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| Of the works that are part of the contest, the 212 works of the Mystic Poetry Prize 'San Juan de la Cruz 'and the 70 stories that compete for the' Ciudad de la Cruz 'Narrative Award | The jury's decision will take place at the end of January 2021 and the awards ceremony is postponed, due to the health alert situation, to Saturday, February 13The Caravaca de la Cruz City Council, with the collaboration of the Community of Discalced Carmelites, the Postres Reina group and Gollarín Editorial, is committed to continuing to strengthen this contest that was born in 1972 to pay tribute to San Juan de la Cruz and promote literary creation.The creation of the premialbacara.com website and the sending of works exclusively by online modality are some of the novelties this year, as reported by the Councilor for Culture, Juan Manuel de LeónThe Albacara Literary Contest has achieved a very high participation in its 2020 edition with a total of 316 works presented, which is a record in the long history of this appointment with letters.Of the works submitted to the contest, the 212 works for the 'San Juan de la Cruz' Mystical Poetry Prize and the 70 works that compete for the 'Ciudad de la Cruz' Narrative Prize stand out.
However, participation in the 'Mandarines School' modality, whose name is taken from a work by the Caravacan writer Miguel Espinosa, aimed at secondary school and high school students, has decreased compared to other years, due to the situation that has originated the pandemic with the suspension of face-to-face classes for part of the past year.From the Department of Culture it has been reported that the 2020 call presents new features, such as the creation of the premialbacara.com website and the sending of works exclusively through online mode, discarding the paper format.Other news with respect to previous editions, which is the postponement of the awards ceremony until February 2021, specifically on Saturday the 13th.
Therefore, for the first time, this act will not take place on the day of San Juan de la Cruz, December 14, or in its proximity, as has been a tradition since the beginning of the contest, since it is the patron of Spanish poets.The health situation has also advised postponing this act and the winners will be contacted in a timely manner by the organization, after the jury's decision, which is scheduled to be held towards the end of January 2021."This year, the Albacara Contest was developed in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, which raised the question of knowing how people were going to respond and what the impact would be in terms of participation," declared the Councilor for Culture , Juan Manuel de León, who has celebrated the upward dynamics of works presented to the modalities of mystical and narrative poetry.Saint John of the Cross and the Carmelites, origins of the contestThe first edition of this literary contest took place in 1972, organized by the young people who were part of the Albatros group of the Edith Stein Club, which emerged under the protection of the Discalced Carmelite friars community located in the city, and this continued until 1980.In the 10th edition of the contest, the organization of the literary contest was assumed by the Caravaca de la Cruz City Council.
Three calls ago, the contest was renewed, incorporating new categories of national participation and giving it an organizational and promotional boost.
The Caravaqueño Consistory - with the support of the Community of Discalced Carmelites, the Postres Reina group and Gollarín Editorial - are committed to strengthening this contest that was born in 1972 to pay tribute to San Juan de la Cruz, patron of Spanish poets, and promote the literary creation among young people.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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