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Participate in “Bizkaidatz,” a literary contest in Basque and Spanish, with prizes of 1.500 euros

10/30/2014

Pictured right, Josune Ariztondo, Provincial Deputy of Culture, at the presentation of "Bizkaidatz" (photo Bizkaiko Foru Aldundia)
Pictured right, Josune Ariztondo, Provincial Deputy of Culture, at the presentation of "Bizkaidatz" (photo Bizkaiko Foru Aldundia)

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The Provincial Government of Bizkaia has launched  “Bizkaidatz, You Write this Story,” a literary contest with a special feature: two stories are presented, one in Basque and the other in Spanish, and participants have to finish them. In this edition, Ana Urkiza will begin the story in Basque and Ivan Repila will do the one in Spanish. The contest is open to the Diaspora and has two separate awards of 1,500 Euros in each category.  

Bilbao, Bizkaia. The Provincial Deputy of Culture, Miren Josune Ariztondo, has presented the seventh edition of “Bizkaidatz, You Write this Story,” in Bilbao. The contest is open to writers from the Diaspora in the Basque language category; and to writers born, residing in Bizkaia, or who have resided in this herrialde for a year, in the Spanish category. 

This year, the Basque story will be begun by writer Ana Urkiza with the story, Argazki Kamera.

Here is the beginning of the Spanish story by writer Ivan Repila entitled, Delito al azar (Random Crime).

Deadline for submission is 1:30pm (Basque Country time) on February 20, 2015. 

Contest prizes include:

-First prize for Basque and Spanish: 1,500 Euros and a certificate

-Second prize for Basque and Spanish: 500 Euros and a certificate

-Runners up in both languages will receive a certificate

Winning stories will be published in an edition that will be presented as part of the International Book Day, on April 23, 2015

More information, here.



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