IV GOAN SHORT STORIES COMPETITION 2017 Fundação Oriente - Delegation in India whose aim is to contribute towards promoting Indo-Portuguese cultural exchanges and to encourage Goan cultural production has announced the IVth Edition of its Short Story Competition. The intention is to revive the old tradition of short stories that in the past were transmitted orally, published in newspapers or broadcast.
Eligibility: The Competition is open to any person 18 years and above and customarily residing in Goa. Both amateur and professional writers (including previous winners) are eligible. Parents, siblings, children, spouses of Members of the Jury of the GSSC 2017 are not eligible for this competition. Language: Works for the Competition can be written in Konkani (Devnagiri/Romi), Marathi, Portuguese or English. Theme: The story submitted for the Competition should feature contemporary Goa or Goans through Place or People or Predicament. Check the website: http://www.storyinsight.com/techniques/story/two.html for clarification regarding the 3 'P's. Organizer / Collaborators: The Competition is organized by Fundação Oriente – Delegation in India with the collaboration of Goa Writers Group. Jury Selection: The Jury will comprise five members selected by Fundação Oriente taking into consideration their language expertise and experience in the field of writing. Selection Procedure: 1. Each of the members of the jury will select the 10 stories s/he considers the best. 2. In the first round, from the individual jury members' selections, the jury will make a shortlist of the 25 best stories. Each of these 25 stories must have the approval of at least two members of the jury. These stories will be eligible for publication by Fundação Oriente. 3. From the 25 shortlisted stories, the prize winners will be selected by the jury members through consensus. 4. The decisions of the Jury will be final. Jury: The 2017 Jury will be Chaired by Dr. Savia Viegas and Dr. Prakash Parienkar will be Deputy Chairman. The Members of the Jury: Jessica Faleiro, Óscar de Noronha, Xavier Cotta Time-frame: 1. The Competition will be announced in June at a press conference organized by Fundação Oriente. 2. Submissions will be accepted between 1st August and 3rd October 2017. These can be sent by email, courier or even hand delivered. 3. The Winners will be announced not later than 4th December 2017. 4. Three prizes will be awarded -- 1st, 2nd and 3rd. 5. The winning stories and the short listed 25 stories will be published in English as an Anthology in 2019. Fundação Oriente will be free to publish the selected stories without further authorization of the author. 6. Selected stories other than those in English will be translated for publication in the Anthology. Submissions for the Competition: 1. All works, whether in Konkani, Marathi, Portuguese or English, must be original and unpublished, and shall consist of a maximum of 3000 Words. 2. Computerized texts must be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12 and double spaced. If hand written, it should be on one side of the paper only and double spaced. 3. Participants can submit their entries either by email to 2017g...@gmail.com or by post or hand delivered as hard copy at the address given below. 4. Name, address, e-mail and telephone number of the participant must be submitted on a separate page and should not appear anywhere on the submitted story. This is important because stories are distributed among the jury members with a code number, without any identification of the participant. 5. Entries with any identification (name/address) written on submitted copy will be disqualified. All entries must be sent : By email to : 2017g...@gmail.com By post/courier to: Fundação Oriente Delegation in India 175 Filipe Neri Xavier Road Fontainhas, Behind People’s High School Panjim Goa 403 001. If posted, the entry must be sent by courier to reach no later than the closing date. Prizes: The winning story as well as the second and third best will eventually be published in the local press -- English, Konkani or Marathi newspapers. Prizes for winners are as follows: 1st : Rs.20,000/- (Late Alban Couto Prize) 2nd: Rs.15,000/- (Semana da Cultura Indo Portuguesa Prize) 3rd: Rs.10,000/- (Fundação Oriente Prize) A special prize of Rs.5,000/- sponsored by Goa Association of Portuguese Teachers, might be awarded to the best Portuguese Short Story, if deserving. The Jury will decide whether or not to award a part or all the prizes. Prize winners’ names will be announced in the local press.