There is a horrible situation in California that we can not remain indifferent to ... Maybe we can donate something and for this it is important to read this publication:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/11/reader-center/california-fires-how-to-help.html

Meanwhile we expect better news and we remember our literary contest of poetry and short stories related to nature and its preservation!

Bests!

Dear Friends,

We will post here the results of the International Literary Contest "Nature 2017-2018" today or tomorrow.

Bests,

Today is the last day when it is possible to send your work (poem or short story) to our literary contest, edition 2017-2018. Do not forget to send us your written work. Nature continues to be our inspiration. Your work is important to you and to us, do not forget to participate.

Thank you and happy writing.

Link for rules of the Literary Contest:

http://talesforlove.blogs.sapo.pt/literary-contest-nature-2017-2018-65904

Nature Is Speaking – Ian Somerhalder is Coral Reef | Conservation International (CI)

Nature Is Speaking – Lupita Nyong'o is Flower | Conservation International (CI)

Dont' forget to submit your work to ruiprcar@gmail.com!

See regulation bellow.

It is with great joy that we announce the beginning of the International Literature Contest "Nature 2017-2018", which this year runs from 1 December 2017 to 1 April 2018. On 19 April are announced the pre-finalists and the April 28 the main winners.
We refer to joy in this announcement because this is the reunion of all of us in this adventure that has one of its great objectives to raise awareness for the protection of nature. A reunion between friends. This year, for example, California fires have made climate change evident. The suffering of the people was enormous and to note the replacement of a green cloak by the color of ash, it is sad. In the world, the fact that the concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are at very high levels can only make us aware.
It is time to act, so here is also the invitation to participate in this contest and then the conditions of participation and other details.

Here are some videos by Conservation International:

Details of Regulation 2017:
1. Participation in this contest is free.
2. Any person from any country can participate as long as they submit work written in English.
3. Each participant can submit a poem, without limit of words, and a short story, with a maximum of 3000 words. Extra poems: 2 USD each; Extra short stories: 5 USD each.
4. The works must be sent by e-mail to Rui M. (ruiprcar@gmail.com) along with name, country, electronic contact. The subject of the email should be "International Literary Contest 'Nature - 2017-2018'". Line spacing: single spacing; Letter dimension: 12; Type of letter: Calibri; in Word Document.
5. Award-winning finalists are entitled to a digital certificate.
6. All the selected poems will be published in anthology, which will be available in PDF format (possibility to exist in Windows), with a cost of 2.5 € (payment of a donation by PayPal). Award-winning authors are entitled to a free version.
7. Deadline for participation: 1 April 2018.
8. Pre-finalists announced on 19 April.
9. The final results will be announced on April 28 at http://talesforlove.blogs.sapo.pt.
10. The first one of each category will be entitled to a prize of 20 USDs.
 
 
Contest Organizers:

Tales for Love

http://talesforlove.blogs.sapo.pt/

Lisbon - Portugal

Synchronized Chaos

http://synchchaos.com/

California - USA

Main Partners:

Ana Nedelcu 

https://ananedelcu.wordpress.com/

Romania

Atelierul PlayART

https://atelierulplayart.wordpress.com/

Romania

Co-op Radio

http://coopradio.org/

Canada

World Poetry

http://worldpoetry.ca/

Canada

 [More Soon]

Adjudicator:

Shmavon Azatian

Armenian poet and writer based in the USA.
Awarded internationally.
 

Blog services to raise donations to plant trees in California:

a) Critical reading of poem: 3 USDs
b) Critical reading of short story (up to 3000 words): 10 USDs

Note: a poem or short story review will have between 50 and 150 words.

Soon there will be an available collection of paintings.

If you want one of these paintings (without letters) please contact us at

ruiprcar@gmail.com

Thanks

 Please, prepare your poetry or short story (up to 3000 words) to submit!

Enjoy writing and spread the word.

Thanks.

The forest breaths and as a result the planet Earth also breaths, giving us the oxigen that we need to live. During the Winter, in the north of the planet, where the majority of the dry land exists, many trees lose their leafs and the carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere producing a small increase in global temperature. During the Spring and Summer all the trees of the planet grow leafes and they capture carbon dioxide making the weather lightly fresher than it would be without their action.

To tell you the truth the trees are pressious everywhere, even if they are alone in a grey street of a city or together with a small group of other in a beautiful artificial garden. To grow a tree is to grow a friend, it is an act of poetry and who knows of the tales that the sun beams crossing their branches can inspire.

All the insects of the world and all the animals don’t care about written poetry because they have the visual poetry of flowers in a bed and the colorful grace of reefs. They purely enjoy the beautiful gifts of life!

But, do you know that if the mean world sea temperature rises by 2 degrees celcious that would cause serious damage to reefs? And do you know that the big secret of dogs is their friendship and friendly approach towards us? Certainly, you feel that every living creature is Nature; we are Nature and we also deserve a poem… To protect flowers is to protect us.

Life is special and this is the reason why we invite you to submit your best poem or your perfect tale.

We want to select 36 poems and 4 stories for an anthology that will be published as an e-book in Windows 8.

Rules:

1. Every person in the world can participate as long as the submitted work is written in English;
2. Each person can submit one or two poems, with no word limit, and one story, with maximum 3000 words;
3. The first prize is the software Scrivener for Windows or Mac;
4. All the selected works will be part of the Anthology, that will be available for free for at least 100 countries;
5. Entry minimum donation 1 Pound, 1.05 Euros or 1.10 USD per poem and 2 Pounds, 2.10 Euros or 2.20 USD per tale. The donation will be used to help partners, to plant trees and build a monetary prize for the next contest. Maximum donation accepted 10 Pounds, 11 Euros, 12 USD;
6. Deadline date: 30 September 2015;
7. By the end of October 2015 results will be announced at http://talesforlove.blogs.sapo.pt;
8. The Anthology will be published during November 2015 and the first prize will be given as soon as possible;
9. Works should be sent to Rui M. at  together with name, works, country and e-mail contact. Put "International Literary Contest “Poems and Short Fiction for Nature – 2015”" in subject line. Payment of the donation must be done using PayPal to .

Contest organizer:

Rui M. at Tales for Love

Competition Adjudicator:

Synchronized Chaos

http://synchchaos.com/

Main sponsor:

Literature & Latte

Partners:

Book Park and Arts & Literature

http://www.thebookpark.com

Finnally, we would like to kindly invite you to fill in the next questionnaire. It is a part of an academic study about working conditions to people and ultimately their happiness.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Jqv0KbQKsNzbQ1mkC3bv2Tga_LUI0fw4MtWRXY9i8vo/viewform

The questionnaire is anonymous and free!

So, why are you waiting for? Please prepare carefully your work and send it to us when you feel comfortable!

Kind regards,

Rui M.

Sample Apps for Windows 8:

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/app/ardor/e6f370ce-84e9-4efa-a570-63b4c2b994c7

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/app/digitalflowers1/6e938175-ff2c-472c-a122-21bb39a508cd

Inspiring Photos:

As you are aware, each tale is like a small novel or a small love story. Soon I will post a new tale of my book. It is one of my favourite.. I would say it is "the love story novel".

Please don't forget to visit this web site :-)

This is almost a free book online.

See you soon and enjoy the Summer!!

Espero que desfrutem o Verão, embora esteja ainda um pouco frio à noite.

Um abraço a todos.