Third competition "Your Chemnitz. Your fairy tale." starts
The City of Chemnitz's writing competition "Your Chemnitz. Your fairytale." is entering its third round. We are once again looking for exciting, funny and profound stories or a fairytale idea with a direct connection to the city of Chemnitz. The closing date for entries is 16 June 2023.
The writing competition is open to all natural persons who have reached the age of 18 at the time of entry and who live, work or are members of a cultural institution in Chemnitz (e.g. library or music school). An independent jury will select three winning texts, which will be published in the third Chemnitz Fairy Tale Book. Prize money will also be paid out. The winner will receive 500 euros, second place will receive 300 euros and third place will be honoured with 200 euros.
All information on the writing competition, the conditions of participation and the declaration of independence are available here.
Background to the writing competition:
Two fairy tale books have already been published by the city of Chemnitz. "Benno und der Hüter des Rätsels" and "Der magische Geschichtenturm" were published in 2021 and 2022 by Claus-Verlag from Limbach-Oberfrohna. A total of 140 stories were submitted for the past two competitions.