Free-Verse Poetry Contest - [Second Place]

Name: Nur Jalilah Binti Abdul Aziz
Class: LGB5D
Semester: 5
Title: The Underdog
Word Count: 490
Category: Poem
Brief Summary: A free verse poem based on how I perceive myself and how many other women who are considered wall flowers see themselves.
Other Details: Since it is a free verse poem, I wrote some words that are considered as slang such as "ain't" which mean "I am not/isn't", "I'ma" which means "I am going to" and "bling bling" which is a word that means heavy jewelry. These words are commonly heard in The United States, usually spoken by people of the African American ethnicity.


Hello, nice to know you,
I’m your average underdog,
I’m not as ugly as a frog,
But I’ve got a figure that matches the blob,
Nice to know you,
Goodbye,
I’ve got loads to do.

Hello, nice to meet you,
You know what’s been ailing,
My waist line is spreading,
I can’t help complaining,
That none of my anime is playing,
It was nice to know you,
This meeting totally ruled!

Pleased to meet you,
Forgive me my uniform,
I’ve done all I can not to conform,
I think it’s best to inform,
That nothing I do is the norm.

Well, hello there, we meet again,
I hate that sharp words can penetrate my brain,
You know it’s such an awful strain,
To have to always block out the pain,
And desperately wished that,
I could just get lost in the rain.

Hey there, you make a lovely sight,
Can’t stop getting my voice heard right,
Probably because I ate the queen with my knight,
A great struggle ‘twas all for naught,
As I’ve lost the fight,
With trembling hands and a load of jitters,
And a body that got chewed by critters,
I look away to lick my wounds,
I hope a triumph is dawning soon.

Hi, this is getting to be a bore,
One of the pretties just caused an uproar,
She just went down real low on the floor,
The very idea disconnects my jaw,
As being such a show off gives me an eyesore.

Hi, there, will you please listen to me,
I try so hard to please,
I try so hard not to hurt,

And I don’t have boyfriends,
Because I don’t know how to flirt,
I’m not quite that sad,
But I suppose desperation has been quite bad,
I try my best not to give a care,
Usually I succeed as nobody stares.

Well, it’s been nice knowing you,
I’m just your average rock star,
Unfortunately, I can’t seem to play the guitar,
A lot of the “fanboys” would rather just drown me in tar.

I have lots of close friends,
The type of friendship that transcends,
I have not one man in my life,
Well, with the exception of my dad and brother, Ike,
I try not to stand out in a classroom,
I’m the girl who will shrink in the boardroom,
I can’t dance, I can’t sing,
There ain’t no way I’ma get me some bling bling,
I don’t do drama, used to watch Futurama,
I wear kaftans not Escada,
Still put on that wicked blue eye shadow,
Don’t think make up is shallow,
I guess I’m not just your average underdog,
I’m a woman emerged from a mysterious fog,
I’m my own person with thoughts and feelings,
And not anyone can purchase that with shillings.

Goodbye, my friend, it was nice knowing you,
I’m glad that I’m no longer so blue,
Hope to once again talk to you soon.

Free-Verse Poetry Contest - [Third Place]

Name: Armiwaty Ratimin
Class: LGB4A
Semester: 4
Title: I Can't Read You
Category: Poem
Brief Summary: About how hard to understand people words and thought.


I'm a Man, not a saint..
I'm an interpreter, not a mind reader..
I'm working on words, not riddles..
I'm reading the lines, not your veins..
I'm uttering my love, not signing my anger..
I'm sorry I can't see my fault, 'cause my eyes too blind..
And I'm sorry I can't read your clear mind, 'cause I'm illiterate...

I learnt characters and figures, not shadows nor bubbles..
I took Maths and Languages, not sighs nor giggles..
I counted numbers, not heart broken pieces nor tear towels..
I'd been tested on board and papers, not on frown nor stare..
I wrote on screens and sheets, not on smoke nor air..
That's made me bad at evaluating of what I see..
 While those made you sucks at your ABCs..

Free-Verse Poetry Contest [WINNERS!]

Greetings, everyone!

The Young Scriptor Club is happy to announce the three winners of the Free-Verse Poetry Contest! We thank those who have submitted their stories for this contest, and to those who did not get what they wish for, please try harder next time! To the winners, you have until 15th April 2012 to claim your prizes.

The winners are as follows:

1st Place: Adam Ar-Rashid Bin Mohamad Rasdi (LGB2A) - Anaruxi, The Shadow Guardian
2nd Place: Nur Jalilah binti Abdul Aziz (LGB6D) - The Underdog
3rd Place: Armiwaty Ratimin (LGB5A) - I Can't Read You

Congratulations again!

The YSC would like to once again remind everyone that the gates are wide open for you to submit any written entries to our website! Please submit your writings to youngscriptorclub@gmail.com, and stay tuned for future competitions!

Have a nice day.

[PT] Gun of Deceit

Name: Nadia Syahida @Chaos Hackers
Class: LG2201A
Semester: 1
Title: Gun of Deceit
Word Count: 79
Category: Poem
Brief Summary: A poem about a person who commits serious crime and proudly gets away with it.


Twist the thought,
Feel this fire,
The purest lie I brought,
Is conjuring the corner.
Deceit fuels the heart,
Stupidity helps the breathing,
As I show the black of light,
The justice of life slowly shattering.
The bullet is mine,
But not the equality,
As I shot him with fury,
The lord of lies burns in me.
I am free! I am free!
And yet the freedom is my enemy.
The white truth defy,
As I am the sin.


EDITED BY: Maisarah binti Ahmad Kamil

Date of Announcement of Winners!

Hello, Scriptors!

It has been confirmed that the announcement of the winners for the Free Verse Poetry Contest will be on the 9th April 2012. Winners will then have until 15 April 2012 to collect their prizes. The Scriptors Committee are currently in the process of judging your entries.

Good luck!
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Scriptors Launching Competition: Judging

Good evening, dearest Scriptors!

Have you all taken up your pens and scribbled anything lately? If you have, we'd love to take a peek and read what you've written, as usual!

The new semester has started, and we hope that with it, more aspiring writers will rise from the mist and shine their light with us. In any case, it has not escaped our memory that Young Scriptors still has two competitions running. We thank all of you for your submissions, and to be on your toes as the committee will now be judging the entries received.

The date of the declaration of winners will be announced very soon. Keep your eyes peeled for more news from us!

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Writing Tips (Part 1)

Hello, Young Scriptors!

The night is cool, the stars are shining, and the new semester seems like it's arriving a bit too soon. It's been a while since we last updated, and I think we might as well share a few writing tips. There are a lot of potential writers out there (especially among language students like us), but from time to time, we need to take some tips from others. So what better way is there than to share our experiences?

For now, there are five writing tips that I would like to share. Of course, different writers work in different ways, and the best thing to do is to experiment to see what suits you best when looking for improvement. But here are some tips, and I hope that there will be more. Post your comments, e-mail us, and we can share more writing tips in the future!

1. Be a good reader first: I think quite a number of our dear APB lecturers have drilled into our skulls about the input and output of language learning. Listening improves speaking skills, and reading improves writing skills. This is generally true. The more you read, the more you are exposed to the different styles of writing and also the different ways language can be used. Take this to your advantage! Pick out a few novels to read and immerse yourself in the land of words!
   
2. Revise your punctuation: Punctuation may seem trivial compared to writing, but the use of periods and commas are actually very important. They set the pace in your writing and controls the reader into what they feel when they read. Make yourself comfortable in decorating your text with punctuation. Imagine making a movie or game trailer. Punctuation is the music in the background as the images flash by.
   
3. A thesaurus is your best friend: You can find a built-in thesaurus in MS Word nowadays, so make use of it! Expand your vocabulary by using new words while you're learning them, and your writing may sound so much more sophisticated than what you started off with.
   
4. Write everyday: I know, I know. It's not easy to try and write something every day, but trust me when I say that every little bit counts. You don't want to lose your skills, so the best way to polish it is to practice everyday. You don't even need to write much. A hundred words is enough practice for a day, and it can be anything - a review, an article, a work of fiction, a scene in your head... or a writing tip! Don't be afraid to keep on writing!
   
5. Take criticisms: One of the hardest, really. I mean, you're a writer, and the story is your baby. To have it criticised can be a rather frightening experience, but it's also a way to improve yourself. You're letting a different set of eyes read through your work, and some comments they give can tell you what you're missing and what you're doing well in. You don't need to publicly post your work to get criticisms. Show your work to a lecturer, maybe one of your friends. Nothing's stopping you from sending an e-mail to us! We'd be more than happy to review your work without publishing it onto the site if that's what you want. The ultimate goal of YSC is to spark the interest in writing, and if that's what it takes, then that's what we'll do.
   
6. ...I guess there's just one more that I have to say. So yes. Six tips in total. The very last, but (in my highest opinion), the most important tip of all: Enjoy yourself. Take pleasure in what you're writing about. Feel good about it. Not everyone can be writers, so have fun while you're at it. Don't just look at writing as something you have to do. Instead, look at it as something that you actually want to do, that you enjoy doing.

Of course, there are more writing tips out there, and some of these may not be helpful for all writers. In any case, we'd love to hear more tips from all the Scriptors out there, so let us know if you have any!

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