Scrivoanchio.it's Multimedia Writing Workshops are underway.
The very young Italian finalists of the 2015 edition are arriving in Puglia.
Castellana Grotte, July 15, 2014 – Don't miss the workshops of the sixth edition of Scrivoanchio.it, a national multimedia creative writing competition for young people aged 14 to 18. The workshops will begin at 8:00 PM in the Castellana Caves, in the stunning setting of La Grave. These workshops include "La Scrittura... diversa," a presentation of the web series "Welcome to Italy" with Donatella Altieri and Anna Moretti, and the theatrical performance of "La Zia d'America" by L. Sciascia, featuring Paolo Panaro. The event will also feature performances of literary works by Lello Gurrado and Sopoti Besnik.
The competition, now well-established in Italian secondary schools for its originality, has so far seen nearly 4500 online participants, 1000 contestants registered for the final stages, 1200 discussion topics opened by students, 210.000 posts on the forum, more than 2000 Facebook members, and over 1 million visits to the website www.scrivoanchio.it.
This year, the 10 young finalist writers come from eight Italian regions and will meet in Alberobello (La Chiusa di Chietri base camp) where they will participate in a full immersion of traveling writing workshops in many locations in the Sea, Trulli and Caves district until July 25th.
The finalists of the 2015 edition are Acrì Chiara (15 years old, Sardinia), Bena Alice (16 years old, Lombardy), Clemente Giada (18 years old, Puglia), Maggio Zanon Luca (15 years old, Friuli V. Giulia), Mileti Chiara (16 years old, Puglia), Panaccio Martina (16 years old, Abruzzo), Picaro Mariarosaria (15 years old, Campania), Sulmona Elena (18 years old, Molise), Varegliano Rosalba (18 years old, Puglia), Zizzola Elena (15 years old, Veneto).
This year, too—continuing the "Legality and Writing" project, spearheaded by Don Aniello Manganiello and the "28" Cultural Association—the workshops' underlying theme will be "Social Issues," addressing current issues such as "Diversity and Immigration."
To attend the event at the Castellana Caves on July 23rd at 8:00 PM, simply register using the form on the official website www.grottedicastellana.it. Admission is free while seats last.
The complete program and events can be followed on the Facebook page Scrivoanchio.it
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