{"id":10007773,"date":"2020-04-15T15:16:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T13:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/?p=10007773"},"modified":"2020-08-19T15:07:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T13:07:03","slug":"caffe-letterario-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/en\/caffe-letterario-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing as a form of therapy. Caff\u00e8 Letterario Moak is about to start."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">The 19th edition pays homage to Tonino Guerra. Deadline to participate is July 26<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020<\/span><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Time has come for the <b>19<sup>th<\/sup> edition of Caff\u00e8 Letterario Moak<\/b>, the narrative competition promoted by Caff\u00e8 Moak in cooperation with Archinet. This historical moment is forcing us to stay home. Hence, we have more time for other things. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><b>Writing can become an opportunity<\/b> to try our hands at jotting down a new short story. Or, as essayist Duccio Demetrio said: \u201cWriting can act as a form of therapy.\u201d Writing boosts ones memory, bolsters ones creativity and helps to focus on the structure of the story and on its characters. \u00a0Therefore, Moak\u2019s contest encourages participants to <b>write an unreleased story<\/b> \u2013 whether fictional or autobiographic \u2013 with coffee as pretext or plot thread<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10006988\" src=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pubblico-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pubblico-.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pubblico--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pubblico--768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pubblico--1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pubblico--450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pubblico--899x600.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The contest is open to everyone: writers and lovers of literature, first timers as well as well-known authors. Each short story should include a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 20 typewritten pages. Deadline for work submission is <strong>July 26<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>. All works should be sent (via e-mail only) to <a href=\"http:\/\/letterario@caffemoak.com\/\">letterario@caffemoak.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A reading committee will work on a first skimming of the best short stories. These are then submitted to the jury, whose names will be disclosed soon. Task for the panel of judges is to choose five finalists who will compete for the podium during the <strong>prize-giving evening taking place on November 14<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10007722\" src=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tonino_guerra-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2797\" height=\"2480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tonino_guerra-1.jpg 2797w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tonino_guerra-1-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tonino_guerra-1-768x681.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tonino_guerra-1-1024x908.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tonino_guerra-1-450x399.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tonino_guerra-1-677x600.jpg 677w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2797px) 100vw, 2797px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Once again, Moak want to pay tribute to a leading figure of world literature. The graphic icon that will accompany the entire communication of the contest will be <b>Tonino Guerra<\/b>: a worldwide distinguished poet, writer, screenwriter and painter. He was born on March 16<sup>th<\/sup>, 1920 \u2013 we shall celebrate the hundredth anniversary of his birth.<\/span><br \/>\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">The illustration will be also used for the cover of the anthology \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/store.caffemoak.com\/prodotti.php?cat=libri&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">I Racconti del Caff\u00e8<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201d, the collection of best short story works chosen by the panel of judges. The top three will receive prize money. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Additionally, Moak will award the youngest and most talented writer the\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cQuadrato della Palma<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201d: a prize that the company has been promoting for <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">ten<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> editions in memory of the Modican writer<\/span>\u00a0Franco Antonio Belgiorno.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caffe-letterario.it\/bando-2020.php?fbclid=IwAR1-cZPvH7WhyRN51BPUevmYkPhKQDnhN1LTm8-tbudn9LMQ908CjInJKPk\">Here<\/a> full details of the announcement. Further news and information are available on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caffe-letterario.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">www.caffe-letterario.it<\/span><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">or on the social media pages<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/letterariomoak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">and<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/letterariomoak\/?hl=it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Instagram<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 19th edition pays homage to Tonino Guerra. Deadline to participate is July 26th, 2020. 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