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

Hans Christian Anderson was a Danish author and poet, most famous 20 RULES and DEADLINES for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are “The Snow 20 Queen,” “,” “,” “,” HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN DEADLINE Entries are due Friday, January 24, 2020. “,” and “The Red Shoes.” During Andersen’s lifetime WRITING CONTEST Postmark will confrm sending date. Sponsored by Sestri Levante, Italy and the he was respected by royalty and acclaimed for having brought joy to City of Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee children 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 2020 REGLAS y FECHAS LÍMITES composers as Grieg, Nielsen and Schumann. Among musical adaptations FECHA LÍMITE are Prokofev’s song The Ugly Duckling, Mary Rodgers’ musical Once CONCURSO DE ESCRITURA HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN El último día para enviar los escritos es el Upon a Mattress (based on “The Princess and the Pea”), and Disney’s viernes, 24 de enero, 2020. Si se envía por Aupiciado por Sestri Levante, Italia y correo, el sello postal va a confrmar la animated feature The Little Mermaid. Ciudad de Santa Cruz el Comité de Ciudades Hermanas fecha de envío.

TRIVIA 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 Denmark and became Honorary Citizen in Odense. FAIRY TALE BAY | WRITING CONTEST

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

2020 RULES and DEADLINES 2020 REGLAS y FECHAS LÍMITES WHO MAY ENTER? DEADLINE ¿QUIENES PUEDEN PARTICIPAR? FECHA LÍMITE Residents of the County of Santa Cruz. Entries are due Friday, January 24, 2020. Los residentes del condado de Santa Cruz. El último día para enviar los escritos es el Postmark will confrm sending date. viernes, 24 de enero, 2020. Si se envía por correo, el sello postal va a con irmar la fecha AGE DIVISIONS AWARDS DIVISIONES 3–5 years: Group entries 3–5 años: Participación en grupo de envío. Local 6–10 years: Individual or group entries - Santa Cruz 6–10 años: Participación individual o en grupo Gift certificates of $50 for 1st prize; $30 PREMIOS 11– 16 years: Individual or group entries for 2nd; $20 for 3rd in each category and 11–16 años: Participación individual o en grupo Over 16 years: Individual entries only certifcates o participation or all entries. Más de 16 años: Participación individual Local solamente Certifcados de regalo de primer premio de $50, segundo premio de $30 y tercer premio Participants may submit more than one Sestri Levante de $20 en cada categoría y certifcados de entry. 3–5years: Games valued at $1,000. Los participantes pueden presentar más 6–10and 11–16: Certi icate and 1,000 euros de un escrito. participación para todos los autores. SUBJECT (approximately $1,100). A fable or fairy tale which is original and Over 16: Certi icate and 2,500 euros TEMA Sestri Levante unpublished. (approximately $2,800). Una Fábula o cuento el cual sea original y no 3–5 años: Juegos valorados en $1,000. publicado. 6–10 y 11–16: Certi icado y 1,000 euros LENGTH The author of the best fable in a language (aproximadamente $1,100). Entries must be typed, no more than 3 other than Italian will win a weekend for two TAMAÑO Más de 16: Certi icado y 2,500 euros (aproximadamente $ , 00). typed pages, double-spaced, size 12 font in Sestri. Transportation is not provided. No más de 3 páginas tipiada, a doble 2 8 including title. espacio, letra de tamaño 12 con el título El autor de la mejor fábula en idioma Please call the Sister Cities Committee incluído. LABELING at 831.420.5270 if you have additional extranjero cualquier idioma que no sea questions. Italiano va a ganar un in de semana para dos The entries must be titled but not signed. TÍTULO en Sestri. No incluye transporte. The name of the author(s), birthdate, age Los escritos deben tener título pero no deben group, address, and telephone number/email frmarse. El nombre del autor(es), fecha de Si tiene preguntas, favor de llamar al should be indicated on an index card enclosed nacimento, edad del grupo, dirección, teléfono/ Comité de las Ciudades Hermanas, al in a sealed envelope on which is written the email debe de indicarse en una tarjeta index 831.420.5270. title of the entry. The envelope should be dentro de un sombre cerrado en el cual se debe inserted with the copy of the entry in its poner el título del escrito. El sobre y la copia del sending envelope and mailed or dropped off to: escrito deben adjuntarse en otro sobre para ser enviado o etregado a: Hans Christian Andersen Contest Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee Hans Christian Andersen Contest City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee 323 Church Street | Santa Cruz, CA 95060 City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation 323 Church Street | Santa Cruz, CA 95060