Relatos de Altura: 1st Mountain Micro-story Competition

I High Altitude Stories

The 1st edition of the mountain micro-story competition 'Relatos de Altura' has had a great participation, receiving a total of 63 micro-stories. The quality of the texts, as well as their originality and creativity, undoubtedly made it very difficult for the jury. I can vouch for this.

We are pleased to announce the two selected texts that will receive the competition prizes (see the bases).

  • FIRST PRIZE: Alexis López Vidal / SNOW TATAMI.
  • SECOND PRIZEAitziber Landa Serrano / STEP BY STEP.

On the other hand, we will collect all the micro-stories in a ebook to give them the presence that they deserve and to correspond in some way to the care that all the participants have put into them. We will also be sharing them here.

On behalf of the whole Travesía Pirenaica team, we would like to thank you, because the Community is what gives meaning to what we do.


Approach and rules of the competition

Object

Travesía Pirenaica announces the 1st Mountain Micro-story Competition "Relatos de Altura".

The aim of the competition is to combine the passion for the mountains with the pleasure and talent for writing.

The winners of the micro-story competition will receive the following prizes:

Competition rules:

  1. Participation is open to individuals of any age.
  2. The micro-story must be written in Spanish, be original and unpublished.
  3. The theme of the micro-stories will be set against the backdrop of the mountains.
  4. The length of the micro-stories must not exceed one maximum 150 words.
  5. Micro-stories that violate the dignity of others or contain adult, violent, xenophobic, racist or defamatory content will not be accepted.
  6. Each participant may submit a maximum of one micro-story.
  7. The time limit to send the micro-stories shall begin on 15 November and expire on 15 December inclusive.
  8. No short stories will be accepted after the deadline and, in general, any that do not comply with the conditions set out in these rules.
  9. To participate, you must send an email to the following address info@travesiapirenaica.com with the subject "I Concurso Relatos de Altura" (1st High Altitude Stories Competition)by attaching two files in PDF format.
    1. One with the short story. The name of the file will bear the title of the micro-story.
    2. Another with the participant's details. The file name will be the title of the short story followed by "_author". It shall include:
      1. Title of the story
      2. Name and surname
      3. Address
      4. Contact details: (telephone and/or e-mail address).
  10. There will be two winners. First prize and second prize.
  11. Winners will be informed by phone or email before 24 December.
  12. The winning micro-stories will be published on the Travesía Pirenaica website, in the newsletter and on social media.
  13. In general, any micro-story may be published on the Travesía Pirenaica website, in the newsletter and on social media.
  14. The jury will be formed by the administrators of Travesía Pirenaica: Eduardo Azcona and Enrique López.
  15. Participants will grant Travesía Pirenaica, free of charge, the publishing rights of reproduction, distribution, transformation, public communication and any other rights necessary for the total or partial commercialisation of the same in any medium, for the whole world and for the maximum period permitted by law.
  16. Participants shall assume full responsibility, thereby indemnifying Travesía Pirenaica against any third party claim relating to any commitment and/or encumbrance that the author may have contracted and which could affect the rights corresponding to Travesía Pirenaica in accordance with the stipulations of these rules.
  17. Participation in the competition implies full acceptance of these rules.

Listen to the call of the mountain and take part!
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