“Love is a smoke rais’d with the fume of sighs”
NUSH Journalism: 2026 Valentine’s Day Writing Competition
Journalism’s annual Valentine’s Day writing competition, themed off the famed Shakespearean quote from Act I:i of Romeo and Juliet, bring a litany of works submitted by the student-poets of NUS High. Congratulations to our winners, and thank you for everyone’s participation and support!
Our Winners
by Rein
by Isabel
by Xiaotian
Honourable Mentions
loss without reason is little more than transience
by Ethan Tan
by Hayden V. Hernawan
Other Fantastic Pieces
by Rebecca
by Huang Zixuan
by Gen Long
by Shiv
by Shiv
by Hayden V. Hernawan