Seeking a literary competition

A literary competition is a kind of literary exchange activity, usually initiated by a literary institution, literary society, or literary competition organization, with the aim of promoting literary creation and literary appreciation. The contestants of the literary competition could be poets, critics, scholars, and other literary enthusiasts. The contestants were required to submit their own literary works to be strictly reviewed by the judging committee before the final winner was selected. The literary competition had a certain amount of prize money and prizes to stimulate the enthusiasm of the contestants and also to increase the reputation and popularity of literary creation. The literary competition was a beneficial form of literary exchange that could promote the development of literary creation and improve literary attainments.