The deadline for receiving poetry collections ends on June 11
The City Council of San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid) has signed a collaboration agreement with the Spanish Radio and Television Corporation (RTVE) to broadcast the XXXIV José Hierro International Poetry Prize and the winning work through its channels, stations and digital platforms.
This was highlighted by the City Council in a statement, in which it detailed that this agreement was signed last Friday to facilitate “greater dissemination of the International Prize and the winning book”, with information coverage in those cultural programs of the entity such as ‘Estación Azul’ (radio), ‘A country to read it’ (television) or ‘Página 2’ (television), among others.
The same agreement also states that a representative of RTVE will participate as a jury in the selection of the award-winning work.
“The City Council is very satisfied with this collaboration in the field of poetry. The José Hierro Prize is an award with international projection that the City Council has the honor of promoting and which is attended by the greatest authors of poetry, with a jury of recognized prestige,” stressed the Councilor for Culture, Marcos Zurita.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF WORKS ENDS ON JUNE 11
On the other hand, the City Council has recalled that the deadline for submitting works to participate in the XXXIV José Hierro International Poetry Prize will be open until June 11.
The collections of poems must be written in Spanish and have an extension of between 500 and 1,000 verses. The reception of the projects will be managed through the email [email protected].
The Prize is endowed with 9,000 euros and includes the publication and distribution of the work with the publishing house ‘Ya lo dice Casimiro Parker’.