The Team
Meet the Hosts & Judges
The people behind Project Infinity BP — dedicated to creating a fair, inspiring, and accessible creative writing competition.
Main Host
Burton Poon
Burton Poon is the founder and the main host of the Project Infinity BP Mastermind Competitions. He created this creative writing competition community to facilitate a central idea - anyone from any background can express themselves and communicate their imagination without limits.
Burton earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto St. George Campus. He is a three-time Dean's List Scholar who majored in Book & Media Studies, minored in Philosophy and minored in Mathematics. He enjoys making challenging creative writing prompts as a hobby.
Today, Burton serves as the Principal and a math tutor in one of the Sage World Tuition Centres, and is determined to "inspire [you] to surpass limits."
To the reader and writers - explore and uncover the secrets of yourself to find out what makes you, you, and what your mind sets out to do.
Co-Host
Chris Langan
Chris Langan is proud to be an esteemed co-host for Mastermind! He is a multiple past winner (some may say "Champion") of this illustrious writing competition. He has also had the distinguished honor of being a past judge. Chris is excited to be a part of the same competition that helped start his writing career.
Head Judge
Daniel Sun
Daniel Sun is an international education professional with experience in academic writing, analytical communication, and cross-cultural dialogue. He is Director of the Vancouver-based HY Academy Group and previously served as a Director at Sage World Group, contributing to education and international development initiatives.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting (minor in Russian) from Pennsylvania State University, where he served as President of the International Student Association, and a Master's degree in Education and Technology from University College London (UCL).
He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as an auditor and later worked with a U.S.-based non-profit organization, where he facilitated hundreds of cross-cultural dialogues on complex social and cultural issues.
He has served as a judge for multiple writing competitions. His work reflects a strong focus on clarity, argumentation, and effective communication across academic and professional contexts.