UTAR sweeps five inter-varsity literature awards
UTAR students swept five awards at 'The 17th New Era Inter-varsity Literature Award' jointly organized by the New Era College and the Writers' Association of Chinese Medium of Malaysia.
The tertiary Chinese literature award was classified into four categories: novel, prose, poem and literary critics. Four UTAR students participated in the competition and the awards won were as follows:
| Name | Category | Entry |
| Loo Xiang Thing (Institute of Chinese Studies) |
First Prize (Literary Critics Category) |
论黄锦树小说中的滑稽模仿 (Discourse on the Parody of Huang Jinshu's Novel) |
| Lee Kin Hoo (Institute of Chinese Studies) |
Second Prize (Prose Category) |
时光有梦 (Dreams) |
| Lee Kin Hoo (Institute of Chinese Studies) |
Third Prize (Novel Category) |
潜藏 (Hiding) |
| Tan Wei Jer (Department of Chemical Engineering) |
Third Prize (Poem Category) |
红树林 (Mangrove Forest) |
| Lai Kiat Yeung (Institute of Chinese Studies) |
Excellent Award (Poem Category) |
致阿姆斯壮 (Dear Armstrong) |
Loo who won the first prize of The Literary Critics Award with her entry
titled 'Discourse on the Parody of Huang Jinshu's Novel' expressed her heartfelt
gratitude to all ICS lecturers for their guidance during her three-year Chinese
Studies programme.
The winners received the awards from YB Dato' Dr. Hou Kok Chung at a presentation ceremony held on 12 December 2010 at the New Era College, Selangor.
Loo (right) receiving an award from Dato' Dr. Hou Kok Chung
Dato' Dr. Hou Kok Chung（sixth from right in the front row）taking a group photo with judges, guests and winners