Concursul literar New Voices – PEN International 2015: lista lungă

La prima fază a concursului New Voices 2015 al PEN International, tinara concurenta romanca Ana Dontsu a fost selectata pe lista lunga de 6 nume, intr-o companie foarte buna de reprezentanti ai unor PEN-uri puternice. Proza Anei Dontsu, “Varshava” a fost tradusa in engleza de Madalina Manucu si James Christian Brown.PEN INTERNATIONAL NEW VOICE

PEN International annonce la première sélection de finalistes de son Prix Nouvelles Voix 2015 

  Voici les six meilleurs textes choisis par notre jury. Nous avons reçu  de nombreux textes, la sélection des auteurs figurant sur notre première liste n’a donc pas été facile. Nous voulons remercier tous les candidats qui ont participé, les Centres PEN qui les ont proposés et les six membres du jury pour l’effort qu’ils ont investi dans leur tâche.  Le nom des trois auteurs finalistes sera annoncé prochainement. Le prix sera remis le 14 Octobre, au 81ème Congrès de PEN International à Québec.

PEN International announces longlist for its 2015 New Voices Award for young writers

  Below are the top six texts selected by our panel of distinguished judges. There was an enormous response to the prize, and it was not easy to decide upon a longlist. We would like to thank all the candidates who entered the competition, the PEN Centres who nominated them and the panel of six judges for all their hard work. The shortlist of three will be released soon; the award will be presented on October 14 during the 81st PEN International Congress in Québec.

PEN Internacional anuncia la lista de preselección del Concurso Nuevas Voces 2015 para jóvenes escritores   

Al pie encontrarán la lista de los seis mejores relatos seleccionados por nuestro jurado. Hemos tenido una gran participación en este concurso, por lo que no ha sido fácil elegir. Nos gustaría agradecer todos los participantes su esfuerzo y dedicación, así como a los distintos Centros PEN que los nominaron y a los seis miembros del jurado.  Los nombres de los tres finalistas se harán publicos dentro de poco y el premio será entregado el 14 de octubre durante el 81 Congreso del PEN Internacional, que tendrá lugar en Quebec.

‘The New Voices Award proves that secretly, deftly, in spite of everything, we continue to survive as a word-making species. The stories and poems received from all over the world are proof of the extraordinary resilience of the literary imagination.

Alberto Manguel, 2014 New Voices judge

 

JUDGES: Zakariya Amataya, Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel, Edwige-Renée Dro, Drago Jančar, Yann Martel, Olga Tokarczuk

LONGLIST:

‘Likkewaan’ by Carien Smith (PEN Afrikaans)

‘Under the Jacaranda Tree’ by Nozizwe Dube (PEN Flanders)

‘Nichts kurz vor der Rue Saint-Blaise’ by Lea Sauer (German PEN)

‘Ailleurs’ by Sophie Prévost (PEN Québec)

 ‘Varshava’ by Ana Dontsu (PEN Romania)

‘Moon Dog’ by Rebecca F John (Wales PEN Cymru)

To read about the PEN International/New Voices Award, click here.

    For further information contact James Tennant, Literary Manager: james.tennant@pen-international.org

 

PEN International promotes literature and freedom of expression and is governed by the PEN Charter and the principles it embodies: unhampered transmission of thought within each nation and between all nations. Founded in 1921, PEN International connects an international community of writers from its Secretariat in London. It is a forum where writers meet freely to discuss their work; it is also a voice speaking out for writers silenced in their own countries. Through Centres in over 100 countries, PEN operates on five continents. PEN International is a non-political organisation which holds Special Consultative Status at the UN and Associate Status at UNESCO. International PEN is a registered charity in England and Wales with registration number 1117088.

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