Sarawak Folktales Writing Competition

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The Sarawak Folktale Writing Competition, whcih was formerly called the Sarawak Folktales Competition, was an initiative of Warisan Global Sdn. Bhd. (Warisan) in its effort to assist the preservation of local culture and language in Sarawak through the usage of information and communications technology (ICT). It was also a continuation program for the 43 participants of the IT2U training program from libraries in Sarawak which was held in November 2005. The IT2U program was designed to introduce and train the attendants of selected public libraries in basic ICT skills. The effort was part of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak’s (Pustaka) effort in bridging the digital divide between the rural and urban communities; and turning the public libraries into community knowledge centres.

Objectives

The main objectives of this project were

a) To promote the use of ICT in the preservation of local cultures and languages
b) To enrich the local contents via the collection of local folktales
c) To promote the community engagement in educational activities and programs

Roles and Responsibilities

Warisan		Pustaka
a) As the main organiser and Secretariat for competition b) To handle all communication with regards to competition c) To prepare the promotional materials for the competition – eg. Posters b) To sponsor the prize money for the competition c) To arrange for the judging and bear its related costs		a) To assist in publicising the competition through local media and other channels b) To incorporate the competition as part of its activities for the Reading Month c) To coordinate the distribution of posters, registration forms and the collection of entries d) To assist Warisan in the judging process of the competition by nominating suitable judges

Terms and Conditions

1. Pertandingan ini terbuka kepada semua ahli perpustakaan awam di negeri Sarawak.
2. Penyertaan pertandingan adalah berpasukan dengan bilangan ahli kumpulan di antara 2 – 10 orang. Tiada had umur untuk ahli kumpulan.
3. Setiap kumpulan perlu menghantar sekurang – kurangnya 2 cerita rakyat.
4. Setiap cerita hendaklah dipilih dari genre cerita rakyat / kisah dongeng yang berasal dari sesuatu tempat. Anda juga boleh mengumpul cerita – cerita rakyat dari komuniti anda sendiri.
5. Setiap cerita mestilah sekurang – kurangnya 500 patah perkataan dan tidak boleh melebihi 5000 patah perkataan.
6. Cerita tersebut hendaklah yang asli/original, ditulis oleh ahli kumpulan anda sendiri dan ianya tidak pernah diterbitkan di mana-mana bahan bacaan.
7. Cerita yang disediakan hendaklah di dalam dua bahasa iaitu: Bahasa asal / Ibunda dan terjemahannya di dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris.
8. Cerita yang hendak dipertandingkan perlu di serahkan dalam bentuk buku skrap yang dilengkapi dengan ilustrasi sokongan berkaitan cerita pada luar dan dalam buku tersebut.
9. Penyediaan buku skrap dengan bantuan alatan ICT adalah amat digalakkan. Sila sertakan cakera padat atau disket yang mengandungi fail-fail hasil kerja anda bersama buku skrap, jika ada.
10. Buku skrap (dan cakera padat atau disket-rujuk peraturan 10, jika ada) yang telah lengkap hendaklah dikepilkan dengan borang rasmi pertandingan dan di masukkan ke dalam sampul surat yang bersesuaian.
11. Penyertaan lengkap mesti sampai kepada pejabat Urus Setia Pertandingan atau mana-mana perpustakaan awam Negeri Sarawak sebelum tarikh tutup 31 Ogos 2006.
12. Setiap penyertaan akan menjadi hak milik mutlak pihak penganjur.
13. Pihak penganjur mempunyai hak untuk menolak penyertaan jika ianya mempunyai unsur – unsur sensitif seperti keganasan, diskriminasi dan politik.
14. Keputusan hakim adalah muktamad. Pemenang akan dimaklumkan melalui panggilan telefon, surat dan emel.

Judging Criteria

Scores were assigned by a panel of 3 judges base on the following criteria

2007

When the competition was organised for the first time in 2006, 6 teams and 28 participants took part in the competition. It was jointly facilitated by the public libraries and with the following prize money was

a) First Prize - RM1,000

b) Second Prize - RM750

c) Third Prize - RM500

Team Names		Team Members		Folktales		Languages		Origin
The Gatuman Raja Team		a) Marcus Gatuman Raja b) Mary Anne Vaz c) Reuben John Marcus d) Nicole Muring Marcus		Lian Aran / Barapui		a) Kelabit b) English		Pa' Labit, Bario
Dara Bantang Puchuk Maligai		a) Jessica Ijau b) Lindy Elo		Bansa Kanto Bemunsuh Enggau Bansa Iban (Bangsa Kanto Bermusuh Dengan Bangsa Iban)		a) Iban b) Malay		Batang Kapuas, Sri Aman
Mukah Dancers		a) McGyaiver Saong b) Cyril Tanin c) Radiasy d) Patrick Ricky		Nenek Andan Naik Ke Bulan / Umang		a) Iban b) Malay		Mukah
SKKA		a) Noorshahdanita Arifin b) Siti c) Erika Kelly d) Dayang e) Syamimi f) Sara g) Mariam h) Venisa i) Noorshahfaridanita j) Nurul		Si Patin		Malay		Sarawak
Dynasty Story Teller I		a) Titus Tusing b) Chang Yi c) Janti Malaka Edin d) Jememi Edwin		Cerita Keling Enggau Bangau (The Egrets and Keling) / Lemiah Enggau Assan (Legend of the Tapang Tree)		a) Iban b) English		Ulu Skrang
Dynasty Story Teller II		a) Jin Adin b) Jeremy Wan c) Titus Tu\sing		Lung Marung Halah Manuk Ha' Niah (The Legend of Bird's Nests of Niah) / Asen Lu'ei (How the Yam Came to the Kayans)		a) Iban b) English		Baram

2008

Hugh participation with 35 teams submitting 51 stories in 9 different indigenous Sarawak languages.

Team Names		Team Members		Folktales		Languages		Origin
Sebastian & Jessica		a) Sebastian Ramsay Bahal b) Jessica Jennice Jonathan Johor		Jiluan		a) Bidayuh (Serian) b) English		Serian
SODYPOL		a) Sonia Esop b) Dyvia Tipa Frankonero c) Pollymina Ngee		Bomoh Entayang Ngerubat Raya Boya / Bomoh Entayang Menyembuhkan Raja Buaya.		a) Iban b) Malay		Kapit

The judges comprising language experts as well as representatives of the organisers had a difficult time deliberating on the entries and finally came to a consensus on the winning entries.

a) 1st Prize RM1,200 - Anak Kenyalang Batu Kudi / Batu Ribut (Iban)
b) 2nd Prize RM 900 - Liha & Sukri Bonotur Ngamad Padas (Bisaya) / The Carpenter Bird Works at Night
c) 3rd Prize RM 600 - Sakai Dalet I Tale of The Lost River (Melanau)

d) 3 Consolation Prizes of RM150 each:

• Sebastian & Jessica- Jiluan (Bidayuh)
  
• Sakai Dalet II - The Legend of The Melanau Pole (Melanau)
  
• Dynasty La Kiput Storytellers (Dynasty Hotel)- Teh Nantah Ceritak Idih La Kiput Pasan Dacih / La Kiput Legend : The Crocodiles of Logan Pungguk, Baram (La Kiput)