Winners of composition contests about European characters honoured

An exhibition of winning works of the composition contests about European characters was opened at Kim Dong Publishing House, No. 55 Quang Trung, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, on May 14.
Winners of composition contests about European characters honoured
Winners of composition contests about European characters honoured

The exhibition had the presence of representatives of embassies of European countries such as Spain, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, and Switzerland; the Counsellor for Education and Culture at Embassy of Hungary; a Wallonie delegation - Brussels; the Director of British Council Vietnam; the Head of Book and Seminar Department of the French Institute in Vietnam; Principal of Middle School and High School Nguyen Tat Thanh; and the Deputy Director and Editor-in-Chief of Kim Dong Publishing House.

Bui Thao Nguyen, the award-winning child author with a drawing of Pettson & Findus characters.

Bui Thao Nguyen, the award-winning child author with a drawing of Pettson & Findus characters.

The exhibition displays 60 works of 50 students at junior high and high schools in Hanoi City. The works are the children's surprising and interesting creations of European literary figures such as two composition contests about European characters and a competition on European literature.

At the exhibition, representatives of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) presented prizes to the winning works.

The exhibition took place at Kim Dong Publishing House, 55 Quang Trung, Hanoi.

The exhibition took place at Kim Dong Publishing House, 55 Quang Trung, Hanoi.

Commenting on the entries, Vu Thi Quynh Lien, Deputy Director and Editor-in-Chief of Kim Dong Publishing House, said that in this contest, the children participated enthusiastically with more than 500 works. The exhibition will be displayed for more than 1 week at Kim Dong Publishing House, after which the outstanding works will be released as gifts or in communication activities for publications that have or will be published.

The exhibition is an activity within the framework of European Literature Days taking place in Hanoi.

Some works at the exhibition:

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