Outstanding works of the ESSC 2011
We are announcing the winners of the ESSC 2011, an international competition for Japanese, Chinese, the Far East Russian and Korean writers of English, which was held from July 4th to November 20th, 2011. We accepted 973 extremely short stories.
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::
Nine Board Members of the Japanese Association for Asian Englishes
The final judges:
Nobuyuki Honna (Honorary President, JAFAE)
Masachika Ishida (President, JAFAE 2010-2011)
Peter John Hassall (Zayed University, UAE)
Paul Kei Matsuda (Arizona State University, USA.)
Fujimi Sakai Tanaka (Chair, ESSC Steering Committee)
The ESSC 2011 has been sponsored and supported by the following organizations.
Sponsors: ALC Press, Inc., KINSEIDO Publishing Co.,Ltd., Taishukan Publishing Co.,Ltd., The Society for Testing English Proficiency (STEP), Inc. The Tokyo Center for Language and Culture (TCLC)
Supporters: Macmillan Language House Ltd., NHK Educational Corporation, reallyenglish.com Co.,Ltd. The Institute for International Business Communication
＜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 (10,000 Yen),
A book of business English provided by NHK Publishing Inc.
Online course for Business Writing (provided by reallyenglish.com) ]
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Hands
Ozaki, Yu
（Nara, Japan）
Peter & Jon Hassall's Award
[ Book coupon (10,000 Yen),
A book of business English provided by NHK Publishing Inc. ]
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3.11
Kawai, Risa
（Tokyo, Japan）
3rd Prize
[ Book coupon (3,000 Yen),
A book of business English provided by NHK Publishing Inc. ]
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I love you
Abe, Yuumi
（Tokyo, Japan）
4th Prize
[ Book coupon (1,000 Yen),
A book of business English provided by NHK Publishing Inc. ]
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Tenugui
Kato, Shusei
（Tokyo, Japan） -
My baby
Suba, Tomomi
（Mie, Japan）
5th Prize
[ A book of business English provided by NHK Publishing Inc. ]
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A marvelous lie
Fukuju, Sachino
（Kanagawa, Japan） -
Emotions from flowers
Maebashi, Keiji
（Hyogo, Japan） -
A Little Courage
Chung, Risa
（Kanagawa, Japan）
Senior High School Students
JAFAE President's Incentive Award
[ Book coupon (10,000 Yen),
MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY
(provided by MacMillan Languagehouse Ltd.) ]
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Colors in My Mind
Akatsu, Saori
（Nakano Hachioji Senior High School Attached to Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan）
Peter & Jon Hassall's Incentive Award
[ Book coupon (10,000 Yen),
MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY
(provided by MacMillan Languagehouse Ltd.) ]
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Small, Large
Okawa, Sumire
（Nakano Hachioji Senior High School Attached to Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan）
ESSC Steering Committee's Incentive Award
[ Book coupon (5,000 Yen),
Official Guidebook for TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests New Edition
(provided by The Institute for International Business Communication) ]
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A beautiful tunnel
Tsukagoshi, Tomohiro
（Nakano Hachioji Senior High School Attached to Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan）
4th Prize
[ Book coupon (1,000 Yen),
Official Guidebook for TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests New Edition (provided by The Institute for International Business Communication) ]
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My Life
Nishi, Kyohei
(Agui High School, Aichi, Japan) -
Words
Kitajima, Yuka
（Nakano Hachioji Senior High School Attached to Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan） -
Cicadas
Yoshida, Kensuke
（Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba ） -
Math
Nakanishi, Ryosuke
（Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba ）
5th Prize
[ MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY
( provided by MacMillan Languagehouse Ltd.)、A hand towel provided by MacMillan Languagehouse Ltd. ]
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Hands
Watanabe, Misaki
（Nakano Hachioji Senior High School Attached to Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan） -
The National Flag
Kamatani, Eri
（Nakano Hachioji Senior High School Attached to Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan） -
Nuclear Weapon
Matsuda, Masaki
（Agui High School, Aichi, Japan）
Junior High School Students
1st Prize
[ Book coupon (5,000 Yen),
MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY
( provided by MacMillan Languagehouse Ltd.) ]
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Do you know?
Ito, Ayano
（Seibi Gakuen Junior High School, Tokyo, Japan）
2nd Prize
[ Book coupon (3,000 Yen),
MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY
( provided by MacMillan Languagehouse Ltd.),
A hand towel provided by MacMillan Languagehouse Ltd. ]
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Have a good night!
Tsutsumi, Kaho
（Setagaya Junior High School Attached to Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan）
3rd Prize
[ Book coupon (1,000 Yen),
MACMILLAN Essential DICTIONARY
(provided by MacMillan Languagehouse Ltd.),
A hand towel provided by MacMillan Languagehouse Ltd. ]
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Fireworks
Kita, Arisa
（SETAGAYA Junior High School attached to TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIV.） -
I am free
Hosoi, Rise
（Seibi Gakuen Junior high School ） -
Clock
Okada, Hiroka
（Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School, Tokyo, Japan）
4th Prize
[ Book coupon (1,000 Yen), A hand towel provided by MacMillan Languagehouse Ltd. ]
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CRAYONs
Murata, Risa
（Setagaya Junior High School Attached to Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan） -
Sounds
Shimbo, Kiyomi
（Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School, Tokyo, Japan） -
Our rails
Okui, Yuki
（Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School, Tokyo, Japan）
