Proposals received this week as a possible beginning of the Short Story Contest – 2nd Week
II INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE MICRO-STORY COMPETITION
Part One: "A Good Beginning"
ADULT CATEGORY – IN SPANISH:
6. I became what I am today when I was twelve years old.
"Kites in the Sky" by Khaled Hosseini.
7. The first thing Gabriel Arintero remembers is a feeling of intense pleasure when kissing a cousin his age.
"The Flat Sky" by Álvaro Pombo.
8. Chup, chup, chup, and some began to fall and others to run, screaming.
“Court of Bark” by Daniel Sueiro.
9. As I waited for the moment to use it, I could barely control my excitement.
10. I hated having to trick him like that, but how was I going to explain it to him?
11. Footsteps going up were never as strong as those going down.
12. From that moment on, I did my best to never see myself reflected anywhere.
13. I was always the dreamy type. And, given my situation, what else could it be?
14. Everything, on the outside, was designed to inflict mortal damage on us, always.
From 9 to 14 – “Firmin” by Sam Savage.
15. He needed seven days of rest to regain strength and continue the trip.
16. He walked towards the square and collapsed exhausted next to the frozen fountain.
17. Close your eyes and tell me what you see.
18. His body was never found, probably buried in a crack.
From 15 to 18 – “Snow” by Maxence Fermine.
ADULT CATEGORY – IN ENGLISH: -
CHILDREN/JUVENILE CATEGORY – IN SPANISH: -
CHILDREN/JUVENILE CATEGORY – IN ENGLISH: -
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DELIVERY DEADLINE FOR “A GOOD START”: FROM SEPTEMBER 10 TO OCTOBER 10.
Shipments to library@iie.es
One winner per category will be selected from among all the proposals received, who will receive as a prize a batch of books from Siruela, a collaborating publisher of the contest.
See more details at:
http://bibliotecaiie.wordpress.com/i-concurso-de-microrrelatos-del-instituto-internacional/
