Friday evening at 8 pm, the publisher Edilivre will unveil the theme of its literary competition "48 hours to write".
As the name suggests, candidates will have 48 hours, not one more, to submit their work.
The ten best stories will be published in a collection.
On your marks, get set, write!
Friday evening February 19, a few thousand candidates will be on the starting blocks in their office, in front of their computer, with lots of coffee and energy bars.
Anne Imart, the director of Edilivre, organizes the contest "48 hours to write" and will give the starting signal this Friday evening at 8 pm.
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"The theme will be revealed with the constraints, the beginning - the first sentence of the short story, the number of signs, and there may also be a word to be found, a keyword. They will have until Sunday. 8 pm to deliver their news. "
With the key, the publication in a collection
The last time, the theme was: "Supernatural Encounters".
Julien Riffaud won the second prize and gives some advice: "I did not prepare more than that. I really waited for the theme to be revealed. It is important that I am well rested. And I try to myself. put in really calm conditions. I only wrote when I wanted to: if I felt that I didn't want to anymore, that I really wanted to take a break, I didn't force myself. "
The competition is open to all age groups and this year's top ten short stories will be published in a collection.