International Prize for Digital Literature

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Submissions are open for the 3rd Ciutat de Vinaros International Prize of Digital Literature. There are three prizes in Digital Narrative (2500 Euros), Digital Poetry (2500 Euros) and a special ‘Vincent Ferrer Romero’ Prize for the best work of Digital Literature written in Catalan (1000 Euros). This is currently the only annual prize competition with a substantial purse in electronic literature, and all digital authors are encouraged to submit. The judging criteria specify:

* Works that explore and use the possibilities of the computer as a space for creation.
* Literary quality, seen as the renovation of poetic and narrative techniques through new means of creation.
* Quality and accessibility of the interface design.
* In the case of digital poetry, texts submitted may comprise a single piece of work or a compilation of poetry.
* The jury will also take into account works that experiment with the Internet as a medium for literary creation.
* Works entered for these prizes must be unpublished and written in one of the following languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Catalan.

The submission deadline is September 14, 2007.