Students from 1st cycle schools in the municipalities of Terras do Infante (Aljezur, Lagos and Vila do Bispo) can apply for drawing and writing works to the Reader/Writer Contest of the Municipal Library of Lagos until the 3rd of March.
The author chosen for the 12th edition of this reading promotion initiative was Pedro Seromenho.
This initiative “arises from the municipality's intention to encourage the reading of Portuguese authors by young 1st cycle students, but also to stimulate their creativity and imagination”, according to the Lagos Chamber.
Students can compete in the Drawing or Writing modalities (poetry, prose or short story), «the works must be inspired by the guest author's works».
Entries must be original and delivered by March 3, 2023 at the Municipal Library of Lagos, indicating the name, name of the teacher and educational establishment, and group work of up to 3 elements will also be accepted.
The best works will be awarded with books and vouchers to redeem at a local bookstore.
Participation rules can be consulted here.
As for the chosen author, Pedro Seromenho, lives in Braga, but is a regular presence in Lagos.
He calls himself “reader, writer, illustrator, editor, storyteller and detective of lost pairs of socks”.
He is the founder of the publishing house Paleta de Letras and has published more than eighteen books for children, including “A handful”, “My grandfather can fly”, “Why animals don’t drive”, “The city that wanted to live in the countryside ”, “The Pea Escape” and “The Fabulous Fox”.
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