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The City of Molina de Segura, through the Department of Culture, has called the Setenil Award for Best Story Book Published in Spain, which this year 2015 and reached its twelfth edition, demonstrating the strength and success of a call which has managed to be one of the most anticipated by those who practice the genre of short fiction in our country.
The Setenil Prize, which has been called "the Oscar Story in Spain", is endowed with 10,000 euros for the winner, and will as president of the jury for this year's prestigious story writer and novelist Juan Bonilla, winning awards such as the Biblioteca Breve Prize or Prize Biennial Vargas Llosa I best novel published in Spanish.
The previous winners of Setenil were Alberto Méndez, Juan Pedro Aparicio, Cristina Fernández Cubas, Sergi PÃ mies Oscar Esquivias, Fernando Clemot, Francisco López Serrano, David Roas, Clara Obliged, Ignacio Ferrando and Javier Sáez de Ibarra.
Jurors were chaired by authors like Ana Maria Matute, Luis Mateo Díez, Juan Manuel de Prada, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, José María Merino, Javier Tomeo, Andrés Neuman, Fernando Iwasaki, Cristina Fernández Cubas and Hipolito Navarro.
The full contents of the bases listed below:
Bases XII Setenil Award 2015 for Best Story Book Published in Spain:
The Department of Culture of the City of Molina de Segura, in order to help strengthen the recognition of the story as a literary genre in our country, announces the XII SETENIL AWARD 2015, aimed at rewarding the best book of short stories published in Spain in the period regards the call, under the following
BASES
I may attend the XII SETENIL AWARD storybooks in all the following characteristics:
Books must have been published between the dates of April 23, 2014 (Book Day) and April 22, 2015, meaning that published it has completed the process of book production (printing and binding).
It must be unique story collections author and Spanish nationality.
While they may have been originally published in any of the official languages ​​of the Spanish State, shall be submitted to this contest edition in Spanish.
In the case of works originally written in other languages ​​other than Castilian state, date to be considered will be the publication of the translated work.
The decision on what is or is not a "storybook" applies only to the jury.
May not participate books are reprints of earlier, or anthologies of stories already published in book form.
However, compilations is permitted where the stories have appeared only in periodicals.
II.
They may submit books competing for the prize both publishers directly, any natural or legal person, enclosing:
Two copies of each of the books presented, once the process is completed will become property of the City of Molina de Segura funds to enrich its network of public libraries.
A statement signed by the sender in which is stated: the book production process is complete within the dates specified in paragraph I;
and that its author is Spanish.
III.
Proposals must be submitted to the Department of Culture of the City of Molina de Segura, Building The Catch, c / Mayor, 81, 30500 Molina de Segura, with "Setenil Award" mention.
IV.
The deadline for submission of copies will end on June 30, 2015.
V. a single and indivisible prize is established in the amount of 10,000 euros for the author of the winning entry.
The prize can not be awarded.
VI.
The City of Molina de Segura edit a handout containing a sample of the winning either one or several accounts, or fragment, and will be distributed not venal form between publishers, critics, writers, universities and other related institutions Book nationwide.
VII.
The procedure of failure is as follows:
A pre-selection committee will select a maximum of 10 books finalists from all the entries.
The senders of selected works must submit two additional copies to the organization.
A jury appointed by the Department of Culture, and composed of leading figures from the world of letters that have special relationship with the genre of the story, will meet in October 2015 to give judgment, that the winning author will be informed and the publisher.
VIII.
The award will be presented at a public event to be held in Molina de Segura in December 2015, with the assistance of the jurors, and be preceded by a meeting with readers.
Be inexcusable presence of award-winning author for the award becomes effective.
IX.
Any subsequent reissue of the winning entry will be written reference that "XII Setenil Award 2015 City of Molina de Segura" is read.
The City Council may be reprinted in any medium of the winning book cover and a fragment thereof in the handout to the base refers sixth.
X. The mere act of participating in this competition implies acceptance of these rules and the jury's decision will be final.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Molina de Segura
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