The 2nd Father and Daughter Writing Contest 2024

The competition aims to promote the implementation of Decision No. 2074/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister issued on December 10, 2021, which addresses the Plan for implementing Directive No. 06-CT/TW of the Party Central Committee on strengthening the Party's leadership over family building in the new situation, and Decision No. 2238/QD-TTg issued on December 30, 2021, approving the Strategy for the Development of Vietnamese Families until 2030.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, journalist Ho Minh Chien - Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Family Magazine and Head of the Organizing Committee of the competition - shared: "The competition is a forum for fathers and children to express their feelings, emotions, and gratitude towards their parents. From there, it promotes the beautiful traditional humanistic values of family love, aiming for a better, more useful, and meaningful lifestyle, inspiring positive change and creating strong bonds within the family.”

The — Journalist Ho Minh Chien - Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Family Magazine, and Head of the Organizing Committee of the competition, shared.

The competition will also serve as a bridge, connecting written pieces and heartwarming, beautiful stories about the father-son relationship to the most wonderful and sacred emotions in each person.

With that in mind, right from its first launch in 2023, the "Father and Daughter" writing contest attracted more than 800 entries in just two months.

Many of these writings have touched upon the sacred emotions of the Vietnamese people. They encompass the warmth, protection, and compassion of a father; and the filial piety and boundless love of a daughter.

There are moments of sadness and joy, tears and laughter, happiness and suffering written from the heart; moments when father and daughter can be honest with each other, unafraid to share mistakes, and ready to forgive…

"It can be said that the competition has helped people rearrange their most beautiful memories, preserve the most sincere emotions, and amplify the most beautiful aspirations and dreams about the relationship between father and daughter," journalist Ho Minh Chien emphasized.

Building on those successes, the 2nd Father and Daughter Writing Contest 2024 is officially launched and will accept entries from March 27, 2024 to June 10, 2024.

The — Members of the organizing committee for the writing contest "Father and Daughter".

Attending the event, journalist Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, and President of the Vietnam Journalists Association - acknowledged and highly appreciated the organizing committee of the writing contest about fathers and daughters. "I highly appreciate this contest. In the context of our overwhelming information storm, especially the abundance of negative information on social media and in the press, which has led to a disconnection from journalism... and made people no longer want to engage with the press, the solution to this current disconnection is to have constructive, explanatory, and inspiring content... These are ways to make people feel that life is better," journalist Le Quoc Minh emphasized.

Journalist Le Quoc Minh assessed this as a useful competition, demonstrating faith in life, appreciation for family, and creating connections between people, and between people and information. With more creative approaches, journalist Le Quoc Minh believes that the inspiring stories from the competition will spread even further.

Finally, journalist Le Quoc Minh hopes that many other media outlets will also hold similar competitions on other equally meaningful topics, like today's "Father and Daughter" writing competition.

The — Journalist Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, and President of the Vietnam Journalists Association - acknowledged and highly appreciated the Organizing Committee of the writing contest about fathers and daughters.

Regarding the competition rules, the organizers stated that participants must be Vietnamese citizens both domestically and abroad, and their entries should be true stories, either as characters or witnesses, including memories, heartfelt confessions, and personal narratives from fathers to daughters and vice versa, presented in the form of notes, reports, interviews, essays, diaries, etc. The organizers encourage participants to use real photos of the characters in their entries.

Entries should be between 1,000 and 1,500 words long, written in Vietnamese on A4 paper or sent via email, and must not have been previously published or broadcast on any media (newspapers, radio, or social media) or entered in other competitions.

Each author may submit a maximum of 3 entries and is responsible for the authenticity and accuracy of the content. Copying or plagiarizing others' work in any form is strictly prohibited.

Entries selected for publication in Vietnam Family Magazine will be paid royalties as per regulations and will become the property of the editorial office; authors have no right to claim copyright infringement.

The second "Father and Daughter" writing contest has a prize structure including: 1 first prize, 2 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 5 consolation prizes and 5 special prizes.

In addition to cash prizes, winning authors also receive a certificate from the organizing committee, a book containing their entries, and gifts (if any) from sponsors.

Entries for the second "Father and Daughter" contest should be sent to: Editorial Office of Vietnam Family Magazine.

Address: No. 2 Le Duc Tho Street, Mai Dich Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi City.

Phone: 098.999.1445

Or via Email: chavacongai.gdvn@gmail.com

The envelope should clearly state: Entry for the 2nd "Father and Daughter" writing contest, 2024.

The awards ceremony for the 2nd "Father and Daughter" contest in 2024 is expected to be held on Vietnamese Family Day (June 28, 2024).

Text and photos: Trung Nguyen

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