La poesía viaja en Jeepney: Poetry in Motion contest!

¡Hola a todos! As promised, Instituto Cervantes is giving you the chance to win free Spanish lessons, a set of books and a mystery prize during Día del Libro on April 24. How do I join this contest, you may ask. Lucky for you, Cultura en Manila is the perfect place to find out. I'm kidding, or am I? Ha-ha.

In conjunction with the Día celebrations, the Cultura department is mounting the Poetry in Motion blog contest.The game is this: teams (groups of two to three people) must bring themselves to the Jeepney Poetry Reading Tour to be held on April 17. Taking pictures and video of the poets and the festivities, teams must condense it into a blog for everyone to see. Once published online, the Cultura team and an online audience vote will determine whose entry captures the spirit and the excitment of the recital best. The winner will receive free Spanish lessons, a set of books and a mystery prize! Lest I forget, every participant will receive a Día del Libro 2010 shirt gratis. If that's not enough reason for you to give it a shot, you must be loco. Ha-ha, come and join the contest by posting a comment here or sending me an e-mail.To give you a better idea of the contest specifics, here are the rules:

OBJECTIVE:

Teams must document their experience during the Jeepney Poetry Reading Tour as it visits the three venues on April 17, 2010. They should then create a blog featuring their unique story- the joy that poetry reading brought them. The blog must capture the excitement of the event through pictures and video. The more exciting the entry, the bigger the chance to win.

DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION:

All entries must be made available online before April 23, 2010--by commenting the link here on Cultura en Manila. The entry with the highest number of online votes in combination with the selection of the Cultura team as the entry with the utmost creativity and innovation will win.

PRIZES:

• Grand Prize: Free Spanish courses at Instituto Cervantes (any level for each member of the winning team) + Set of books + Mystery prizes to be announced on Día del Libro itself
• All contestants will be given a Día del Libro 2010 T-Shirt

CONTEST RULES AND MECHANICS:

1. The contest is open to all but is limited to groups with two to three members each, teams must be either in pairs or in a trio of people.
2. Photos/videos of subjects taken during the Jeepney Poetry Reading Tour should be the main highlight but contestants can use other photos/videos that are significant to their presentation.
3. All team members should be present at least, two out of the three venues. If all three are featured, the more points.
4. The winners (both the team and the lucky voter) will be announced at 7:30 pm on April 24, 2010 and they must be present to claim the prize.
5. Employees of the Instituto Cervantes and their relatives are not eligible to participate.
6. Instituto Cervantes will have the right to use any of the submitted pictures/videos, always crediting its author.

Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!