A non-anonymous literary and photographic competition in the genres: blog, photography, photo reportage, scientific-academic and journalistic works for authors over 18 years of age on a topic in the field of social services. The 1st edition of this competition was launched at the jubilee congress dedicated to the quality of social services under the name 'Beauty and Goodness are Within Reach of Human Experience'. The deadline for competition entries has been extended to 31 August 2019.
Competition Categories
• Blog • Photo Reportage • Standalone Photograph • Scientific Article (with possibility of article indexing) • Professional Article (with possibility of article indexing) • Journalism (interview, reportage, etc.)
Competition Organizers
• Association of Social Services Professionals • Tabita, s. r. o • Prohuman.sk • Academy of Education and Research in Social Services
Type of Event: International Event
Competition Deadline
The deadline for competition entries has been extended to 31 August 2019.
Official Announcement of Results: 12–13 September 2019 at the 4th Marathon of Social Rehabilitation on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the founding of the Academy of Education and Research, which will take place in Holíč. The theme of the event is media.
Competition Rules
Participants must be at least 18 years of age; there is no upper age limit. Only original works written in Slovak, Czech, German, or English and not previously published will be accepted. There is no limit on the number of entries submitted by one author. Authors may publish in multiple categories.
Entries and photographs that pass the review will be published in Prohuman magazine in the relevant category. The requirement is that they must be published by 31 August 2019.
Photographs unrelated to the competition topic may be excluded from the competition or will not be considered during the evaluation.
For the photo reportage genre, the requirement is a minimum of 9 photographs in one reportage and an accompanying short text of at least 600 characters including spaces.
In the standalone photograph category, a participant may submit a maximum of 10 standalone photographs during the competition period.
The recommended length for scientific articles is: up to 20 standard pages; for professional articles up to 15 standard pages; for journalism 2–10 standard pages.
If the winner cannot be contacted due to missing or incorrect contact information, their claim to the prize is forfeited and the prize goes to an alternate winner.
The competition organizer reserves the right to change the rules in case of unexpected events.
Contact for information and submission of competition entries: literarnasutaz@prohuman.sk
The following must be listed in the header of each competition entry:
• author's first and last name, • telephone number, • e-mail.
Competition Evaluation
The works in the literary and photographic competition will be evaluated by a professional jury composed of: PhDr. Mária Kovaľová, PhD. MHA – expert on quality in social work and social services Mgr. Peter Senko – editor-in-chief of Prohuman magazine Mgr. Mária Mišovičová – journalist and editor PhDr. Alena Bučeková – journalist and editor, operator of Seniorhelp Ing. Peter Marek – photographer
Awards
The 3 best entries from each category will be awarded. It is possible to win interesting books and various prizes. The competition results will be published on the websites www.prohuman.sk and www.aopss.sk after 1 September 2019.