The XIV edition of the Radio Lanzarote Summer 2024 Micro-story contest kicks off

This year the contest wants to honor the writer Miguel de Unamumo in the year that marks the centenary of his exile to Fuerteventura

July 1 2024 (06:24 WEST)
Updated in July 11 2024 (10:33 WEST)
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July starts with the call for the XIV edition of the Radio Lanzarote Summer 2024 Micro-story contest. This time the contest honors the writer Miguel de Unamuno as it marks one hundred years of his exile to Fuerteventura. Unamuno arrived on the island of Majorera on March 10, 1924 and said of it: "These bare hills look like camel humps and the outline of these is cut out on them. It is a camel-like land."

One more year, the Tourist Centers collaborate with the contest, which opens the deadline this Monday, July 1, 2024 until August 31, both inclusive.

On this occasion, participants must submit a micro-story that should not exceed 100 words, among which the introductory text that we will provide below does not count. The stories will have the same beginning, which is one of the first sentences of the beginning of his work Niebla: "In this, not a dog, but a graceful young woman, passed by the street, and Augusto went after her eyes, as if magnetized and without realizing it. .." From this beginning, participants must imagine what happens next.

Each author may send a maximum of five stories, which may be signed with a pseudonym, although they must always indicate a name and a contact telephone number. Also, the stories will be sent to the address: concursorelatos@lanzarotemedia.net.

As the stories are received, they will be published in La Voz de Lanzarote. The name of the author will not appear in the publication. Only after the decision will the names of the winning and finalist authors be known.

A jury composed of journalists from Radio Lanzarote and La Voz de Lanzarote will choose three winning stories and seven finalists. The decision of the contest will be made public in the second half of September.

The winner of the first prize will get a dinner for two at the Jameos del Agua restaurant, while the second prize is one of the unusual experiences for two people in Montañas del Fuego. Finally, the third prize is a brunch in the Cactus Garden. All prizes are for adults.

 

 

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