English poetry contest

The poetry should promote moral and spiritual values and demonstrate a resistance to all forms of materialistic trends in modern society.

ML Ananchanok Ladavalya Panichaputt was a lecturer in English and American literature at CU's Department of English. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Colorado and was a visiting fellow at Harvard and Yale universities as well as Amherst College, Massachusetts. A fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies, she also received notable mention in the 1995 edition of "Who's Who in the World".

Entrants must be Thai nationals studying in a university, or bachelor's degree holders or equivalent. The poetry, which has to be written in English, must be about 20-50 lines in length and should display originality.

Each contestant is requested to submit only one poem. The best entry will win a Bt10,000 prize.

Submissions and enquiries should be directed to the Head of the English Department, the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330. The deadline is May 30, 2008.

For more information, call (02) 208 4707-8.