ArtLit Competition

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ArtLit Competition.

Long gone are the days that teens would pick up a book and become utterly lost in the London slums and alleys of Dickens or caught up in the schemes and adventures of Twain’s Huckleberry Finn on the Mississippi River. Today these playgrounds of the mind have been replaced by video games, texting and the social networks of the internet. Our purpose of organizing this competition is to inculcate love for art and literature. The award ceremony brings together people of different backgrounds to promote arts, understanding and cross-cultural dialogue.

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2 thoughts on “ArtLit Competition”

  1. I want to enter the artlit competition for writing an essay for one of the five books that you posted on your site.
    Can i still enter or is it too late?

  2. I’m sorry, but I can’t help you directly. I was just advertising the event. If you click the link in the post, you can find more details, including a contact. Good luck.

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