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COMUNE DI PARMA COMUNE DI BERCETO
LUIGI MALERBA LITERARY PRIZE for Fiction and Screenwriting
Organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, University and Research, the Region of Emilia-Romagna, the Province of Parma, Berceto Municipality and Parma University, Luigi Malerba Literary Prize for Fiction and Screenwriting is among the cultural activities that Only Italia Academy avails itself of.
It is awarded annually to novels, collections of short stories and screenplays written in Italian all over the world and it has presently reached its fourth edition.
The Prize is dedicated to one of the best Italian writers, Luigi Malerba , who always held reflection and experimentation on language as a fundamental feature in his work. In fact, he did not only consider it as an instrument to express himself, but it soon became the very protagonist of his stories and the true subject of the narration.
In addition, Luigi Malerba embodies one of the many local identities coexisting in Italy, which make its culture so rich. For the above reasons, and namely for his explicit awareness that language is a co-protagonist of his narrative and for his consciousness of the unavoidable connection with his own roots, the writer is perfectly emblematic of the way Italian literature has evolved, in constant clash between local and national demands, on every subject, including language.
This is why Luigi Malerba Literary Prize is held by Only Italia Academy as a highly qualified element of its training courses, providing students with a prestigious opportunity to express their creativity and test their language skills.
The Prize is awarded each year, at the end of the month of October, in Berceto, where the writer was born.. A press conference is annually held in Rome, while the jury meets the press and the public in Parma.
The 2013 edition is devoted to novels and collections of short stories: any original work is eligible for admission.
1- ELIGIBILITY
Anyone writing in Italian is entitled to participate.
2. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Works must be written in Italian. Their length must range between 80,000 and 380,000 keystrokes (including spaces), that is between 80 and 150 printed pages.
3- DEADLINE
Works must be submitted in a file format to [email protected] by July 25th 2013, together with a C.V. and a release form (to be downloaded from the following web site: www.festivaldelleidentita.it) for copywrights.
Submitted works will not be returned.
Works must also be sent (in 7 printed copies), together with a printed and signed copy of the release form and a printed copy of the CV, by mail, to the following address:
LTBF Onlus – Premio Luigi Malerba
Via del Governo Vecchio 3
00186 Roma
Italy
4- JURY
Members of the jury are personalities from the world of culture, plus a class from a secondary school.
Chairperson: Anna Malerba.
5- PRIZE
The prize will be awarded to a single work and it will consist in the publication, by MUP publishers (www.mupeditore.it), of the winner’s work, in a collection especially created for the Prize. The publisher undertakes to publish the work within 6 months from the date in which the Prize was awarded.
6-SEPARATE CATEGORY OF COMPETITION
A separate section of the Prize is specifically devoted to foreign participants whose knowledge of the language is less advanced, wishing to participate with a short text (maximum 3,000 keystrokes, including spaces) on any subject. Works must be submitted in a file format (.doc, .pdf, .rtf) to [email protected] by July 25th 2013, together with a C.V.
The author of the best submitted work will win a one week’s holiday in Italy.
RELEASE FOR PUBLICATION I, the undersigned ______________________________________________ born in___________________________ on _________________________ address_______________________________________________________ town/city_________________zip/postal code________________________ country_______________________________________________________ e-mail address_________________________________________________ phone number_________________________________________________ hereby declare that I am the author of the novel/collection of short stories entitled ________ ________________________________________ taking part in Luigi Malerba Literary Prize and as such I own the rights to the above work, which has never been published before. On behalf of myself I hereby formally release to MUP Publishers the above work to publish in book or CD form, in any and all publications of MUP Publishers. I also declare I renounce any economic claims for the first issue of the above work. Part of the material can be used by the publisher for the promotion of the above book, both in printing and on web sites, audio-visuals , etc. The editing and proofreading work will be carried out by MUP in cooperation with the author. The cover price will be decided by the publisher. MUP Publishers will recognize the author No. 10 copies of the above-mentioned publication and the right to purchase additional copies with 30% discount off the cover price. MUP publishers will hereby own the copyright for the first issue only of the above work and for the following two years from the date of publication, after which, if no further agreements are made, the author will get it back. In case the author decides to undertake a new issuing of the work, s/he must propose the new issuing to MUP publishers first, in writing, and only in case MUP should decline the offer, the author will be definitely released from any obligations towards MUP publishers. By signing this form and sending it to LTBF non-for profit organization - Luigi Malerba Litery Prize([email protected]) the author claims to have read and accepted the conditions under which the winning work will be published.
Author's signature______________________________ Date____________________________
For further information:
Secretariat General Rosanna Amadei Tel. +39/06.68.40.81.11 e-mail: [email protected] Leda Scardino Organization & Communication Tel. +39/06.68.40.81.11 e-mail: [email protected], web site: festivaldelleidentita.it
Press Office MUP Publishers Virginia Maini - Federica Sassi Tel. +39/0521.23.67.92 e-mail: [email protected] – e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.mupeditore.it
