52TH EDITION OF THE OCTOBER AWARDS

The Awards October 2023 They have already started the call. NEXT TENTH ANNIVERSARY AGENDA, that this year is 52 editions, is organized by Edicions Tres i Quatre, Valencian publishing house, a reference in Catalan literature. The awards represent the defense and promotion of the Catalan language in Valencia, although with external projection to other Catalan-speaking areas.

52th edition of the October Awards

In this edition, The October Awards continue to maintain their typical characteristics.

First, The works presented must be unpublished and written in Catalan. Además, No more than one work may be submitted to the competition., previous winners of a category in that same category being excluded from participation. Works already awarded in gold contest may not be presented either..

In second place, the period for receiving candidate works begins on 5 June and will run until 6 september (both included). The originals may be submitted by email and, in case you want to do it anonymously, The escrow must be sent by certified mail to the publisher's address..

By last, the prizes will consist of the publication of the winning works of each category by Edicions Tres i Quatre, receiving an amount in cash as an advance for copyright. Además, the publisher may carry out the publication of some non-winning works.

October Awards Categories

like every edition, This year the October Awards will consist of four different categories: the Joan Fuster Essay Award, the Vicent Andrés Estellés Prize for Poetry, the Andròmina Award for Narrative and the Pere Capellà Theater Award. Each category has a specific professional jury that will announce the winner on the last weekend of October.

The originals of each category of the contest must be sent in pdf format, complying with the font size and line spacing guidelines specified on the publisher's website..

 

By Maite Vallejo

 

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