Have you long dreamed of starting to do something new and unusual? Do you want to prove yourself in new areas? Summer is the best time to experiment! The hated exams are over, and it's time to not only enjoy summer days, basking in the sun, but also devote precious free minutes to self-development, try yourself in a variety of roles. If you consider yourself a creative person who loves creativity in all its forms, then you should like the following selection of competitions:
If you are interested in photography, run your own video blog, dream of becoming a journalist, or simply adore literature and can tell your friend the most Interesting Facts from the life of Russian poets and writers, then this competition is for you! All you have to do is visit any famous literary place (be it Yasnaya Polyana or Mikhailovskoe), which, we are sure, you have been more than once, and tell us about the most interesting, unexpected, mysterious and unknown attractions of this place associated with your favorite poet or writer. The competition is held in three categories:
- "Reportage"
- "Video report"
- "Photo report"
The most important condition is originality and bright presentation!
Works will be accepted until August 31, and the main prize will be a trip to literary places.
You can find more detailed information and also apply for participation on the website www.godliteratury.ru
Arkady Dragomoshchenko Prize
This competition is suitable for those whose bookshelves are filled not only with collections of great poets, but also with their own poetic works. The Arkady Dragomoshchenko Prize will help every aspiring poet develop his talent and find readers and fans of his work, because the owner main prize is awarded not only a cash prize of 70 thousand rubles, but also gets the opportunity to publish a book with his texts by the publishing house “Order of Words”. For those who are familiar with the work of Arkady Dragomoshchenko, it will not be a surprise that the main criterion for choosing your poem will be innovative, relevant poetic practices that bring the work to a new level of understanding and reflection.
More full information can be found on the award website www.atd-premia.ru
Literary competition from Disney “Happiness is...”
The competition fulfills the dreams of those who want viewers from all the movie screens of the world to watch a film based on their own script. The idea that pops into your head could become the basis for a Disney movie that will be released in 2019.
If you are already 18 and studying at a university in a creative field (philology, journalism, design, marketing, directing, etc.), then you have the opportunity to take part in the Screenwriters Competition. To do this, you need to write a text that will represent not only a statement of the main idea of the future film, but also a detailed description of the genre, depiction of the characters, division into episodes, as well as the author's innovations. The winning scenario will be recreated on screen.
If you are still in school or receiving higher education in a technical specialty, but you love literature and your head is full of ideas for Hollywood bestsellers, then you simply must take part in another section of the competition called “Happy Stories”. The participant must create summary ideas for a short story for a future film. The works of all participants will be posted on the website and voting will be open. If you win, your idea will become the basis for creating a full script for the novel.
It should be noted that as a result of winning both competitions, your name will be listed in the credits of the film - millions will know about you! Hurry, applications are accepted until September 30. The official website of the competition is https://happiness.disney.ru
New fairy tale 2017
Sergei Yesenin Prize “My Rus'”
If after the phrase “In this world I am only a passer-by,” you involuntarily continue to quote Yesenin’s entire poem, and “Letter to a Woman” is for you a hymn of love, then you should not pass by this competition. To participate, you need to write a poem or prose work inspired by the work of Sergei Yesenin, in tune with the themes raised by the great Russian poet. These can also be texts dedicated to the author himself, affecting his works. Prize winners are awarded a commemorative diploma. And the absolute winners receive the right to publish their own book. The competition is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the poet’s birth. Please note that works can be submitted until July 31st. Official website of the literary prize: http://www.eseninpremia.ru
Interesting? Save it on your wall!Literary competition “Stories of the Hidden People”
Previously unpublished works about migrants with a volume of 50 thousand characters or more in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian languages are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
Literary competition “Love and Magic”
Previously unpublished works in the fantasy genre with a mandatory love story in a volume of 50 thousand zn in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
Literary award "Bella 2017"
Poems and essays in Russian and Italian are accepted.
Nominations:
– Russian poem (for Russian-speaking authors 18-35 years old)
– Literary-critical or biographical essay about modern poetry (volume up to 60 thousand characters without age limit)
– Optimism is the scent of life (nominated by Tonino Guerra)
Prizes: There is!
Creative competition "New Year's non-stop"
Photos and notes on the preparation and celebration of the New Year in various cultures, countries and localities are accepted.
Nominations:
– Best photo report
– Best note
- People's Choice Award
Prizes: There is!
Competition of fantastic stories on the website "Fantasty.ru"
Stories with a volume of 5-15 thousand characters in the genre of fiction (in all their diversity) on the theme “Don’t regret anything” are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
International essay competition “Letter to the hero of Aurora”
Essays are accepted in the form of a letter to one of the four finalists for the 2016 Aurora Prize: Marguerite Barankits, Seda Ghulam Fatima, Tom Catena or Bernard Kinvey. The stories of each of the four finalists are presented on the competition website. Volume up to 600 words in Armenian, English and Russian. There are strict requirements for completing the application.
Prizes: There is!
Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Competition
Anyone 18-35 years old can take part. Dynamic, authoritative and compelling essays of no more than 3,500 words in English are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
Competition in memory of A.T. Aksakov “The Scarlet Flower”
The competition is dedicated to the 225th anniversary of the birth of the Russian writer Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov. Works for children are accepted in 2 categories. Registration on the site is required.
Nominations:
– prose (volume up to 8 thousand characters)
– poetry (volume up to 48 lines)
Prizes: There is!
Romantic story competition “Demon Love”
Accepted romantic stories volume up to 80 thousand characters on the theme “Demon Love”. The competition is anonymous.
Prizes: There is!
Short story competition "High Heels-8"
Nominations:
– Revelations
– Romantic comedy
Science Fiction and Fantasy Competition
Works in the genre of science fiction or fantasy with a volume of at least 200 thousand characters are accepted. No more than 3 works from each participant.
Acceptance of work: [email protected] Be sure to indicate in the title: “Competition - full name of the participant”; in the letter, provide all the information for the participant’s application form.
Prizes: There is!
Russian-Japanese tanka poetry competition
Citizens of Russia and Japan can take part. Poems in the tanka genre in Russian or Japanese, which have not been published anywhere before. Topic: Mountains and waters.
Prizes: There is!
Essay competition "Leader of Tomorrow"
Students enrolled in a master's program or a postgraduate program at any university who were born in 1987 or younger can participate. Essays of up to 2100 words in English are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
Literary competition for children and youth “For the benefit of the Motherland 2016-2017”
Children, boys and girls aged 7-25 years can participate.
– Stories are the connecting thread
– The fate of the native language
– Free theme
Nominations:
– prose (story, sketch, essay, biography)
– poetry (poem)
– journalism (report, interview, article, chronicle)
Prizes: There is!
Pioneer song creation competition
Organizer: Belarusian Republican Pioneer Organization. Texts of pioneer songs are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
XII International Literary Prize named after. P.P. Ershova
The prize is awarded for works of prose, poetry, drama, and work in the field of journalism that continue the best traditions of Russian culture and are aimed at readers of children and youth, regardless of publication and volume.
Nominations:
– From the descendants of P.P. Ershov - for the preservation and development of the best traditions of Russian children's literature
– Connection of times - nomination named after V.G. Utkov, for the preservation and development of the best traditions of children's educational (popular science) literature
– The choice of the patron of the arts is for a work for children and youth that continues the traditions of the fairy tale genre.
Prizes: There is!
Short story competition “Life can be cruel!”
Stories about an event that severely affected your life or the lives of loved ones and people you know are accepted. Registration on the site is required.
Poetry competition “Mine is someone else’s”
Poems about missed opportunities in love, uncertainty in relationships, regret about what was done or, on the contrary, not done to preserve love are accepted. Registration on the site is required.
Competition for film scripts about the heroism of Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
At the first stage, detailed synopses of feature-length scripts are accepted. feature film in Russian with a volume of at least 20 pages. The script must preserve the historical truth and memory of the heroic past of our Fatherland, continue and develop the best traditions of Russian and Soviet drama, to form spiritual and moral values, responsible civil position and patriotism.
Prizes: There is!
7 Youth poetry competition "KaeRomania"
The competition is dedicated to the poet K.R. (To Grand Duke Konstantin Romanov). Young poets aged 14-27 can take part. Authors aged 18-35 years old participate in a special category of the competition for young journalists. No more than 5 poems with a total volume of no more than 300 lines are accepted. Nominations:
– Mirror (remakes of the famous poem by Nikolai Zabolotsky “Love painting, poets!” are accepted)
– The whole world is a theater... (philosophical reflections on the world and relationships between people or specific personal experiences are accepted)
– Optimistic (poems with march meter are accepted)
– Offering to Pavlovsk (poems dedicated to Pavlovsk, inspired by its history, architecture, nature are accepted)
– Amazing meeting (nomination for journalists, texts about an event, place, phenomenon, person in the field of culture and art that amazed them are accepted)
Prizes: There is!
Literary competition "The Little Prince"
The competition is dedicated to Exupery’s work “The Little Prince”. Anyone under 25 years old can participate. It is necessary to come up with a continuation of the story about the little prince, in which the hero Exupery flies to the 8th planet and meets its inhabitant. The language of the competition is French. The volume of the competition work is up to 2500 characters.
Prizes: There is!
Short story competition “Word Algebra”
Stories up to 20 thousand characters are accepted. There are no genre or topic restrictions.
Short story competition "Dialective"
Stories for children aged 8-14 years in the dialectical genre with a volume of up to 60 thousand characters are accepted. The story should reveal the dialectical process and show its charm. For details about the dialectical genre, see the link.
Prizes: There is!
Short story competition “Russia. It's time for change. Alternatives"
The competition is dedicated to the 100th anniversary October revolution. Stories in the genre of alternative history from the times of 1917-18 with a volume of 2-20 thousand characters are accepted. The competition is anonymous.
International screenwriting competition “Potential 2017”
Screenwriters and directors aged 18-35 can take part. Scripts for short films in Russian with a duration of 7-15 minutes are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
Translation competition “Sensum de Sensu 2017”
Anyone under 30 years old can take part. Transfers from foreign languages into Russian specially prepared tasks from the competition website.
Nominations:
– translation of special text from English
– literary translation of prose from English
– translation of a special text from German
– literary translation of prose from German
– literary translation of poetry from German
– literary translation of poetry from Polish
– literary translation of poetry from Czech
– translation of special text from Spanish
– literary translation of prose from Spanish
– literary translation of poetry from Spanish
– translation of text from French
International literary competition of popular science works “Wives of Polar Explorers”
Essays dedicated to the wives, girlfriends, brides, and muses of famous polar explorers are accepted. The work must be based on real historical facts and contain links to archives, documents, chronicles, diaries. Attention: there are strict requirements for completing the application!
Suggested list of heroines: Eva Nansen, Jane Franklin, Kathleen Scott, Josephine Dibich Pirie, Juliette Jean, Galina Kirillovna Papanina, Vera Fedorovna Schmidt, Vera Valerianovna Sedova, Sofia Fedorovna Kolchak. Participants can also choose heroines themselves.
Prizes: There is!
All-Russian competition of theater reviews “Writing about the theater”
Pupils of 9-11 grades of schools and students of professional educational organizations (colleges, technical schools, etc.) living in Russia can participate. Theater reviews of any repertoire performance from any theater in Russia with a volume of at least 5 thousand characters are accepted.
Acceptance of work: [email protected]
7th International Grushin Internet Competition
Literary nominations:
– poetry (a selection of 3 works up to 120 lines)
– short prose (essays, articles, stories up to 15,000 characters)
For information about other nominations, see the link provided.
Novel competition “Witchcraft Secrets”
Novels based on a detective mystery are accepted. Volume of at least 420 thousand characters. Registration on the site is required.
Prizes: There is!
Essay competition “Likhachev’s Ideas and Modernity”
Young people aged 15-18 years can participate. The competition accepts essays that develop a specific point from the scientific and socio-political heritage of Academician D.S. Likhachev, formulated in one of the proposed quotes.
Prizes: There is!
Citizens of the Russian Federation aged 14-30 years can participate.
Nominations:
– Screenwriting skills
– Artistic skill
Prizes: There is!
Competition for students “Encyclopedia of Tourism”
Students from Russia can participate without any age limit. Acceptance of work at the address [email protected] with clear filling of the application (see website)
Nominations:
– Design “Postcard from Little Motherland”
– Essay “I was born in...”
– Photo project “My View”
– Study “My Small Motherland in domestic cinema"
– Encyclopedia of tourist sites
– Encyclopedia of tourist routes
– School Museum
Prizes: There is!
All-Russian creative competition “Thank you for the Victory!”
Students from Russia can participate without any age limit. Acceptance of work with clear completion of the application (see website)
Nominations:
– Social poster (for participants aged 13 years and above)
– Drawing’ (for participants aged up to 12 years inclusive)
– Essay “Why I Say Thank You!”
– Faces of Victory (photos of veterans of the Great Patriotic War)
– Conversations with veterans (film-interview with veterans of the Great Patriotic War - participants in the Battle of Moscow)
– Excursion “Victory Route” (to places of military and labor glory in the Great Patriotic War)
Prizes: There is!
Topic: “Imagine that you are an adviser to the new UN Secretary General. What global problem would you help him solve first? What advice would you give him to help him cope with her decision?” Volume up to 20 thousand characters.
Prizes: There is!
Literary competition “Hacked Future”
Stories are accepted that are dedicated to the difficult life of a person in the rapidly approaching world of global communications and digital surrogates, total surveillance and invisible cyber warfare, artificial intelligence and unusual social structures. The genre and theme of the stories may be broader than classic cyberpunk, but information technology should be a key element in the plot. Volume up to 30 thousand characters.
Prizes: There is!
VIII international competition"New children's book"
Works in Russian and previously unpublished in commercial editions (over 1000 copies) are accepted.
Nominations:
– Poems and fairy tales for the little ones (works for children under 5 years old, up to 20 thousand characters)
– Fantasy world (works for children 10-16 years old with a volume of 320-600 thousand characters.
Prizes: There is!
Novel Contest “Universe S-T-I-K-S”
Novels with a volume of 420 thousand characters are accepted. based on the series “S-T-I-K-S” by Artyom Kamenisty. Registration on the site is required.
Prizes: There is!
Novel competition “Extraterrestrial Love”
Novels with a volume of 420 thousand characters are accepted. in the genre of romantic fantasy, both serious and humorous. The main condition is that one of the heroes must NOT be human. Registration on the site is required.
Prizes: There is!
8 Literary competition “North - a country without borders 2017”
Stories in Russian with a volume of up to 20 thousand characters without spaces are accepted, where main character— North
Prizes: There is!
All-Russian competition of journalists “Entrepreneurship in Russia: history, problems, successes”
Journalistic materials in Russian are accepted (publications, news reports, radio, television stories, illustrations and photographs) informing about the activities of entrepreneurs and the investment climate in Russia in order to create a positive image of an entrepreneur and professional in Russian society.
Nominations:
– Material about entrepreneurship on TV
– Material about entrepreneurship on the radio
– Material about entrepreneurship or the investment climate in Russia in a printed publication, online media, on the website of a news agency or in the blogosphere
– Illustration for the theme of entrepreneurship or investment climate
– Material on the topic of staffing investment projects in the regions
Prizes: There is!
III All-Russian Literary Competition “Heroes of the Great Victory-2017”
Anyone can participate. Stories, essays, poems, songs that highlight heroic deeds and fate are accepted real hero, military-historical and heroic event.
Prizes: There is!
International literary competition “Warm words 2017”
Accepted literary texts, dedicated to the original Russian traditions of stove making.
Nominations:
– Song of the stove maker (poems dedicated to the stove business, the work of stove makers, up to 2 thousand zn)
– A fairy tale by the fireplace (fairy tales, stories with a fantastic plot, using images of a stove or fireplace, up to 10 thousand characters)
– Warm works of the master (realistic stories, essays, essays about the stove business, the fate of stove makers in the volume of up to 20 thousand zn)
– The stove is the head of everything (poetry and prose based on the work of the winners of the All-Russian drawing competition “The stove is the head of everything” http://hudozka.karelia.ru/page-38.html, held in 2016, volume up to 10 thousand)
Acceptance of work: [email protected]
Prizes: There is!
Creative competition "World Pushkin"
Anyone under the age of 35 can participate.
Nominations:
– literary criticism and journalism on the works of A.S. Pushkin (article, review, review of up to 40 thousand characters)
– literary translation of A.S. Pushkin’s poem into a foreign language
Prizes: There is!
Literary Prize named after. S. Yesenin “My Rus'”
Anyone over the age of 16 can participate. The competition accepts works both dedicated to Sergei Yesenin and inspired by his work, stylistically or in spirit consonant with his poetry. There are no obvious restrictions on volume. Registration on the site is required. Attention: participation is paid!
Nominations:
– poetry
Prizes: There is!
XV All-Russian competition “Best writing lesson 2017”
Students from schools, universities, colleges, cadet corps, art studios, etc., as well as school directors, school and university teachers, heads of children's clubs, etc. Children's letters and drawings are accepted.
Nominations:
- I glorify the Fatherland, which is, but three times - which will be (together with the Moscow state university them. M.V. Lomonosov)
– There is such a profession - to defend the Motherland... (with the support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation)
– Dedicated to the Year of Ecology: What am I doing to preserve the nature of Russia (together with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology Russian Federation)
– Recipes for a happy family (with the support of the Foundation for Socio-Cultural Initiatives)
– Generation of caring: warm heart (with the support of the Foundation for Socio-Cultural Initiatives)
- From the depths of centuries. Stories and legends of my family (with the support of the Union of Writers of Russia)
– I have an Amur tiger at home, the nomination is aimed at middle and junior school students. Conducted with the support of the Center for the Study and Conservation of the Amur Tiger Population
– Let’s imagine that ten years later you become the president of the bank. Your first steps... (together with Pochta Bank)
- Cool story. Stories happen to those who know how to tell them... (together with the weekly children's publication 'Cool Magazine')
– The best methodological development conducting a writing lesson (together with the editors of Uchitelskaya Gazeta CJSC)
Prizes: There is!
Literary competition "St. George's Ribbon"
Anyone over the age of 16 can participate. Works of a historical and patriotic nature are accepted, glorifying the civil and military valor of Russian soldiers and home front workers, as well as the importance of preserving and strengthening peace on earth. Attention: participation is paid!
Nominations:
– poetry (a selection of 10 poems with a total volume of up to 250 lines)
– prose (story, sketch, essay up to 40 thousand characters)
Literary competition "Writer of the Year"
Anyone over the age of 16 can participate. Works in one of the prose categories are accepted. Registration on the site is required. Attention: participation is paid!
Nominations:
– Writer of the Year
- Fantastic
– Memoirs
- Children's literature
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Porcelain ballerina
Sadness froze on the face...
She is at the behest of the prop maker
In the glass palace she toiled...
There is nowhere to hide within these walls,
Relax for a moment...
Other people's gazes were taken captive,
And the hot glare went out of the eye...
The theater will be empty at midnight,
The lights in the vault will be turned off,
In a hurry to escape quickly
She's from all sorts of troubles
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He was armed with a saber,
I looked laughing at the rumors,
And he was arrogantly condemned
A rag doll from the stalls
And a blue clockwork elephant,
Soldiers and cavaliers,
With whom the impudent gnome is friends...
One day a little nutcracker
He was simply forgotten on stage...
The soldiers rubbed their hands--
The path to the cherished goal is open...
Shadows crawled and stalked viciously,
The girl was rushing about in the glass,
And, getting down on fragile knees,
She whispered to the lantern in the window:
"Please don't go out tonight...
You can save my life...
Only you are capable of shattering shadows
Break away from anger on the way..."
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The Nutcracker jumped off the table
And the darkness is like sticky soot
She lay down between him and the doll...
But, feeling the way in my heart,
The hero bravely responded to the call...
Keeping anxiety in my soul,
He was ready for exploits...
He paused on the stairs...
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She left home a long time ago
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But I can throw it away...
My eyes are used to the darkness..."
And fear chills your back...
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The lantern blinked in last time,
Leaving the Ballerina with those
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I was looking for a bright corner
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Having played a couple of alarming notes...
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It was barely lit...
The doll climbed up, crumpling up its ruffles...
The clock struck the count loudly...
She could - she overcame
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She was not tormented by the dilemma:
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The Nutcracker understood in a brief moment
The deceit of daring infidels,
And I realized the back door of thoughts...
Got it from the gentleman in the hat
And the gnome on the steep sides,
He beat the damned soldier
By dirty, twisted hands...
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Everyone was amazed
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The dolls look impossible...
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Some individual said...
The best of the dolls have disappeared...
The Nutcracker is an ancient exhibit,
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I kept two dolls in twilight...
The publishing house "Union of Writers" announces a competition of poems and fairy tales for children. Traditionally, the author's competition is accompanied by a children's drawing competition. Children will be able to read your work and then decorate it with their own illustrations.
Based on the results of the competition, the following are released: an exclusive edition “New Fairy Tales - VII” in electronic format with children’s drawings, “New Fairy Tales - VII” in printed format with illustrations by the artist Alisa Dyachenko, as well as all authors who made it to the second round (optional) can publish baby books from their works with children's drawings.
Competition dates:
Applications for participation are accepted: August 27 to September 20 inclusive.
Discussion, criticism of submitted texts, authors’ work on errors until October 31.
The opening of the illustrator competition is November 1.
Announcement of results: - November 14.
Prizes.
The winners of the “New Fairy Tales” competition are determined by the competition commission.
The collection "New Fairy Tales - VII" with works that made it to the second round will be published within a year after the completion of the "Young Graphic Designer" competition. The winners in each category will receive two publications, 1 copy each, and a diploma.
The works of the finalists and winners of the competition will be included in the collection “New Fairy Tales - VII” with illustrations by the artist.
The terms of participation:
Participation in the competition is free.
Works for the competition are sent to the editorial office using the form on this page. Nomination: “Fairy Tale” (prose), “Poems for Children” (specify what is needed). Be sure to attach the completed application. Works without an application will not be accepted for the competition.
The competition is open to works that have already been published on the Internet and have participated in other competitions, but not winners of previous “New Fairy Tales” competitions.
Volume - up to 15 thousand characters with spaces for prose and 240 lines for poetry, written in Russian. Substitution of works after the start of the discussion stage is not allowed!
Authors from 16 years of age can participate, regardless of nationality and religion. The works must be developmental, have a main character, and preferably use dialogues or monologues.
The competition is held on the forum of the website of the publishing house "Union of Writers" http://site/forum/
Registration on the competition website is required to be able to communicate with readers and illustrators. If you yourself cannot register on the site, then write to the organizing committee and we will help you create an account.
After the selection of the competition has been evaluated by at least one member of the jury, the text will not be removed from the competition! Insulting the Organizing Committee or members of the jury leads to the closure of the competition topic.
Food for thought
(not a prerequisite for participation in the competition)
If you wish, you can make a contribution to the fund of the “New Fairy Tales” project, and we, for our part, will issue a certificate of patronage in electronic form.
You can indicate the size of your contribution and a convenient method of transfer in your application for participation in the competition.
Recommendations for the design of work
We kindly ask you to fill out applications for participation in the competition correctly, and submit the text itself exclusively in txt or docx formats. All files of one nomination must be in one file, otherwise only the work from the first file will be posted.
Don't forget that dialogue is formatted with a "dash" before the hero's remarks, and not with bulleted lists. There should be one space between the "dash" and the beginning of the sentence.
It is better to align the text of fairy tales (not poems!) to the width of the page, and to align the text of poems in the center or to the left.
Illustrations for the winners' fairy tales and poems will be made by children who will take part in the "Young Artist - Designer" competition. Drawings by the authors or illustrations from other books will not be placed on the pages.
Do not send sheets from e-books and scans of book pages.
Works submitted incorrectly will not be accepted for the competition!
Procedure for the competition:
The jury members act as fairy-tale characters. The real names of the jury members are not disclosed.
Anyone can comment on the works.
The first stage of the jury's work:
The author has the right to work on his text from the moment he receives the review until October 31. Only one edit by the author is allowed. The corrected text must be sent to the Organizing Committee konkurs@site in the following wording:
“Please put the corrected text on my competition page (link).” The text is attached as a file to the letter.
The jury members express their decisions in the participants' topics. If all or at least 4 members of the jury out of 6 are in favor, the work goes to the second round, otherwise the work is closed from comments and does not participate further in the competition.
Competitive topics in the second round (the “Young Graphic Designer” competition) are closed from comments until the moment when the authors must choose the best drawing for their work. All discussions of works remain in the topics of the first round.
In the second round, works are selected for the collection “New Fairy Tales”, which will be illustrated by children from 5 to 14 years old. Whether your work will be included in the collection will directly depend on the child illustrators. If your work is illustrated by more than two participants, you will be included in the collection; if there are less than two drawings, the decision on publication is made by the editors.
Criteria for evaluating competition works:
Priority for the highest rating will be given to fairy tales that are new in both content and form. Innovations in plot construction, exclusivity and a creative approach to creating fairy tales are welcomed. The creation of original images and new heroes is welcomed.
Fairy tales should not be ideological or express the positions of certain social groups. It is desirable that the author adheres to universal human values when constructing a work.
Brevity, richness in action, clearly defined images, interesting dialogues, lack of length - this is the list of necessary components of successful work.
The text must be edited and corrected at the level of the “editor” of the CP. Texts with a large number of grammatical errors are not allowed to participate in the competition.
The author, who has received comments from the jury members, is obliged to eliminate the shortcomings (unless otherwise specified in the application). If the author does not respond to comments or does not work during the competition, the work does not advance to the second round.
The author of a fairy tale must clearly understand that his work will be illustrated by children. It is advisable to consider the possibility of “oral drawing”; the text should be colorful and cropped.
Publishing books for second round participants:
Based on the results of the competition, one drawing per work is included in the general collection. Therefore, the editors decided to issue each finalist (at his request) a baby book with all the drawings for the work.
The publishing house performs the following work free of charge: layout, proofreading of the text, creation of a serial cover, placement of the book for an on-demand circulation in the online store with the possibility of receiving royalties from sales.
Conditions for publishing a baby book: the presence of at least one drawing for the work, the author has ordered 10 copies. books.
A personal proposal for the publication will be sent by the manager after the end of the drawing competition.
! In 2017, the conditions for publishing baby books changed. Minimum circulation of books is 50 copies. Best regards, Organizing Committee.
You can send an application using the form below or to the email address: konkurs@site with the mark “New fairy tales”. Nomination: “Fairy Tale”, “Poems for Children” (specify what is needed). Be sure to attach the completed application. Works without an application will not be accepted for the competition.
There is no requested mail form.