WHEN she was younger, Mae Chew was apprehensive every time she sat for her English language written examinations. Last November, Mae bagged the Gold Finalist award at the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) 2020, which saw the participation of 13,000 students from 58 countries. It was the highest accolade awarded at the annual event, known to be the world’s oldest international writing competition for schools. In her entry to the competition, themed “Climate Action in the Commonwealth”, Mae wrote a short story and titled it Things I Do Not Know. In 2019, her research paper on ethnic politics earned her the Gold Key Award – the highest possible accolade for entries competing in the International Writing Region-at-Large division of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Source: The Star March 06, 2021 22:18 UTC