Imagine you are the ocean

The article below gives some instructions on how to write internationally from UPU to 2025 with the requirement of imagining you are an ocean agent writing a letter.

The 54th UPU Letter Writing Competition 2025 has been officially launched, with the deadline for entries being March 5, 2025.

This year’s contest theme asks contestants to: IMAGINE YOU ARE THE OCEAN. Write a letter to someone explaining why and how they should take good care of you.

(Translated from English exam: IMAGINE YOU ARE THE OCEAN. Write a letter to someone explaining why and how they should take good care of you.)

The 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition 2025 has the theme of "Imagine you are the ocean." (Illustration photo)

Below are some guidelines for the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition 2025 for students who want to participate in the competition:

About the rules and procedures for participation

All Vietnamese students from 9 to 15 years old can participate in the contest.

Entries must be handwritten on one side of a piece of paper, be the student's own creative work, written in prose on the theme of the contest (not yet published in newspapers or books), and not exceed 800 words in length. The entry letter must be presented clearly and neatly.

Entries written in foreign languages ​​must be accompanied by a Vietnamese translation. The jury will judge based on the Vietnamese version.

In the upper left corner of the entry letter, the following information must be fully written: Full name, date of birth, ethnicity, school address, class, district (town), province (city), and phone number. Entry letters that do not fully write the above information are invalid.

Each entry must be put in a stamped envelope, clearly stating the sender's address, recipient's address with postal code (11611) and sent via the postal system of Vietnam Post .

The envelope must clearly state: Letter for the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition (2025), sent to the address: Young Pioneers and Children Newspaper - No. 5, Hoa Ma Street, Pham Dinh Ho Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi City - 11611.

Time for receiving entries: From November 11, 2024 to March 5, 2025 (according to the postmark).

About the content of the letter with the theme "Imagine you are the ocean"

This year's contest prompt: "IMAGINE YOU ARE THE OCEAN. Write a letter to someone explaining why and how they should take good care of you."

This is a good topic, relevant to current events, the content can be expanded or go into specific details. With this topic, candidates can freely develop their imagination and knowledge; at the same time, they also have the opportunity to express their thoughts and recommendations to protect and care for a sustainable ocean environment.

The contest theme is associated with the goal of "Conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources" in the system of 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations.

With this topic, students need to understand what the ocean is and be able to state the basics of the current ocean situation, and present pressing issues, the most prominent of which is marine pollution. The entry can provide an overview of the current pollution situation, or delve into one aspect, the impact of the pollution problem, for example, the risk of losing rare marine species due to pollution, shrinking coral reefs, etc. Most importantly, students need to express their thoughts on this situation and propose possible solutions to improve the situation.

The essay asks "imagine you are the ocean", but candidates can assume they are the entire ocean, or a part or component that lives in the ocean, has a direct relationship in the ocean ecosystem, for example, an individual turtle, for example, a particularly polluted sea area...

Regarding the outline of the letter, in the opening part, there should be a greeting and an introduction to the person you will choose to portray "who I am".

The letterhead also needs to have a recipient. This recipient must be a companion who shares with you, has the ability to convey the letter's message widely, or is a person who has the ability to strongly influence society, has the ability to make decisions to improve the issues that the letter will mention. The recipient can also be a representative of a force that plays an important role in the sustainable development of the ocean, such as environmental protection organizations, the United Nations, world youth ....

The body of the letter should include an introduction to the topic to be written about. In this section, students should be able to fully address the issues such as the reason for writing the letter; the current situation, personal thoughts, and solutions to protect the ocean sustainably. The letter should have a message when you choose a character to impersonate, and that message will be conveyed in this section....

At the end of the letter is your best wishes to the recipient, neatly summarizing the message conveyed, expressing beautiful hopes for the future. At the end of the letter should be phrases expressing feelings such as respect, affection, love... The author also needs to sign at this end.

Above are some of the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Guidelines 2025: Imagine You Are the Ocean. Find out more about the contest rules, themes, and prizes HERE.

Hai Anh

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