THE OAXACA INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE COMPETITION

The competition is dedicated to providing a forum for the writer to display their talents. The relationship between cinema and literature has always been closely intertwined. It has proved on the whole a successful symbiosis, a relationship that remains to this day as inextricable as it is fruitful.

The “event within the event”, celebrates writing as the interaction of a complex of processes-rhetorical, cognitive, social, and intuitive-that develop through social acquisition, formal training, and reflective practice.

This year the submissions are limited to only 1000!

- There are no limits on genre, subject matter, or origin of the writer.
- All stories must be either in English or Spanish
- The Oaxaca International Literature Competition is seeking short stories only.

A classic definition of a short story is that one should be able to read it in one sitting, a point most notably made by Edgar Allan Poe.

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AWARDS
This year we will be honouring 10 authors-Five English submissions and five Spanish submissions.
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THE 2010 OAXACA INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE COMPETION AGAVE AWARD FOR LITERATURE
*Will be awarded to two works of literature selected by the committee-One in English and one in Spanish.

The author(s) will be awarded the following:
- $1,500 US Dollars in prize Money
- The AGAVE award
- Festival Reading
- Publication in a special commemorative book of a collection of shorts limited to the top 10 authors from the competition
- Syndicated International Press Release announcement
- A complete travel package to and from the Festival

THE 2010 OAXACA INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE COMPETION
HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD FOR LITERATURE
*Will be awarded to eight works of literature selected by the committee-Four in English and four in Spanish.

The author(s) will be awarded the following:
- Honourable Mention Award
- Publication in a special commemorative book of a collection of shorts limited to the top 10 authors from the competition
- Syndicated International Press Release announcement