Writing Competition


Topics:
English essay:
  1. Digital Language: The Effects of the Internet on Modern Literature.
  2. University Hostels: An Inspiration or an Obstacle for Students' Progress?
  3. Awareness as an Influential Factor in Developing Countries
  4. If women ruled the world.

English story:
  1. A Proud Pakistani
  2.  Imagine a blind date. The guy thinks it goes wonderful -- amazing chemistry; they have so much in common. The girl thinks it's a disaster, that he's a real creep
  3. The Blind Man
  4. Tell the story of a robbery in the first person, from the point of view of the criminal. Have the criminal tell the story as if he were attempting to convince the reader that his actions were justified.

Urdu essay:
  1. طلسم ہوشربا
  2. یہ نہ تھی ہماری قسمت
  3. تم اک گورکھ دھندہ ہو
  4. میرے مٹنے کا تماشہ  دیکھنے کی چیز تھی

Urdu story:
  1. شہنائی کی آواز سے کمرے میں سر بکھر گنے .اسنے کھڑکی سی جھانک کر ان چاروں آدمیوں کو دیکھا جو ڈولی اٹھاےکھڑے تھے.اسکے قدم ڈگمگاۓ ،اسکے کانوں میں بین کرنے والیوں کی چیخیں گونج رہی تھیں
  2. ہوا میں زرد پتے اڑ رہے تھے.وہ گھاس پر لیٹا پتے گننے کی کوشش میں لگا تھا.پھر ہلکی ہلکی بوندیں ٹپکنے لگیں.اسنے لیٹے ہی لیٹے کروٹ بدلی اور
  3. قوالی کے بہانے اسکے ابا اکثر اسے موسیقی کی محفلوں میں لے جاتے تھے.وہ گھنگروؤن کے سر پہ قدموں کی ہر چال پہچانتا تھا.
  4. وہ بہت دیر سے اس بچے کو دیکھ رہا تھا.اسکی آنکھیں بند تھیں اور بار بار سر کو جھٹک رہا تھا.اسکے سامن پھیلے ہوۓ میلے کچیلے کپڑے پر رقم کی ڈھیری اتنی بھی نہ تھی کہ وہ اس میں ایک سگریٹ کی ڈبی خرید سکتا. آخر کار وہ اپنی میز سی اٹھا اور....
Rules:
  1. You can participate only in any one of the four categories.
  2. Minimum word count of English essays is 300 words, English story is 400 words, Urdu essays is 300 words, Urdu story is 400 words.
  3. Violating the minimum word count will result in negative marking.
  4. Plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
  5. Submissions after deadline will not be accepted.
  6. Urdu writings should be submitted in scanned form.
  7. Submissions will only be accepted in PDF or Doc format.
  8. Participants under consideration for prizes will have to confirm the ownership of their submissions.

Judging Criteria:
  1. Creativity of the content.
  2. Use of Vocabulary
  3. Grammar and Sentence Structure
  4. Overall quality of work

Prizes:
Winner of each of four categories will receive a book and a certificate of recognition. All participants can request a certificate of a participation by making a payment of 25Rs. All submissions that are up-to mark will be made part of PIEAS Annual Magazine “Dareecha”.
How to Submit:
Submissions should be emailed at pieas.literary.society@gmail.com. Subject of the email should be “WCOMPT13Nov2015, [Your Name], [Batch]”, the email message should also contain your phone number.

Assignment: Learn to Design using Adobe Illustrator

Note: Before commencing towards assignments, learn how to export your work into various formats. You will need to submit your work in both AI and PNG formats. Visit following links to learn this.

Assignment 1:

Follow the tutorial on following link to create your own portrait.

Assignment 2:

Create a typographic* poster for following event:
PLS is organizing a “Book Gala”, with proposed dates 4th and 5th November. Various Publishers and Sellers will display books (All non-technical, i.e. Fiction, poetry etc.). Stalls will remain open from 8:30am to 4:00pm. The event is being organized in collaboration with PIEAS Central Library, and is open for all.
Guidelines: Poster should be welcoming. Look for a theme, write a storyline and portray it in your design. Try to sketch different ideas on paper before getting to a final solution.
*Typographic designs are those in which main design element is text. Search internet for various examples.

Assignment 3:

Part 1: Explain your use of colors in Assignment one and two i.e. why you picked those colors and what do they convey.
Part 2: Explain your whole design process of Assignment 2. This would contain your theme behind your design, the choice of colors, choice of symbols/figures/ shapes and choice of font i.e. why you did what you did.

How to Submit:

·         Email your assignment at pieas.literary.society@gmail.com.
·         The Subject of your email should be “WSHP AI, [Your name], [Batch]”. The email message should also contain your phone number.
·         You should send two files for Assignment 1 and 2 each i.e. the original AI file and an exported PNG file. Assignment 3 should be send as an MS Word document or a PDF file. The name of each file should have this format “Assignment [1,2 or 3], [Your name]”

·         Deadline: Friday, 16th, 2015. No submission will be expected after this date.

Zeest Spring, 2015

PIEAS Literary Society has succesfully published sixth issue of PIEAS Quarterly Newsletter "Zeest" for Spring, 2015. The Newsletter can be read at following link.
http://www.pieas.edu.pk/magazine/zeest/Zeest_2015_Spring.pdf

PLS Members List

PIEAS Literary Society

Year 2015-16

Name

Membership Status

Academic Session

Farukh Anique
Life Time Member
Alumni
Zeeshan Nayyar
Life Time Member
Alumni
Hammad Hassan
Senior Member
Alumni
Hammad  Aslam
Senior Member
Alumni
Muhammad Shoaib
Senior Member
Alumni
Mazhar Iqbal
Senior Member
Alumni
Abdul Rafay
Senior Member
12-16
Maryam Zafar 
Senior Member
12-16
Hafiz Muhammad Waqar
Senior Member
12-16
Nauman Shahid Khan
Senior Member
12-16
Abdul Wasay
Senior Member
12-16
Reeja Iqbal
Member
12-16
Fatima Munir
Member
12-16
Muhammad Toqeer
Member
12-16
Haseeb Shafaqat
Member
12-16
Nofal Khan
Member
12-16
Abdullah Tariq
Member
12-16
Muhammad Awais
Member
12-16
Hamza Ihtesham
Senior Member
13-17
Ammar Qaseem
Senior Member
13-17
Mahnoor Aftab
Senior Member
13-17
Wajiha Akbar
Senior Member
13-17
Basit Ali
Senior Member
13-17
Zukhruf Amjad
Senior Member
13-17
Aisha Noor
Senior Member
13-17
Aneeq Raheem
Member
13-17
Soman ul Haq
Member
13-17
Farhan Ayub
Member
13-17
Rameesha Murtaza
Senior Member
14-18
Abdul Hanan Zafar
Senior Member
14-18
Ammar Ahmad
Senior Member
14-18
Huda Mahmood 
Senior Member
14-18
Ujyara Saleem
Senior Member
14-18
Neha Masroor
Senior Member
14-18
Momenah Saleem
Member
14-18
Atiqa Dawood
Member
14-18
Muhammad Hasnain Ali
Member
14-18
Sheikh Emad ud din
Senior Member
14-18
Uzair Azam
Senior Member
14-18
Mubeen Afzal
Member
14-18
Ahmad Arshad
Member
14-18
Abdullah Bilal
Member
14-18
Shinawar Ahmad Toor
Member
14-18
Afroz Khan
Member
15-19
Ameer Khan
Member
15-19
Bilal Ahmad
Member
15-19
Nuha Saad
Member
15-19
Zeeshan Asif
Member
15-19
Shammas Bilal
Member
15-19

The membership list has been updated.
12/14/2015

Annual Literary Exposition 2015

PIEAS Literary Society Organized Annual Literary exposition on 28th , 30th and 31st March. The purpose of the exposition was to create awareness in students about literary activities and to promote Literature and Arts. The exposition comprised of Live Painting Competition, Writing Competition, All-Rounder Competition, Arts Exhibition and Book Fair. The book fair was organized in collaboration with National Book Foundation.The event received wide appraisal from both student and faculty of PIEAS.

Live Painting Competition:










Winner Live Painting Competition: Huda Mahmood, Maryam Basharat, Zukhruf Amjad
Runner Up Live Painting Competition: Ayesha Zulfiqar, Atiqa Dawood, Ujyara Saleem

Writing Competition:


Winner Urdu Essay: Abdul Basit
Winner Urdu Story: Abdul Hanan Zafar
Winner English Story: Moid Ahmad
Winner English Essay: Ayesha Noor

All-Rounder Competition: 

Participants at during Quiz Round.

Audience, at All-Rounder.

Extempore, Judge Mr. Abdul Wahid commenting at the end of session.

Adviser PIEAS Literary Society, commenting about PIEAS Annual Literary Exposition marking its end at the All Rounder.




President PIEAS Literary Society, Mr. Abdul Rafay declaring Results.










Arts Exhibition:

Rector PIEAS, Dr. Muhammad Aslam taking a look at Paintings done in live painting competition.


Rector PIEAS, Dr. Muhammad Aslam, along with Head Student Affairs division PIEAS, Dr. Muhammd Arif; having a chat with Artist Zeeshan Nayyar Aziz Chughtai.

Rector PIEAS, Dr. Muhammad Aslam, taking a look of handicraft and 3D art .

Book Fair:

Rector PIEAS, Dr. Muhammad Aslam; purchasing a book from National Book Foundation stall at Book Fair.