The information was revealed at a press conference in HCM City on December 22. The competition is open to all Vietnamese citizens at home and abroad as well as overseas Vietnamese.

All submissions must be short stories, though there is no specific word limit, and must be unpublished.

The entries are written in Vietnamese and submitted to the address of the art-culture publishing house No.88-90 Ky Con, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City or to the email address truyenduthinxbvhvn@gmail.com.

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The contest will present one first prize worth VND 20 million (USD 856), one second prize worth VND 15 million (USD 642), two third prizes each worth VND 10 million (USD 428) and four fourth prizes each worth VND 5 million (USD 214).

The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on Vietnamese Women’s Day October 20, 2019.

The contest is sponsored by a project from the LiBeratupreis-Frankfurt 2018 that honored Vietnamese writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu for the German version of her book Canh dong bat tan (Endless Field).

At the press conference, Tu said she will use the award money (around EUR 6,000) to implement women-related literature projects.

She hoped the contest will receive support from literature lovers and their stories will help share love to all women in society.

Source: VNA