There are more than 100 works participating in the Emily Literary Award – The thousand faces of violence.
«A few days before the deadline for registration in the literary competition announced byEmily Abruzzo Association in collaboration with National Union of Victims (UNaVi) and sponsored by Municipality of VastoAnd counting and programming time for the namesake Steering Committee in view of the second phase of the works. Those who, through commitment, reading and analysis of Technical Jury and then of Quality Jurywill lead to the announcement of the finalist volumes and the winners of the literary prize”, reads a press release from the organisation.
“A second edition Thatmarked by the debut at the Senate of the Republic – where it was presented last December 12th – records a great success among the public of authors, writers, publishing houses and students That from all over Italy they welcomed with enthusiasm and promptness the call to write de THE a thousand faces of violencean appeal launched by two Associations united by common, clear, defined and incisive objectives and values and which take action every day in favor of the victims of violence.
There are 105 works in competition. Of these 85 compete for section 1the one intended for all authors resident both in Italy and abroad who have published, between 1 January 2021 and 15 April 2024, a published work relating to the theme of violence in general; 20 I am instead they are the writings born between school desksthat is, those register for section 2 which represents the main novelty of the current edition of Emily Literary Awardintroduced to give space also to the youngest, reiterating the importance and potential inherent in writing and books, starting points for triggering a cultural and educational revolution necessary.
Many participating publishing houses: from those independent to those more locals up to some of the best known in the Italian literary sceneas DeAgostini, Mondadori, Einaudi, The third, St. Paul Editions, Fandango, Mauri Spagnol publishing group (GeMS), Giulio Perrone Publisher».
«Having reached, like last year, the goal of over one hundred books in the competition, makes us proud and satisfied and we find confirmation of how much the need to talk and write about violence is felt among adults but also and above all among the youngest», the teacher declared Teresa Maria Di Santopresident ofEmily Abruzzo Association and the Board of the Literary Prize, engaged in these days, together with the Artistic Director Virginio Di Pierroin the organization of the first of the cultural events that revolve around the competition, the Emily Literary Caféwhich will come to life among the youngest, in one of the schools participating in the Literary Prize, theState Technical Institute “Filippo Palizzi” Of Vastin the province of Chieti.
