In an effort to strengthen the literary vocations and to discover new artistic talents to enrich our contemporary literature,
the Yucatan state government
through the Institute of Culture of Yucatan
calls the
State and National Awards for Literature Bases
1. The competition is open from this publication and open to all writers who demonstrate a minimum residence of five years in a row at home and all Mexican writers, regardless of their place of residence. May not participate authors who work in the respective areas of literature and organizing institutions who have won this award previously.
2. The awards are divided into two types: a) National Short Story Prize "Ermilo Abreu Gómez b) National Short Story Prize" Monsreal Augustine. "
3. In each category will be awarded a single and indivisible prize of $ 35,000.00 (Thirty five thousand pesos 00/100 MN) and the winning entries will be published.
4. Participants should send a digital version and four copies of a book of short stories, and a free theme, whose minimum length is 50 pages and a maximum of 130 for the National Short Story Prize "Ermilo Abreu Gómez, and a minimum 40 and a maximum of 120 for the National Short Story Prize "Monsreal Augustine." For purposes of this call, a short story, one whose length does not exceed 5 pages. In this case, for the National Short Story Prize "Agustín Monsreal" all of the stories included in the participant works must meet the condition of maximum number of pages.
5. The papers should indicate the mode in which they participate and be written in English. The digital version should be submitted on a CD as a text document (doc, txt or similar) in Times New Roman 12 point and double-spaced, while the prints must be on letter size paper, on one side and correspond identically with the digital version.
6. The works must be unpublished and not be competing in another contest or have been awarded.
7. Contestants must participate under a pseudonym. Assistant to work in a sealed envelope identified with the same pseudonym, shall include an identification card with your full name, address, telephone number and, where appropriate, e-mail.
8. Stems of identification shall be deposited in a Notary Public of the city of Merida. The notary will only bring the Honorable Jury to correspond to the winners. All others will be destroyed to protect the authors.
9. The contestants work will be received at the address listed at the end of this booklet.
10. The closing date will be until Friday, June 3, 2011 at 18:00. For works sent by mail accept those whose date on the postmark that indicated or earlier.
11. The jury found will consist of three writers, scholars and renowned literary critics, whose name will be disseminated promptly.
12. The decision of the Honorable Jury is final and will be released before a Notary Public, calling on the media. Such failure will be reported immediately to the successful bidder and published in the media.
13. The award ceremony will be held Wednesday September 14, 2011.
14. For winners residing outside the state of Yucatan, living expenses and transportation within the country will be covered by the organizing institutions.
15. The originals and copies of the works that are not winners will be destroyed.
16. The promotion and dissemination of this competition is conducted in coordination with the Ministry of Education of the State Government, the National Council for Culture and the Arts, the National Institute of Fine Arts and the Center for Writers Yucatan AC
17. Participation in the competition implies acceptance of all stipulated by this call.
18. Matters not provided for in this will be resolved at the discretion of the Jury and Honorable organizers.
PROPOSALS AND WORKS
CONTESTANTS BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS
Yucatan Cultural Institute
State Central Public Library "Manuel Cepeda Peraza"
Calle 55 No. 515 esq. 62 of 60
CP. 97 000 Centro, Merida, Yucatan.
Phone: (999) 942 38 00 Ext 54021 and 54022
REPORTS
literatura.icy @ yucatan.gob.mx
Phone: (999) 942 38 00 Ext 54021 and 54022
www.culturayucatan.com
www.
yucatanliterario.blogspot.com 
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