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For the first time they may be submitted storytelling or poetry works by people from across the country to competition which has been held 26 years.

a first prize of 900 euros and a second 500 for each of these two modalities, which is triple the amount allocated to the winners will be awarded.

The Councillor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Augustine Llamas, and the president of the Association of Housewives Consumers and Users of Lorca, Carmina Reverte, reported that for the first time in its 26 years of existence the Literary Contest promoted by this group hand Consistory will have regional character national.

Llamas explained that "we wanted to go a step further in the importance of this competition and therefore from now on will not only present to contest his works all people of the region who wish, but they can do those of any point the country, provided they do so in Castilian. "

To do this, "yesterday the deadline for submission of works, which will end on May 9 and must be submitted in triplicate to the Department of Culture of the City of Lorca, warning that presented this event opened," said the mayor that he stressed that this year "a first prize of 900 euros with a diploma and a second 500 with a diploma for each of these two modalities for the contest, storytelling and poetry summons will be awarded, representing a substantial increase more than triple compared to previous editions in which the first prize was 300 € and diploma, and the second prize of 150 € and diploma ".

The extension of the work of narrative may not be less than three nor more than eight pages, typewritten and double-spaced on one side.

For its part, the works of poetry will have a length of twenty and sixty verses least most, which may be part of a poem or several, being also presented typewritten, double-spaced and single-sided.

The works presented leave without signing with a pseudonym.

In an accompanying envelope, which it will be closed and which shall include the title and the motto or pseudonym of the work, a list with the slogan and name of the work, and the name, address and telephone number of the author will be included and photocopy of identity card.

Authors can participate in two ways if they wish, with a work or a maximum of two in each.

For more information, those interested can call telephone numbers 610 70 86 626 68 79 or September 61.

The jury's decision is final and will be announced on May 27, the last day of the Annual Cultural Week Association in a ceremony to be held at the Teatro Guerra Lorca from 19:00, which they must attend the mandatory rewarded for your work.

The winning works will become property of the association, so it may not be used by the authors if not with the permission of the partnership.

However, non-winning works will be destroyed, so it may not be withdrawn by their authors.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca