Deadline- 8 December 2013
The 10th edition of the International Poetry and Theater Competition “Castello di Duino” has been announced by association “Poesia e solidarietà”. The topic for this competition will be “I / You”. The competition aims to addresses young people, is established as an yearly event and was created within the network of the project “Poetry and Solidarity Language of the People.” It has grown over the years to the point that it has become, according to the UNESCO Italian National Committee (under whose patronage it’s organized), the most important International Poetry Competition among those which address young poets. So far, it has involved thousands of young people from 90 countries all around the world.
Submission required-
Participants have to send only one unpublished, never prized poem (maximum 50 lines). Poems will be accepted in the mother tongue of the authors. A translation into English, Spanish, French or Italian is required. An international Jury will evaluate the poems as far as possible also in the mother tongue of participants.
Prizes-
- First, Second and Third Prize: € 500. In accordance with the aim of the competition to combine solidarity and poetry, the winners will choose a humanitarian cause to which they will devote a part of the prize (€200).
- Medal of the President of Italian Republic for a poem with a particular social-humanitarian value
- “Sergio Penco” Plate for the best poem “under 16”
- Cups or other minor prizes for other noteworthy poems.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- The competition is open to young people under 30 years of age.
- Participants have to send only one unpublished, never prized poem (maximum 50 lines).
- Poems will be accepted in the mother tongue of the authors. A translation into English, Spanish, French or Italian is required.
- An international Jury will evaluate the poems as far as possible also in the mother tongue of participants.
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