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The KISAH Futures Competition aims to collect and share short stories around themes relevant to future, post-COVID-19 scenarios.

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WINNERS

ENGLISH CATEGORY

TOP 3 CASH
PRIZE WINNERS

FIRST PRIZE - RM 3,000

MATTHEW YAP TUCK MUN

SECOND PRIZE - RM 1,500

MOHD HAFIDZ MAHPAR

THIRD PRIZE - RM 1,000

JACIE TAN CHENG HWEE

22 CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNERS

ANDREW SIAH WEI TUNG

BERNARD MANICKAM

DR NITHYA KALYANI PADMANAPAN

JASMINE LIM CHENG YUN

JOSEPH LU

JULIA MERICAN

KATRINA CHUA JIA WEN

LAI WEI SHI

LHAVANYA DHARMALINGAM

MICHELLE YOON MEI SU

MOHD FAREZ BIN MUSTAPHA

MYRA AISHAH BINTI MIKAIL TAN

NATASHA MAYA BINTI CHEK PA

NOOR ELYNA EZETTE BINTI ANUAR

PRAVINDHARAN BALAKRISHNAN

RUIXI SEET

SAMANTHA LAUREN JOSEPH

SHARMILA GANESAN

SUMITRA SELVARAJ

TERENCE TOH CHEE KITT

TIMOTHY ONG

YEE HENG YEH

Introduction

As Malaysia continues to develop and urbanise, resilience to disruptors like COVID-19 must be built into the DNA of towns and cities, which are socially, economically and ecologically complex.

The KISAH Futures Competition will provide a democratic voice to all Malaysian citizens and residents to offer valuable insights that can potentially catalyse change for resilience and sustainable social, economic and ecological futures in cities and beyond.

Themes include: community wellbeing, social cohesion, future of work, and urban design

A pair of Malaysians with the caption: Submit your story in Bahasa Malaysia or English

How Do I Join?

Write an original short story within the Competition themes with a maximum of 700 words in either Bahasa Malaysia or English. Find out more in the Terms & Conditions.

Click on Submit Your Story to participate! Fill out the Submission Form with your accurate details by 11:59pm, 31 October 2020.

How Can I Stand Out?

Here are the three keywords for what our judges are looking for: Thoughtfulness, Foresight, and Creativity. We want to hear your take on it!

Learn what you can do to increase your chances of getting your piece selected.

Prizes & Dates

Submit your story by 31 October 2020. Learn when winners get announced and more under Competition Dates.

Win a cash prize, get published in an upcoming anthology and have your story featured in myForesight® magazine! Find out what else you stand to win under Competition Prizes.

Who Can Take Part?

Malaysian citizens and/or individuals currently residing in Malaysia who are 18 years of age or older.

Employees of UNDP, MIGHT, Universiti Malaya's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Think City, as well as their immediate family members may join, but they will not be eligible for the cash prizes. They still stand a chance to be published in the UNDP anthology and/or myForesight® magazine.