Call for Papers with the Theme of "Unite Our Strength in SUSTech, Fight for the outbreak with Pens "

February 26, 2020

Dear all,

The Spring Festival of 2020 is an extraordinary vacation, which the COVID-19 has disrupted the pace of spring, and the people of our whole country joined the fight! Disaster is always the touchstone of a nation and we can always see the unity and strength of our nation when facing crisis.
In order to record and reflect on this special moment, department of student affairs (Youth League Committee) and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences jointly hosted the "Unite Our Strength in SUSTech, Fight for the outbreak with Pens " essay contest which we want to strengthen patriotism education for all teachers and students by showing some touching stories

I. Theme
"Unite Our Strength in SUSTech, Fight for the outbreak with Pens "
Start writing about your own and the stories around you and try to record these stories with love and authenticity.

II.Participants
All students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents of students and people who are concerned about the development of SUSTech.

III. Submission Time
By March 10th.

IV. Requirement
(1) Record what you have seen and heard during this period with full of positive energy and true feelings which embodies your literary talent. It can be a grand theme, touching details, twisty stories, or a warm clip. These stories are what we look forward to listening to. Some examples of topics are as belows (including but not limited to the following topics):
1.Global Affairs: After the outbreak, the fate of everyone in the global village has been closely related. Facing the COVID-19, some countries donated generously, while some countries closed their doors. Talk about your feelings.
2. Science and technology:
Various advanced technologies applied to this ‘war’, for example BGI detection reagents, DJI disinfection drones and Purdue's food delivery robots.
As a student in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, how do you feel about this?
3. Love: During the period, the school wrote a letter to all teachers and students in Hubei to encourage everyone to believe that we can coping with it. We also welcome everyone to write to us back and talk about what you feel.
We can also write to the president, secretary and deans of our school to talk about the feelings after the ‘First Lesson’.
4. People who stand in the front line: From the medical staff at the rescue frontline to the volunteers taking temperature at the community gates, everyone has participated in this war in different ways. Is there anyone you are familiar with? Is there a story that touches you? You can share the stories with us.
5. Home : This is an unprecedented long winter vacation for us to relax physically and mentally. It is also a rare opportunity to spend time with your parents. Are there some warm moments in your home that evoke your moving?
6. Professions: In the response to the COVID-19, the social division of labor is clear, and all walks of life have participated in the disaster relief work in an orderly manner. In the face of disaster, do you have some new understandings of your major ?
7. The meaning of life: In this period, we also saw the departure of some lives. "You never know what the tomorrow and the accident will come first." What new thinking do you have about life?
（2) No title and length restrictions. You can write poetry, prose ,essays and what you want. Submission format:Please submit your soft copy with the following requirements.
1. Use 1 inch (2.54cm) margins on the top, bottom, left and right.
2. Use 12 point Times New Roman font.
3. Double space your paragraphs.
4. Indent the first line of every paragraph.
5. Pictures are allowed in the text.
(3) All essays will be divided into one of some groups as below:"student group", "teacher group", "alumni group" and "parent group". You should pay the responsibility to your essays. Essays must be original and without plagiarism behavior.
(4) E-mail for submission: cyl@sustech.edu.cn.
The work will be sent as an attachment (electronic version of word document). The submission file is named "Anti-epidemic Essay + XX Academy / Department / Alumni / Parent + Name + Title". The end of the manuscript must indicate the author's real name (class, student number), contact phone number, etc. Paper submissions are not accepted.
(5) The competition has established a consulting WeChat group. Online guidance is provided by teachers from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Teachers and students are welcome to scan the QR-code and enter the group.

(6) Outstanding authors have the opportunity to participate in the online courses of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and share their creative experience.

V. Results
After the call for papers, teachers of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences will be organized to select and comment on the work according to the "student group", "teacher group", "parent group" and "alumni group". The outstanding works will be published in the "Residential College" magazine , "Youth League Committee" WeChat public account and other channels after editing.

VI.Awards
The "Student Group"
3 first prizes: 1 e-reader, and several epidemic prevention supplies;
7 second prizes:1 key and mouse set, and several epidemic prevention supplies;
10 third prizes:1 year member of the video website , a number of epidemic prevention supplies;
Some outstanding awards: a number of epidemic prevention supplies.
"Teacher Group", "Parent Group" and "Alumni Group" have the same amount of awards.
2 first prizes:1 e-reader, and several epidemic prevention supplies;
3 second prizes: 1 key and mouse set, and several epidemic prevention supplies;
5 third prizes: 1 year member of the video website, several epidemic prevention supplies;
Several outstanding awards: a number of epidemic prevention supplies.
After the call for papers, all award-winning authors will be awarded certificates and prizes, and the winning manuscripts will be published together.

Communist Youth League Committee of Southern University of Science and Technology
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology