Purpose for the
writing competition
Life’s lessons are always embedded in the
literature we read, and the only way we are able to truly explore and engage
them is in creative writing. With writing we are persuaded to translate the
smallest instances into concrete words. It is a challenge that will improve
approaches to day-to-day activities and, most importantly, help make one grow
deeply and comprehend one own notion of humanity.
Putting HIV/AIDS into papers is the better way
of understanding it. Lamwo Rock Foundation would like to picture HIV/AIDS in
form of: fiction, non-fiction, prose, essay and poetry yearly beginning 2014.
We need HIV/AIDS to be dabbled and experimented for better understanding. This
will make the community to have syntactical choices and decide that whatever
they do gear toward the prevention and ending the disease. We need the
information on HIV/AIDS which has been flying on air for so long as ordinary sound
of words to be stitched together in a sentence which will have reason behind its
forever memory.
There will be some kind of twisted maturity
that will come with writing about HIV/AIDS and carries into the reality that we
have seen but had not thought about it. We will want writing that will make
HIV/AIDS sudden, it should be too spontaneous, and we want to find enough of
reasons which can stay with the community to help them stop this pandemic. With
written words, we shall be mildly more cautious and conscious to these messages
we will communicate. This will translate into conversation and presentations,
and it is valuable in this “real world.”
Competition
Lamwo Rock Foundation
calls for a writing competition on a topic HIV/AIDS. The writing should carry a
message which will inspire positive change in attitude toward HIV/AIDS,
discourage stigma toward the HIV/AIDS patients. The writing should be creative
enough to leave sparkling message in the mind of the audience. Out of the
long list of submission, five manuscripts will be shortlisted for the
prizes. The three winning manuscript will be published by Lamwo Rock
Foundation and they will be translated into Luo language, the other two will be
published online on Lamwo Rock Foundation website. This writing can be inform
of fiction or nonfiction but must address the key topic, 'HIV/AIDS'. The
manuscript should be between 3000 to 5000 words, poetry is not accepted for the
year 2014. All work must be original and shouldn't have been published in any
form before. All the writers copy’s right is reserved and the writer should
accept the published book to be used for teaching.
Submission will
commence in 1st of January 2014 and
the deadline will be 31st of March. The five winners will be announced in Lamwo district
by May 2014 where their winning prizes will be presented.
Who is qualified?
All Ugandan youth from
18 to 35 years of age living in Uganda. Living in Uganda refers to a person
born in the country and staying in the country. A Ugandan who has gone abroad
for the purpose of study or work but has his/her family living in Uganda can
apply.
Prizes
The first winner will
go with $ 500 and the second runner up with $ 200 and third $ 100 and 4th and
5th will get various goods ranging from books. The five winners will read from
their scripts to the audience in the sunny evening of Lamwo while viewing the
top of Lalak Mountain.
For questions
Email: lamworock.writing@gmail.com
