I Confessor erotic stories contest
Wineries Winery Real SLU summons the I Literary Competition of story erotic CONFESSOR.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:
In February of 2025 will be celebrated the octave edition of the Festival of stories erotic Confesor, a staged oral storytelling show organised by Bodegas Vinícola Real -200 Monges in Albelda de Iregua (La Rioja), which is defined as a cultural and gastronomic experience that provokes a tempting pairing of eroticism and wine. Every year on Valentine's Day, the beautiful spaces of the winery become unique settings to accommodate a different cultural proposal based on the enjoyment of the senses through listening and speaking.
The Festival of stories erotic Confessor wants to invite authors to present their stories with the aim of promoting literary creation and vindicating the full potential of oral narration on stage, the oldest of the word arts.
RULES AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COMPETITION LITERARY OF STORY EROTIC "CONFESSOR"
Wineries Winery Real SLU announces this competition in accordance with the following rules:
1.- The purpose of this call is to establish the rules governing participation and awarding of prizes in the I CONTEST LITERARY OF STORY EROTIC "CONFESSOR"
2.- Anyone over eighteen years of age may participate. Participation in this competition implies acceptance of its rules.
3.- Alone ONE work per participant will be admitted.
4.- FORMAT. Texts must be written in Spanish and their maximum length will be one thousand two hundred words.
5.- The theme of the story will be eroticism, and wine (in general) must have a certain prominence. The works may not contain themes that promote or glorify illegal, inappropriate, reprehensible behavior (sexism, racism, homophobia, violence of any kind, terrorism, discrimination, etc.) or could be offensive or contrary to good taste.
6.- The work must be original and unpublished, that is, not published in physical or electronic media, and may not have been awarded in another competition, nor be pending a decision.
7.- The deadline for submitting works begins on August 12 and ends on September 30, 2024. It is essential to provide the title of the story, the author's name and surname, ID number, address and contact telephone number (landline or mobile) and email. The data provided for your participation in the contest will be collected and processed, at all times, for the purpose of managing your participation in the contest and selecting the finalists.
8.- The organizing committee will make the necessary copies to distribute them among the members of the jury, and all the competing works will be archived at Bodegas Vinícola Real.
9.- Participants in the contest must send their works in PDF format by email to the address enoturismo@vinicolareal.com, stating “Erotic Confessor Story” in the subject of the email.
10.- The contest organizers will only contact the finalists. The competition may be declared void.
11.- The competition will be decided by a jury composed of professors from the University of La Rioja and by people related to stage oral narration proposed by the organization, whose name will be announced when the verdict is made public.
12.- There will be only one winner and the prize will consist of the adaptation of his/her story for oral narration on stage by the narrators who perform at the Confesor Erotic Story Festival. In addition, the winner will be able to attend free of charge with a companion to dinner and the subsequent storytelling performance on one of the days scheduled for the festival.
13.- Participants agree to the publication of the stories submitted if they win a prize. Bodegas Vinícola Real reserves the right, indefinitely, to use the winning works to promote an activity within its cultural programs.
Submission of a story to the competition necessarily implies prior, full and unconditional acceptance of the following rules by the participants in the competition.
