Kwon Hyukin Wins 2023 BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition ​ 

Kwon Hyukin Michaela who graduated the School of Film, TV & Multimedia was announced as the winner of the 2023 International Radio Playwriting Competition, at the Second Language category. Her work "Steady Eyes" is a bola and imaginative family drama with a sci-fi twist. When a mysterious unseen force starts abducting animals from across the globe, human beings fear they will be next. So, three generations of women from a Seoul family attempt to resolve their long held differences. 

BBC World Service and the British Council announced the winning entries of the global competition on 3 October. The competition offers a unique opportunity for playwrithgts to use the medium of radio drama to reach an internationl audience of millions across continents. This year there were 677 entries from 94 countries, with 380 in the English as a First Language category and 297 in the English as a Second Language category. 

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