The "City of Olbia Literary Prize" competition begins

The competition announcement for the 11th edition of the "City of Olbia Literary Prize" has been announced. As in previous years, there are four sections competing: short stories in Italian; short stories in Gallura and Logudorese, in all variants; junior short stories (aged between 10 and 16 years old); poetic compositions, in rhyme or blank verse, in Gallura and Logudorese in their variants. Free theme for all sections and prize open to all and free of charge with the sole limitation of participation for the winners of the previous edition of the competition and for writings already awarded in other initiatives or published.

«This year too we are publishing the announcement with which we invite participants to participate in the competition - states the councilor for culture Sabrina Serra -. We hope for an increasingly rich participation, which continues to fill the Award with content and places our city at the center of the cultural policies, especially for young writers who want to be protagonists of this edition of the event". The works on the podium in the different sections, in addition to the cash prize, will be published in an anthology volume, edited by the municipal administration; the winners will be given 30 copies. At the discretion of the jury, special mentions may be awarded to works deemed worthy. To send the works you have until 9 October 2024, the full announcement and the forms necessary for participation can be found on the website of the Municipality of Olbia.