Sardinian Village Launches Contest to Honor Nobel Prize Winner

GALTELLI, Italy, March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ The village of Galtelli, Sardinia, is launching an international prose contest dedicated to the great Sardinian writer Grazia Deledda, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926, who set her masterpiece Canne al Vento, or Reeds in the Wind, right in Galtelli.

The top five selected writers will be invited to Sardinia for workshops and lectures from 19 to 24 October 2015. The final winner will be announced during that week. Galtelli intends to publish a collection of the best pieces (the final structure of the book will depend on the writings received). Moreover, Galtelli plans to establish an ongoing 'Autumn Appointment' with writing retreats, conferences and an award ceremony, of which the planned week in October 2015 will be the first.

The deadline for submissions is 20 June 2015.
The short list will be officially announced in August 2015.
See below for further information:
Website: http://www.galtelliliteraryprize.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GaltelliLiteraryPrize
Or write to info@galtelliliteraryprize.com
Contact:
CIRIACO OFFEDDU
tel.: +852 6924 9550

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