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Writers of between 14 and 18 may submit their works before 14 February, in order that these awards to writers for equality are delivered within the program commemorating the 8th of March, International Day of the Rights of Women .

The president of the Federation of Women Lorca, Pilar Fernández, the alderman of the City of Lorca NGOs, Antonia Lopez, and writer Rosalía Vallejo Chamber, presented the second edition of the short story and essay named lorquina this author and is intended to promote equality among youth of the village.

For the second year, writers between 14 and 18 years enrolled in schools of Lorca may submit their works before 14 February, in order that the prizes are delivered on March 12 in a ceremony to be held in Espín Cultural Background in programming that will commemorate the 8th of March, International Day of the Rights of Women.

Lopez explained that "in this issue awards will from a tablet to the best account, up to a 75 euro voucher for the purchase of sportswear and comic for third place, through a voucher of 125 euros for books and school supplies text for second best. "

Participants work may be stories or essays and will have to be about women and violence, women and wage discrimination, women in the political, economic, social or cultural, immigrant women, women and disabilities, rural women or young women.

The stories do not exceed two pages written on one side with a double space and font Times New Roman, 12 points.

Narratives or unpublished texts only be accepted, not rewarded in other competitions.

The texts will be endorsed by a teacher from the same school to which the student belongs, the women's federation in charge of collecting the works of the hands of the directors of the different participating centers.

The mayor said "it is a more collaborative initiative of Department of Women Consistory with women's groups."

Works must be submitted unsigned duplicate in a sealed envelope and large.

Inside another sealed envelope will be included on the outside appear the pseudonym while inside a sheet with information on the participant including name, address, ID number, telephone, and school name and ID will be introduced teacher who endorses.

The jury will meet on February 25 and his failure to be contacted by telephone awarded, will also be published on the website of the organizing federation.

Lopez stressed "the importance of initiatives like this that seek to raise awareness among young people of equality and the role of women in society."

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca