Writing Competition: Dissolution

Write your story about the climate crisis in a poem or a personal essay (narrative non-fiction)

The poetry and the essay winners will be announced during LitFestBergen, 7-11 February 2024.

The competition is open for entries from all counties.
Participants must be 18-25 years (born between 01.01.1999-31.12.2005)
Entries must be in English. Original language may be attached.
Entries cannot be published anywhere prior to the competition.
Essay: Maximum 1700 words in English.
Poem: Maximum 700 words in English.
Participants may only enter the contest once in each category.
One poetry winner and one essay winner will each receive euro 2000.
All entries must be submitted no later than 15th of October 2023.
Please visit www.litfestbergen.no for further information.

The competition is a collaboration between the Bergen International Literary Festival (LitFestBergen), the research project «Climate Narratives» at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research/University of Bergen and the Rafto Foundation for Human Rights.

Write to info@litfestbergen.no for inquiries.

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Essay: Maximum 1700 words in English.
Poem: Maximum 700 words in English

By submitting your essay and/or your poem, you give permission to the organizer to publish it in any form related to the contest. Ownership of the work remains with you.
If formatting is important for the overall impression of your text, please upload your essay or poem here as a .pdf file

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Entries must be in English. Original language may be attached in file upload below.

· Entries cannot be published anywhere prior to the competition.

· Essay: Maximum 1700 words in English.

· Poem: Maximum 700 words in English.

· Participants may only enter the contest once in each category.

PDF format, max. 32MB
By submitting your essay and/or your poem, you give permission to the organizer to publish it in any form related to the contest. Ownership of the work remains with you.
Please upload a file here if you wish to attach a text in original language (Non-English text)

Attach Files

.pdf format, max. 32MB

By submitting your essay and/or your poem, you give permission to the organizer to publish it in any form related to the contest. Ownership of the work remains with you.
For more information about how the research project ClimateNarratives wishes to include your essay or poem, please read this consent form form.
http://climatenarratives.w.uib.no/files/2023/08/Godkjent-Samtykkeskjema-Essaykonkurranse-Dissolution.pdf

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