[NYTr] "Thinking Against the Tide" - Int'l Essay Contest Launched in Cuba Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:28:37 -0500 (CDT) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) http://ainch.ain.cu/mailman/listinfo/ingles "Thinking Against the Tide" International Essay Contest Launched in Cuba Havana, Oct 30(acn) The Cuban Book Institute launched its 5th International Essay Contest 'Pensar a contracorriente' (Thinking against the Tide). Works will be accepted until November 15. The contest seeks to promote the current essay trends covering the problems and challenges of the world facing imperialism. It encourages the research and analysis of subjects that are not usually covered by the big editorial circuits. Authors from any countries can submit their work. It should be an unpublished essay about the struggles to achieve a better world, and be no less than 20 pages. The works will be analyzed by an international jury, which will grant three prizes and as many mentions as deserved. A book containing all the awarded essays will be published later. The results of the contest will be announced in February 2008 during Cuba's 17th International Book Fair. * ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us Our main website: http://www.blythe.org List Archives: http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ Subscribe: http://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================