Writing at the Museum - Contest Rules

Plumes d’ici et d’ailleurs writing workshop
Write at the museum!

2014 Writing Contest Rules

As an opportunity to take a different look at the pieces of art you find on display at museums both here and elsewhere, we invite you to write an original, unpublished short story in the literary style of your choice: epistolary, crime drama, romance, fantasy, etc.
Short stories are short texts, written in prose, with the greatest respect for the language in question. They revolve around a single event. There are generally a limited number of characters, but these characters are often endowed with a particular psychological reality. Short stories often end with a form of downfall that surprises the reader.
Paintings, photographs, sculptures, engravings: anything is possible.
The chosen work will be at the heart of the story. It must be on display in a museum or other space that is open to the public.
Conditions for participation:
This competition is open to all: children, teens, and adults from Canada and abroad. Participation is free. Those interested in taking part can find registration forms at plumesdicietailleurs.blogspot.ca before December 31st, 2014.

Manuscripts:
Texts may be written in French or in English.
Manuscripts will be written and saved in electronic Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx), double-spaced in size 12 Times New Roman or Arial font. Entries will not exceed 9000 characters (symbols and spaces included) and must be sent as an email attachment to the following email address: plumesdicietdailleurs@gmail.com.
It is highly suggested that the subject line consist of the following: Write at the museum – [title of the short story].

Anonymity
Authors must not include their own names on their stories, only the name of the work. The submitted story will also be accompanied by a second attachment: the fully-completed registration form, including the name of the work and the author’s contact information (first and last name, age, email and mailing address, telephone number).
The texts are therefore submitted anonymously. They will be read and evaluated by two reading committees (one French and one English) based on an established set of criteria.
Submissions must be received by January 31st, 2015.

The jury:
The reading committee will consist of individuals affiliated with culture in some way: academics, librarians, professors, and revisers, among others. The committee is the deciding authority for this contest; its decisions are not subject to appeal. Should the need arise, the committee can suspend submissions if the number of entries submitted exceeds one hundred.
Authors will receive a short text outlining the committee’s evaluation of their respective texts.

Prizes:
Winners chosen by the jury will be rewarded with the publication of their work. Winners will not be entitled to claim copyright royalties on the resulting collection of works under this contest. However, copyright remain property of the authors. No publication under any form will be done without their authorization. Public readings of excerpts are under consideration.

Results will be announced in late May 2015.

In the event of force majeure, the organizers reserve the right to modify the terms of the contest. Participation in this contest, which is free of charge and involves no obligation to buy the resulting collection, implies that participants accept these regulations completely.


Translation provided by Andrew Dobie


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