The Tres Cantos City Council, in collaboration with the MatriZes association, announces the I Microstory Contest 'Little Stories of a Big City'. The deadline for submitting texts, between 150 and 200 words, ends on September 20.
The City Council of Tres Cantos, through the Council of Culture and in collaboration with the Cultural and Performing Arts Association MatriZes, has called for the I Tres Cantos-MatriZes Microstory Contest. Under the slogan 'Little Stories of a Big City', the initiative is part of the programming for the 35th anniversary of the municipality and aims for residents to share memories, emotions, and everyday moments that have contributed to shaping the identity of the city.
Participants must be over 18 years old and may submit only one microstory per person, original, unpublished, and written in Spanish, with a length of between 150 and 200 words (excluding the title). The rules expressly prohibit the use of artificial intelligence for the creation of the works.
The submission period, which opened on August 10, ends on September 20 at 23:59 hours. Entries must be sent via email to concursos@asociacionmatrizes.org, attaching two PDFs: one with the story without identifying information and another with the author's personal details.
The Councillor for Culture, Elisa Lidia Miguel, stated that “the 35th anniversary has been, from the beginning, an open and participatory celebration, in which we want residents to feel like the true protagonists.” She added that the contest offers “a new way to do this, through literature and those little personal or imagined stories that speak of the municipality we have built together.”
A jury linked to the field of culture and literature will select two winners: the first prize is worth €300 and the second, €150. The results will be announced on October 10 and the awards ceremony will take place on October 15 at the Hall-Space of the Fairgrounds.
Miguel thanked “the involvement of the MatriZes association in a great proposal that combines culture, creativity, and citizen participation” and encouraged residents “to turn into words what Tres Cantos means to each of them.”
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