Atelier Samadieh announces the 2023 edition of its International Literary Competition for essays, prose, poetry and graphic novels with the support of the association ASSIPROMOS.
Atelier Samadhie announces with regret that the promoted literary contest for 2022 does not include any winners. Actually, conditions set out in the regulation, namely the relevance of the works to at least one of the themes submitted for reflection, as well as the the registration, for each section, of a number of participants equal to or greater than five, have not been fullfilled.
True to our intention to open the competition to all forms of artistic expression, we are pleased to launch a new topic for you talented people.
For you who wish to express yourselves through images and words.
We open the contest to the fourth variant.
We open to reflect your creativity.
The new chapter is
GRAPHIC NOVELS
In this section, we invite you to stay firmly within our usual topics, which remain:
the Inner Life, the Good Character, Justice, Equality and Work. We add that, in order to facilitate participation, the evaluation will consider the structure and essence of the story, as well as the talent and originality of the drawings.
What may go along with the product in terms of special effects and technology used will remain in the background.
This clarification is motivated by the desire to facilitate you, in order to avoid you incurring
excessive expenses.
The three selected poems correspond, on different levels, to the evaluation criteria adopted by the Jury:
1. Relation to one or more of the proposed topics
2. Content and effectiveness of the work in verse
3. Metrics, rhythm and balance of the work in verse
The topic is relevant to the Hidden Word Inner Life, urging us to seek peace, renouncing ourselves. The text expresses the struggle and suffering of those who cannot find themselves in their introspective solitude, at times finding Nothing.
Eventually letting then freely fly the Soul, relying, giving up on its own ego-centrism.
The text evokes the Hidden Words of Equality and Justice, both in connection with the topic of diversity. It can be cause of despair for those who know they are the bearer, without reaching the solace of awareness of having been "all created from a same substance", on which the principle of Equality is based. The same topic, from the perspective of who faces diversity from outside, also reveals the widespread renunciation of "knowing by own knowledge", which generates prejudice regarding all otherness, contravening the basic principle of Justice.
The text expresses the idea that active life is deeply rooted in human condition, which is expressed through it, and that only through it individual and collective benefits can be achieved. Thus, according to the spirit of Service, individual action can affect the
spiritual level as well.
Atelier Samadieh announces its literary competition in the categories poetry, essays and stories and in the future in all expressions of art and thoughts which are inspired by the contents of The Hidden Words
1st Prize: Diploma, Plaque, €200
2nd Prize: Diploma, Plaque, €100
3rd Prize: Diploma, Plaque, €50
1st Prize: Diploma, Plaque, €200
2nd Prize: Diploma, Plaque, €100
3rd Prize: Diploma, Plaque, €50
1st Prize: Diploma, Plaque, €200
2nd Prize: Diploma, Plaque, €100
3rd Prize: Diploma, Plaque, €50
The Atelier was born in memory of Samadieh, that is why her name is positioned at the base of the monogram, as a founding and structuring idea
*Realization*
The logo consists of a monogram, which appears at first sight as the letter A, while it is formed by the union of letters A (Atelier) and the S (Samadieh).
The monogram is irradiated by a series of rays that originate from the name Samadieh; this metaphor is based on the idea of memory that, despite its abstract and impalpable character, is guiding, illuminating and inspiring us and finally becomes the place of art.
*Conclusion*
The logo tells us the story behind the Atelier's origin: the will (rays of light) to create an Atelier that hosts several artistic expressions in the same place (monogram formed by the union of the letters 'A' and 'S') takes origin and inspiration from Samadieh´s memory (her name is written in Persian at the center at the base of the composition).
