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

All women over 16 years of age residing in the province of Malaga may participate. The deadline for submitting the works will remain open until June 30.

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

The councilor attached to the delegation of Women, Julia Simon, explained that this contest was born in order to promote literary culture and strengthen the participation of women in all literary genres. All women over 16 years of age residing in the province of Malaga may compete in the same. 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According to the rules, the letters must be written in Spanish, be original and unpublished and may be addressed to persons or personified objects, real or imaginary.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 be titled.

The deadline for submitting the works is June 30, and they can be submitted in different ways, through the Electronic Office of the City Council of Estepona https://estepona.sedelectronica.es in the procedure ‘Certamen de Cartas Escritas por una Mujer’ (Contest of Letters Written by a Woman); or through the General Entry Register of the City Council or any other public body.

The works submitted 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.

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

For any information or clarification, those interested can contact the Municipal Women’s Information Center, located in the Town Hall of Estepona (entrance prolongation Avenida San Lorenzo), call 953804704 or send an email to: igualdad@estepona.es.