Mexico's Centro Cultural de Tijuana, CECUT, calls for the call for poets U 40 for the national young poetry competition Premio Raúl Rincón Meza,in honor of the Mexican poet and translator.
Its goal is to recognize young talents in poetry to support them and push the growth of art in this region.
Who can participate in the Raúl Rincón Meza Award
These are the requirements to be part of the poetry contest:
- National writers of Mexico.
- They live in this country, but those who live abroad will also be able to participate.
- Not more than forty (40) years old
However, the participation of those who are members of the institutions supporting the prize will not be allowed.
Conditions of work
The genre will be poetry. Original books will be received, in Spanish. They must be at least sixty (60) pages and no more than one hundred (100). Your theme as much as the format will be free of choice.
The file will be written with Arial font, size 12. A 1.5 leading with two (2) centimeters of margin shall also be used. It is also asked to be numbered, crimeed and letter-sized printed on a single side.
Winner's pick
A jury of prestigious specialists will review the works and give their verdict. This decision cannot be appealed.
Raúl Rincón Meza Award
If the winner is living in Mexico, support will be provided to participate in the award ingestere of their prize. It will be during National Book Day in Tijuana on November 12. Food, transportation and accommodation costs will be covered.