PRIZE FOR CRITICAL ESSAYS ABOUT PIER VITTORIO TONDELLI - 3 EDITION

The Commune of Correggio, in the Project "Pier Vittorio Tondelli. La lettura, la scrittura", established a Prize for critical essays about the writer from Correggio, of which a new edition is advertised, in order to encourage the study and the knowledge of his work.

1. Critical essays (published or unpublished after October 1st 2005 and in all 15 or 50 sheets or 30.000/100.000 spaces inclusive long) about Pier Vittorio Tondelli and his work can take part in the competiton.
2. The essays in a foreign language will have to be accompained by the Italian translation.
3. The Prize consists of 1000 € net and the print publication of the winning essay.
4. The Prize will be awarded, according to its unquestionable judgement, by a qualified Panel appointed by the Commune of Correggio.
5. The winning author will be able to illustrate his/her work in a public prizegiving ceremony (which will take place by December 2010).
6. The expiry date to take part in the competition is June 30th 2010; before this date, competitors will have to deliver or send (should the work be mailed, the postmark date will be considered):
· The application of participation (in Italian), which will have to contain personal data and address at which to receive information, as well as the declaration of acceptance of the rules of the present announcement;
· 2 paper copies of the essay (one bound and the other one untied) and if possible an electronic format copy too (floppy disk or cd–rom);
· Should the essay be written in a foreign language, a copy of the relative translation in Italian.

7. The sent materials will not be given back and will be included in the Centro di Documentazione "Pier Vittorio Tondelli" at the Correggio Municipal Library.
8. The Commune of Correggio declines all responsibility in case of loss, theft, fire, plagiarism of the works.
9. The essays and the applications of participation (together with all the documents and materials above listed) will have to be delivered or sent to: "Premio Tondelli per saggi critici" presso Biblioteca Comunale di Correggio – Corso Cavour 7 – 42015 Correggio (RE).

Further information:
Biblioteca Comunale di Correggio – Corso Cavour 7 – 42015 Correggio (RE)
Tel. 0522.693296 / 691806 – Fax 0522.641105
e-mail: biblioteca@comune.correggio.re.it