HANS CHRISTIAN (April 2, 1805 – August 4,1875) ANDERSEN

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Hans Christian Anderson was a Danish author and poet, most famous 2022 RULES and DEADLINES for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are “,” “The Little ,” “,” “The Little Match ,” “The Ugly HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN DEADLINE Entries are due Friday, January 21, 2022 Duckling,” and “The Red Shoes.” During Andersen’s lifetime he was WRITING CONTEST Postmark will confirm sending date. Sponsored by Sestri Levante, Italy and the respected by royalty and acclaimed for having brought joy to children City of Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee across Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into over 150 languages and continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world inspiring many other works.

Andersen was also a poet, and his verse has been set to music by such 2022 REGLAS y FECHAS LÍMITES composers as Grieg, Nielsen and Schumann. Among musical adaptations CONCURSO DE ESCRITURA FECHA LÍMITE are Prokofiev’s song , Mary Rodgers’ musical Once El último día para enviar los escritos es el Upon a Mattress (based on “”), and Disney’s HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN viernes,21 de enero, 2022. Si se envía por Aupiciado por Sestri Levante, Italiay correo, el sello postal va a confirmar la fecha animated feature . Ciudad de Santa Cruz el Comité de Ciudades Hermanas de envío.

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His birthday, 2 April, is celebrated as International Children’s Book Day. A Shanghai theme park based on his fairy tales opened at the end of 2006. Andersen made 30 long journeys in his life, which inspired his novels and fairy tales. He traveled to Germany, England, Italy (Sestri Levante/Riva Trigoso — Santa Cruz Sister City), Spain and Turkey. Two museums, “H.C. Andersen Hus” and “H.C. Andersen Barndomshmjem”, are dedicated to him and his work in his hometown . Unlike many writers, he was widely popular during his lifetime. In 1867, he was appointed Councilor of State in his native and became Honorary Citizen in Odense.

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HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN WRITING CONTEST CONCURSO DE ESCRITURA HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Sponsored by Sestri Levante/Riva Trigoso, Italy and the City of Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee Aupiciado por Sestri Levante/Riva Trigoso, Italia y Ciudad de Santa Cruz el Comité de Ciudades Hermanas

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WHO MAY ENTER? DEADLINE ¿QUIENES PUEDEN PARTICIPAR? FECHA LÍMITE Residents of the County of Santa Cruz. Entries are due Friday, January 21, 2022 Los residentes de la condado de Santa Cruz. El último día para enviar los escritos es el Postmark will confirm sending date. viernes, 21 de enero, 2022. Si se envía por AGE DIVISIONS DIVISIONES correo, el sello postal va a confirmar la fecha 3–5 years: Group entries AWARDS 3–5 años: Participación en grupo de envío. 6–10 years: Individual or group entries 11– Local 6–10 años: Participación individual o engrupo 11–16 16 years: Individual or group entries Gift certificates of $50 for 1st prize; $30 años: Participación individual o en grupo Más PREMIOS Over 16 years: Individual entries only for 2nd; $20 for 3rd in each category and de 16 años: Participación individual solamente Local certificates of participation for all entries. Certificados de regalo de primer premio de Participants may submit more thanone entry. Los participantes pueden presentar más de un $50, segundo premio de $30 y tercer premio Sestri Levante escrito. de $20 en cada categoría y certificados de SUBJECT 3–5years: Games valued at $1,000. participación para todos los autores. A fable or fairy tale which is original and 6–10 and 11–16: Certificate and 1,000 euros TEMA unpublished. (approximately $1,200). Una Fábula o cuento el cual sea original y no Sestri Levante Over 16: Certificate and 2,500 euros publicado. 3–5 años: Juegos valorados en $1,000. 6–10 LENGTH (approximately $3,000). y 11–16: Certificado y 1,000 euros Entries must be typed, no more than 3 TAMAÑO (aproximadamente $1,200). typed pages, double-spaced, size 12 font The author of the best fable in a foreign No más de 3 páginas tipiada,a doble Más de 16: Certificado y 2,500 euros with title. language (other than Italian) will win a espacio, letra de tamaño 12 con el título (aproximadamente $3,00). weekend for two in Sestri. Transportation is (incluído). LABELING not provided. El autor de la mejor fábula en idioma The entries must be titled but not signed. The TÍTULO extranjero (diferente a ltaliano) va a ganar un name of the author(s), birthdate, age group, Please call the Sister Cities Committee at 831.420.5270 Los escritos deben tener título pero no fin de semana para dos en Sestri. No incluye address, and telephone number/ email if you have additional questions. deben firmarse. El nombre del autor (res), transporte. should be indicated on an index card fecha de naciemento, edad del grupo, enclosed in a sealed envelope on which is dirección, teléfono/email debe de indicarse en Si tiene preguntas, favor de llamar al written the title of the entry. The envelope una tarjeta index dentro de un sombre Comité de las Ciudades Hermanas, should be inserted with the copy of the entry cerrado en el cual se debe poner el título del al 831.420.5 270. in its sending envelope and mailed or dropped escrito. El sobre y la copia del escrito deben off to: adjuntarse en otro sobre para ser enviado:

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