The City Council announces the XXVI Provincial Contest of ‘Letters Written by a Woman’.

The competition is open to all women over 16 years of age residing in the province of Malaga. The deadline for submitting the works will remain open until June 30.

The City Council of Estepona informs that until June 30 will remain open the deadline to participate in the XXVI Contest ‘Letters Written by a Woman’, related to issues that promote equality between men and women.

This literary contest was created with the aim of promoting literary culture and strengthening the participation of women in all literary genres. The contest is open to all women over 16 years of age residing in the province of Malaga. Each author may submit a single work, which will be identified with a pseudonym. The only theme is equality. It has established a first prize of 300 euros and a second prize of 150 euros.

According to the rules, the letters must be written in Spanish, be original and unpublished, and may be addressed to persons or personified objects, real or imaginary. They must have a maximum length of two double-spaced typewritten pages, or handwritten in legible handwriting and on one side only, and must have a title.

The complete rules can be consulted on the City Hall Bulletin Board (https://estepona.sedelectronica.es/) and on the website of the Municipal Delegation of Women (https://mujer.estepona.es/).

Participants will have different options for submitting their work. They can do it through the Electronic Office of the City Council of Estepona: https://estepona.sedelectronica.es in the procedure ‘Contest of letters written by a woman’, or through the General Entry Register of their City Hall or any other public body. DIR3:101290516.

The jury responsible for selecting the best works will be formed by the Councillor for Women and Youth of Estepona, Julia Simón or Councillor to whom she delegates, and two members appointed by the Councillor, acting as secretary an employee of the municipal delegation of Women, who will assess the literary quality of the letters, their approach to equality, and creativity and originality.

The Councillor for Women, Julia Simon Ortega, stresses that, as a member of the jury of the same, “is an enriching experience reading the letters submitted,” noting that “in all of them, regardless of their quality, it is strongly noted the defense of equality.

The winning entries will remain in the possession of the City Council of Estepona, which reserves the right to publish the letters that, in its opinion, have been finalists.

For any information or clarification, those interested can contact the Municipal Women’s Information Center, located in the City Hall of Estepona (entrance by Prolongación de Avenida San Lorenzo), call 952 80 47 04, or send an email to: igualdad@estepona.es