NAKAMURA, Katsutoshi
（Soka Senior High School, Japan）
ESSC Steering Committee's Incentive Award
[ book coupon (5,000 yen), MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY ]
O
WATANABE, Akiko
（Soka Senior High School, Japan）
4th Prize
[ book coupon (2,000 yen),
T-shirt (provided by British Council) etc. ]
Smile
IWAYA, Hirotsugu
(Kagoshima Prefectural Shibushi Senior High School, Japan)
Why we are alive?
TOMAE, Junko
（Soka Senior High School, Japan）
voice of sky
TANIGUCHI, Yoshiko
（Soka Senior High School, Japan）
Junior High School Students
1st Prize
[ book coupon (5,000 yen), MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY ]
Invisible Hours
SAKAI, Tomoyo
（Doshisha International Junior High School, Japan）
2nd Prize
[ book coupon (2,000 yen), MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY ]
Your smile
SAKAMOTO, Yui
（Kitamachi Junior High School, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan）
3rd Prize
[ book coupon (1,000 yen) ]
Morning
MORIMOTO, Nozomi
（Doshisha International Junior High School, Japan）
My dream
HOKAMA, Minori
（Doshisha International Junior High School, Japan）
