ACTION

FANTAISIE

Crime

Satire

Romance

Roman

Comédie

Odyssée

Aventure

POÉSIE

Contes

SAGA

Nouvelles

Fiction

BY YOUNG WRITERS
IN FRENCH

SHORT STORY AND POETRY WRITING CONTEST

Francophone
Expressions

Purpose of this contest

  1. FE (Francophone Expression) is a platform to give a creative literary opportunity to the young writers to express and write in French language. 
  2. The purpose of this contest is to honour the young talents in writing in prose and in poetry in French language. 
  3. The best writers shall get the opportunity to see their works published in the form of a e-collection of short stories and poems with a dedicated ISBN reference number.

Three Different Levels of Participation

If the candidate does not have DELF, then s.he has to provide its equivalent

In case a student does not possess the DELF certification, the French language teaching faculty of the academic institution/college/university has the authority to evaluate the student’s level of competence and authorise the student to participate in a certain category. 

The teacher shall use the template provided by E&B for this purpose. 

The Teacher Reference Form is available on the page “Francophone Expressions: Terms & Conditions). Click here to access the T&C page.

Two Categories of Expression

A: Short Story Writing (Fiction)

Entries can be submitted in one of the following sub-categories which may best represent the entry.

1) Action, 2) Adventure, 3) Comedy, 4) Crime/ Thriller, 5) Historical fiction, 6) Fantasy/ Mystery, 7) Political, 8) Romance, 9) Science fiction

 

B: Rhyming Poetry and Non-rhyming Poetry

NOTE:
When there is no recognizable or purposeful rhyme scheme or structure, free verse falls under non-rhyming poetry.

No participation fee

Recognition

The jury has selected only one poem to be published in the 2021 edition.

The Poem is written by: 

RAKSHITA V BETIGERI

Class XI

AIR FORCE BAL BHARATI SCHOOL, LODI ROAD, NEW DELHI