The Concurso Literario de La Felguera (''La Felguera Literary Competition'') or Premio Internacional de Relatos Cortos de La Felguera (''La Felguera Short Stories International Award'') is the most important tales competition of
Spain
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and one of the most popular in
Spanish language
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It was created in 1950 like a poems competition, until 1955, and since that year as a tales or short stories competition. It takes place in the town of
La Felguera
La Felguera is a parish of Langreo, and the most important district in the municipality of Langreo (Principality of Asturias) in northern Spain, with 21.000 inhabitants. It is located 18 minutes by car to Oviedo, the capital of Asturias. La Felg ...
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Principality of Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.
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, Spain). The award consists in the ''Llaves de San Pedro'' (''
Saint Peter Keys'') and 8.000 €.
Every year the ''San Pedro Cultural Society'' receives hundreds of stories from all around the world.
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References
*''The information in this article is based on that in its
Spanish equivalent''.
External links
San Pedro Cultural Society website{{in lang, es
Felguera
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1950 establishments in Spain