Spanish and Portuguese Writing Competition

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

PARALLEL UNIVERSES Explore the concept of parallel universes and write a story that takes place in an alternate city located in Portugal, Spain or any Latin American country.

ORIGINAL PIECE OF WRITING SPANISH OR PORTUGUESE

Writing contest https://www.futuretechcore.com/are-parallel-universes-possible/

Submissions: raquel.fernandez_sanchez@kcl.ac.uk Spanish alexandra.lourenco_dias@kcl.ac.uk Portuguese

DEADLINE: 20 FEBRUARY 2024

Parallel Universes Explore the concept of parallel universes and write a story that takes place in an alternate city located in Portugal, Spain or any Latin American country.

The Department of Languages, Literature and Cultures at King's College London is seeking to publish one original piece of writing in Spanish and in Portuguese on this topic, written by a student of Spanish or Portuguese in Year 12 or 13 (S5 or S6 in Scotland).

Prizes The author of the winning entry will receive a book token and will have their submission published in Sobremesa, the Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan language magazine produced by students at King's College London, which has a wide circulation among university students and language learners across the UK.

How to enter Entries should be 400-450 words in length and written in Spanish or Portuguese. The topic may be addressed from any angle; your submission may take the form of a creative piece of writing, or you may choose another creative form. Entries will be judged on the basis of both content and language.

Entries should be submitted by e-mail, together with the attached form, to Raquel Fernández-Sánchez at raquel.fernandez_sanchez@kcl.ac.uk for Spanish and Alexandra Lourenço Dias alexandra.lourenco_dias@kcl.ac.uk for Portuguese by 20 February 2024.