Scottish Gadda Juniors 2012 – Rules
Eligible Works and Timeline
Scottish Gadda Juniors. Stage 1. Closing date: 15 May 2012. Creative Writing and Other Media Competition open to secondary schools (S4, S5, S6) in Edinburgh and Glasgow. In the first selection schools and individuals may submit short detective stories or dialogues for the stage. Entries must be written in English, be no more than 2,000 words long and detect-discover-explore Italy through the setting. This may be understood in the broadest sense, and entries set, for instance, in the Italian communities outside Italy, e.g., in Scotland or in the UK more generally, are eligible and welcome as they will complement our research and public engagement projects in Italian Diaspora Studies (Benedetti Scholarships Project and Di Ciacca Postdoctoral Fellowship). The 24 Junior Semifinalists will be announced on 1 June 2012. The Junior Semifinalists Workshop will follow at the end of June – the 12 Junior Finalists will be announced on that occasion.
Stage 2. Closing date: 1 August 2012. Stage 2 of the Competition, Other media, is open to the 12 Scottish Junior Finalists only. Stage 2 submissions may consist in one of the following: photo porfolio (max 5 photos), film (max 3 mins), 1 event poster, 1 book cover illustration, 1 installation (recorded through photo portfolio, max 5 photos, or film, max 3 mins). Other Media submissions must develop the detecting Italy angle of the written submission. Poster submissions based on the written submission must be pitched for an Edinburgh Gadda Prize event. Similarly, book cover illustrations must be pitched for a real commission and attempt to connect written submission to the general prize themes (detective genre, detecting Italy, communities, italian communities outside Italy, story-telling, junior entrants, other media). Stage 2 entries must be submitted on dvd. The 6 Scottish Junior Winners will be announced on 20 August 2012, with the Award Events and Ceremony to take place on 22 September 2012.
Closing dates: 15 May 2012, 1 August 2012
Winners announcements: 1 June 2012, 20 August 2012
Award Ceremony: 22 September 2012
Prize 4 – Edinburgh University Only
Scottish Gadda Juniors. Edinburgh University Year 1 students only may enter the newest pilot initiative of the Edinburgh Gadda Prize. Prize 4 Rules, submission modes, closing dates, timeline and award procedures apply. In the 2012 pilot, 12 Edinburgh students will reach the Semifinals and 6 students will reach the Finals, with the 3 Edinburgh Winners participating to International Gadda Juniors as part of their prize.
Overall Timeline
Stage 1 entries must be received by 15 May 2012. The 24 Junior Semifinalists and the 12 Edinburgh University Semifinalists will be announced on 1 June 2012. The Junior Semifinalists Workshop will take place at the end of June (date to be announced). The 12 Junior Finalists and the 6 Edinburgh University Finalists will be announced on that occasion. Stage 2 submissions (Other Media) must be received by 1 August 2012. The 6 Junior Winners and the 3 Edinburgh University Winners will be announced on 20 August 2012. International Gadda Juniors and the Award Ceremony for all Prizes will take place at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, on 22 September 2012.
General Exclusions
Previous Juniors Winners (2010) are excluded from entering the Prize.
Registration
Stage 1. Entrants must send their work to Scottish Juniors Submissions as a pdf attachment and submit the registration form electronically by the closing date. Stage 2. Finalists must send their Other Media submissions on dvd and by post to the address indicated in the Registration page.
Registration Fee
There is no registration fee.
Judging Panels
The Panels’ decisions are final and cannot be appealed. The Panels may decide to award special mention status to one or more meritorious entries. They may also decide to award no Prize if they consider that the candidacies presented do not justify its attribution.
Notification
Only prize winners and those who have been awarded a special mention will be notified. This will be done by email and on this webpage.
Award Ceremony Attendance
Prize winners are expected to attend the Award Ceremony.
The Prize
The 24 Scottish Junior Semifinalists and the 12 Edinburgh University Semifinalists will receive dilpomas and book prizes as part of the second Junior Gadda Workshop (June 2012). They will also receive complimentary event registrations and tickets for the later events in September.
As well as receiving diplomas and book prizes, the 6 Scottish Junior Winners and the 3 Edinburgh University Winners will take part in the Junior Winners Labs, together with the 6 Winners of Gadda Giovani 2011 (International Gadda Juniors). In a further homage to the experimental urgency and cultural hybridity of the early 20th century, this will result in a Multimedia Exhibition-Performance based on the Junior Submissions (Edinburgh 2012 Award Events and Ceremony). The overall Winner and the Runner-up of Scottish Gadda Juniors will win a travel bursary (£500) to attend Gadda Giovani Montecassino 2013.
Additional Prize
The named teacher representative of the school that has had the best overall submission results will receive a travel bursary (£500) to attend the finals of Montecassino 2013.
Return Policy
The works submitted will not be returned.
Acceptance of Rules
Submitting the registration form implies unconditional acceptance of these rules.
