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The short story contest Alfonso Martínez-Mena this year celebrates its fourteenth edition in which involved 1,546 stories, as noted by the Councillor for Culture and Heritage, Carmen María Rodríguez, in a press conference where he took stock of the This year and the evolution of this prestigious literary competition Alhama de Murcia.
The contest, which began in 2011 with the sponsorship of the great writer alhameño, Alfonso Martinez-Mena, the first edition had a share of 175 stories.
Over prestige editions and participation have increased, reaching in 2012 to join more than a thousand stories, becoming thus one of the most prestigious in the country.
The Short Story Contest Alfonso Martínez-Mena has established itself in most Spanish-speaking places, the name of Alhama, associated with the Short Story Competition, appears in different continents.
This is demonstrated by the stories arrived from Argentina (193), Colombia (51), Mexico (50), Cuba (38), Germany, Australia, Qatar, Israel, New Zealand, Dominican Republic, Russia and Uganda.
"As always," said Rodriguez, the largest number of participants coming from Spain, highlighting Madrid with 230, 164 Andalusia, Catalonia and Valencia with 126 or 117. Murcia has had a share of 69 stories and there have been intervention Writers from Alhama de Murcia.
In the process of selection of stories have participated literature professors and writers, with the mayor of Culture and Heritage has had a special recognition "for effort and labor to carry out this difficult choice, because we all know the quality literary previous years. "
The jury, which was scheduled for May 9, will be finally on May 16, "due to the large number of narratives that made it impossible to meet the deadlines set out in November last year when elaborate the bases, "said Carmen Maria Rodriguez.
For electoral reasons, as it coincides with the day of reflection for the European elections, the awards ceremony will be postponed one week, celebrating this ceremony on Saturday, May 31.
In this respect, the mayor wanted to clarify that "from the beginning has always marked the dates has been the thoroughness and unhurried readings, so that the result always has a large selection of studio work and carrying a given time. "
So when stories presented are many, as in recent years, slight variations in dates occur within a small time frame.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia
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