What would it be like to be in the shoes of William Shakespeare for a day? Do you have the courage to imagine that?
It could be the day you found the end for Romeo and Juliet. Or the day you imagined the humorous scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Or the day you "assembled" the murder in Macbeth's castle. Or what about the day the father's ghost appears to Hamlet? It may be the day you wrote the 154th sonnet.
Or, who knows, maybe you want to catch a normal day in Shakespeare's father's life in the middle of his family.
We, the British Council Romania team, together with the Pandora M Publishing team challenge you to travel back to the Elizabethan era and imagine that you are Shakespeare for a day.
We look forward to your stories!
HERE ARE THE DETAILS:
- essays: exclusively in English
- size: 1000-1500 words
- who can participate? high school students across the country
- address to which the essays are sent: rsvpevents@britishcouncil.ro
- the winners will receive books as a gift; all participants will receive participation diplomas
CALENDAR:
- 23 April: official launch of the contest
- 23 May: deadline for registration of essays in the competition
- 24-30 May: judging
- 1 June: announcement of winners
JURY:
- Nigel Bellingham - director of the British Council Romania
- Mihaela Michailov - co-founder of the Replika Educational Theater Center, UNATC PhD lecturer “I.L. Caragiale” Bucharest, Performing Arts critic and Cultural journalist
- Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu - writer, editorial director of Pandora M Publishing House, coordinator of the collection “ANANSI. World Fiction”
AWARDS:
- book packages for places I, II and III/plus participation diplomas for all participating students and coordinating teachers