To guarantee the quality of judging and give every contestant ample time to refine their work, the deadline for the CSP Literary Contest has been postponed to 15 January 2026.
Submission guidelines
1. Theme
Focus on real-world operation & maintenance scenes of global CSP plants—memorable experiences, vivid characters, moving stories, industry anecdotes, or technical insights and career reflections are all welcome.
2. Format & length
Any genre is acceptable: essays, sketches, short stories, reportage, etc.
Maximum length: 800 Chinese characters (excluding punctuation and spaces).
Illustrations: no more than one image per entry.
3. Originality
Entries must be the author’s own work, never previously published on any platform. Plagiarism will lead to immediate disqualification.
Awards
• 1 Grand Prize: RMB 10 000 (before tax)
• 2 First Prizes: RMB 1 000 each (before tax)
• 3 Second Prizes: RMB 100 each (before tax)
Submit your entry as an electronic document to the secretariat of the China Solar Thermal Alliance: cnste@vip.126.com.
Email subject line: “CSP Literature Contest + Author’s Name”.
At the end of the work please include the author’s name, contact information, and affiliation (if any).