Kuhmo City of Literature is accepting applications from young writers living in UNESCO Cities of Literature

  • Award, Competition
  • Finland
  • Fully Funding Type
  • Ended
https://kirjallisuuskaupunki.fi/en/city-of-literature/
  February 29, 2024

About Opportunity

Kuhmo City, in collaboration with Kuhmo Town Library and Finland's City of Literature programme, invites submissions from young writers aged 15 to 21 residing in member cities of the UNESCO Cities of Literature Network for their 2024 competition. The main focus of this competition is to highlight the importance of one's native language. Applicants are required to submit an original text in both English and their native language. The selection jury will choose the best writing based on the answers to the following questions (see below) and provide the winner with the grant.

About Organizer

Since 2019, Kuhmo has been a City of Literature of UNESCO, a part of the Creative Cities Network of UNESCO. 
Finland's City of Literature program, based in Helsinki, was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature in 2012. The aim of UNESCO Cities of Literature is to promote literature and literary activities, support cultural exchange, foster collaboration among cities, and stimulate creativity and innovation in the literary field.

Details

 

Eligibility:

Project/event location:

  • Kuhmo, Finland

Participation fee:

  • Participation is free

Award/prize: 

  • Cash prize - €400

  • opportunity to perform text at a public literary event organised by Kuhmo’s City of Literature Team

 

Application requirements:

  • Text of 800-1500 words (in English and in writer’s native language) that answers the following questions:

    • What is my mother language?

    • What does my mother language mean to me?

    • How has my mother language shaped my identity?

    • What is the most beautiful word in  my mother language – why did you choose that one?

  • Text shouldn’t be published before

  • Personal information

  • All documents in Word or PDF format  should be sent  on the email: cityoflit@kuhmo.fi 

The submission closes:

  • 29 March, 2024

Selected artists will be announced: 

  • 23 April, 2024

Specifications

Opportunity Types
Award, Competition
Event Location
Finland
Deadline
29 March, 2024
Funding Type
Fully
Applicant Country
Finland
Open to
Worldwide