The Center for Studies and Publications for Arbëresh announced the contest “Pride of Arbëresh: Arbëresh tales “.

This competition comes for the first time from the Arbëresh Studies and Publications Center (QSPA) with the objective of revitalizing the Arbëresh language, following the policies of the Arbëresh centers and community.

QSPA invited all those interested in the age group of 18-45 years, of Arbëresh origin or belonging to the Arbëresh community, to send their literary creations at: [email protected], by December 20, 2023.

The competition aims to support the artistic creativity of young Arbëresh in the field of prose, having the Arbëresh world as subject, promoting bilingualism as a tool expressive, inspired by historical events and various elements of the Arbër heritage.

The award winner, selected by a jury of professionals, will receive the trophy made specifically for this award.

The two best stories, together with the story of the main prize, will be published with a comment in the study magazine “Continuum – Magazine of Arbëresh studies”, while a part of the texts evaluated for the high artistic level will be published in a special volume, prepared with the contribution and critical care of the QSPA staff itself.

The award will be announced on January 17, 2024, while the award ceremony will be held at the end of the same month.

Arbëresh are the old Albanian community living for centuries in Italy that preserves even nowadays the Albanian language and traditions.

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