Following the suggestions of a large part of our reader-writers, we changed the dates on which we will publish these monthly articles on literary competitions, both those referred to the national and international scope. Until today we have been publishing them in the same month in which the registration period for these contests closed, so that readers who found our articles a few days after their publication no longer had enough time to participate. in some or many of them. That is why, why it will be in the middle of each month (like today) when the contests referred to the following month will be published.
In this way, today, May 14, we present the national literary competitions for the month of June. And as we always say, good luck if you finally participate in them!
XII Prize of Historical Novel «City of Valeria»
- Genre: Novel
- Prize: 300 euros and edition
- Open to: no restrictions
- Summons: City Council of Valeria and the Cultural Association "La Gruda"
- Country of the convening entity: Spain
- Closing date: 01/06/2016
Grounds
- All writers who wish may attend, of any nationality, and with a historical theme novel that at some point it cites or makes reference to the ancient Roman city of Valeria or, if the novel is situated in the low-medieval period, to 'Valera de Suso'.
- The works, which will be original, unpublished and not awarded in other literary competitions They will have a minimum extension of 125 pages and a maximum of 200, written in the Spanish language in DIN-A4 format, Times New Roman font, size 13 and spacing of 1,5 spaces.
- They will be presented in quadruplicate, without signature or any detail that could identify the author, under a motto that will also be consigned in a sealed envelope in which the name and surname, address, telephone number and a brief resume of the author will be detailed. In the envelope it will be stated for the “Ciudad de Valeria” Historical Novel Award.
- El prize will have a economic amount of 300 euros plus a gift related to Valeria and Roman times.
- El submission deadline of the works will conclude on June 1, 2016 at midnight. The works will be sent to the following address: City Council of Valeria. C / Castrum Altum nº 2 CP: 16216 Valerie (Cuenca)
- The award will be awarded by a vote of the members of a jury appointed by the City Council of Valeria and the Cultural Association "La Gruda" and its decision will be made public during the last week of June 2016, to be published and presented at the XV Roman Days.
XV Poetic Contest "Victoria Kent"
- Genre: Poetry
- Prize: € 100
- Open to: no restrictions
- Summons: Socialist Group of Rincón de la Victoria
- Country of the convening entity: Spain
- Fclosing date: 03/06/2016
Grounds
- Participation: All poets who so wish may participate, except for those who participated in previous years and were awarded the first prize. The topic will be about Women.
- Plays: The works, written in Spanish languageThey may not be less than 14 verses, nor greater than 70. The originals will be presented in triplicate in DIN A-4 format, typed or typed on one side and double spaced. They will be sent to the following address: Casa del Pueblo (PSOE), C / Ronda, nº10, Bajo, 29730 Rincón de la Victoria (Málaga). For those who use the Internet, they will be able to present the works by e-mail: rincondelavictoria@psoemalaga.es. In these cases, your E-mail address will not bear your name, and you must attach a file with your personal data.
- Tagline: The texts must be signed with a motto and accompanied by a sealed envelope on the outside of which the motto will appear, and inside the identity of the author, address and telephone number will be specified.
- Awards: A single prize will be awarded with 100 euros and two second prizes, each endowed with 50 euros.
- Admission period: The period for the admission of originals will end on June 03, 2.016.
- The jury will be made up of personalities of the letters and its decision will be final. The awards ceremony will be on June 17 at 20:00 p.m. in a place to be determined by the organization.
- The presence of the award-winning authors, who must also read their award-winning poems, will be an essential condition for obtaining the award. In case of not being able to attend personally, they must delegate to someone, otherwise the award will be declared void.
- The winning poems may be published by the organization in special editions, the right being reserved to PSOE Rincón de la Victoria.
- Participation in the "Victoria Kent" Poetry Prize implies full acceptance of these rules.
V Avelino Hernández Prize for Young Novels
- Gender: Children and youth
- Prize: € 6.000 and edition
- Open to: no restrictions
- Summons: Soria City Council
- Country of the convening entity: Spain
- Closing date: 10/06/2016
Grounds
- The works will be composed of a minimum of 80 pages and maximum of 120 DIN A4 pages, written in Arial or Times New Roman font, single-sided, double-spaced, 12-point size, bound and paged in the upper right margin.
- Members or direct relatives in the 1st and 2nd degree of the jury of the current edition are excluded.
- El theme will be free and aimed at young audiences. Each author may submit as many originals as they wish and they may not be modified once submitted.
- Original and unpublished novels in Spanish, not awarded in another contest. In the event that between the presentation and the failure the novel was awarded in another contest, the author or authors are obliged to notify it in writing within 48 hours of the knowledge of the failure.
- Writers of any nationality.
- The originals They will be presented in duplicate, bound and with a rigid cover, signed with a pseudonym.
In a separate and sealed envelope, nominated with the same pseudonym, the following information will be included:
Name, surname, address, telephone number, NIF and photocopy of the same or of the passport, if applicable.
Copy on computer support (CD) of the novel identical to the one written.
It will be indicated on the envelope “for the V edition of the Avelino Hernández Award for Young Novels”.
The envelope will not be opened in any case, except that of the awarded novel once the award has been failed.
- The author may request that the novel be published under a pseudonym, for this he must indicate it inside the envelope, which will imply the non-disclosure of the winner's data.
- The author will present a written declaration waiving the rights for everyone and in Spanish, of the first edition.
- El Submission deadline will end on June 10 of 2.016 and will be held in the offices of the Department of Culture, located in the Patio de Columnas del Excmo. Soria Town Hall, Plaza Mayor s / n, 42071-SORIA (Spain), during office hours (from 9:00 a.m. to 14:30 p.m.), with the indication "V Avelino Hernández Prize for Young Novels"; where a supporting receipt will be delivered.
- The works may be submitted directly, in which case a receipt will be issued, or by mail, then the certificate receipt will serve as proof.
- Originals sent by e-mail will not be accepted.
- The originals can only be withdrawn once the award has been failed and in the two months after the resolution of the contest. After this period they will be destroyed.
XVII Award for Short Novel Diputación de Córdoba
- Genre: Novel
- Prize: € 12.000 and edition
- Open to: no restrictions by nationality or residence
- Summons: Provincial Council of Córdoba
- Country of the calling entity: Spain
- Closing date: 12/06/2016
Grounds
- They will be able to present themselves to this contest narrators of any nationality, provided that the papers presented are written in Spanish.
- A € 12.000,00 prize.
- The award will be awarded to a unpublished free theme novel, and may not have been published in whole or in part, or awarded in any other competition, contest or literary activity. The work will be written by one or more authors and must have a minimum length of 100 pages and a maximum of 150 pages.
- Five originals will be presented, typewritten, on DIN A-4 size paper, in Times New Roman font, size 12 and 1,5 spacing and duly bound.
- The works They will be delivered without signing and without any identification. In a sealed envelope the name, surname, address, email, telephone number and a brief biographical note will be detailed, including a sworn statement that the rights of the work are not compromised and that it is not pending resolution in another contest; and on the outside of the envelope the title of the work and motto will be indicated.
- El place of presentation It will be the General Registry of the Diputación de Córdoba (Plaza de Colón, 15), from Monday to Friday, from 9.00 a.m. to 13.30:10.00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 13.30 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. E-mail shipments will not be accepted.
- El submission deadline of the works will conclude on June 12, 2016.
- At the end of the application period, a list of the works presented by title and motto will be published during a period of 10 days, on the Edicts Board of the Córdoba Provincial Council.
- The Jury will be chaired by the Third Vice-President and Deputy-Delegate of Culture of the Córdoba Provincial Council, and its composition will not be made public until after the ruling, which will be irrevocable. The Head of the Department of the Delegation of Culture of the Diputación de Córdoba will act as Secretary of the Jury, with voice and without vote.
- The resolution will be published in the Official Gazette of the Province.
- The rights of the winning work will remain in the property of the Diputación de Córdoba, and this will be stated in the mandatory publishing contract, proceeding to its publication during the year 2017, and stating in the publication that it is the XVII Novel Prize Short «Diputación de Córdoba» corresponding to the year 2016. Said publication may be made in co-edition with a specialized Editorial.
I Carmen Martín Gaite Narrative Prize
- Genre: Novel
- Prize: 3.000 euros
- Open to: no restrictions
- Summons: City Council of El Boalo, Cerceda and Matalpino
- Country of the convening entity: Spain
- Closing date: 23/06/2016
Grounds
- The award will be awarded to a fictional narrative work, of a minimum of 30.000 words, original, not previously published and written in Spanish. Spanish and foreign writers may participate.
- The works will be electronically typed in folio size, double-spaced, with 2,5 cm margins, with Arial or Times font and a size of 12 points.
- La minimum extension it will be 90 DIN A4 and 30.000 words. The pages will be numbered.
- The originals should be sent to Ediciones Turpial, in a duly bound hard copy and a digital copy, before June 23, 2016.
- The originals they will not be signed by the author and the cover must include the following information: title of the work submitted to the competition and a motto or pseudonym.
- The printed copy must be accompanied by a separate sealed envelope on the outside of which will appear the same title and the same motto or pseudonym as on the cover.
- Inside the envelope, the personal data of the author must be included: name and surname, nationality, address, telephone number and a biographical note.
- The postal address for sending printed originals is Ediciones Turpial S. A (Guzmán el Bueno 133, Britannia building, 2º, 28003, Madrid).
Source: writers.org
Thank you very much, so there is much more scope especially for you to have time to write a new story. You are cracks. A hug.
Good morning, good afternoon Spain, I take the opportunity to greet you and at the same time I wanted to know if for the XV poetry contest, you can participate from other countries or is it only for Spain.
Thank you very much for your attention
Hi carmen.
Thanks. You had a good idea. Without a doubt, it is much better this way.
A literary greeting from Oviedo.