XVII poetry contest "words of autumn" 2026

What is this grant about?

It is a poetry contest called “Words of Autumn.” You can register if you are 18 years old or older, live in the Community of Madrid and have not won the previous edition, in addition to being up to date with your taxes at the Fuenlabrada City Council. The call is competitive: the application must be submitted before September 30, 2026 and then the proposals will be compared, so meeting the requirements does not guarantee aid. The prize is a non-refundable financial subsidy.

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Official description of the call

In accordance with the provisions of art. 17.3.b and 20.8.a of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Subsidies, the extract of the Call is published, the full text of which can be consulted in the National Subsidies Database https://www.pap.hacienda.gob.es/bdnstrans/ge/es/convocatorias - Purpose: It involves participating in a Poetry contest, created with the aim of promoting knowledge about different women poets, honoring them and at the same time bringing to light those who have been made invisible. This year Chantal Maillard is honored. - Participants: All people over 18 years of age residing in the Community of Madrid who have not won a prize in the edition of the XVI Contest (year 2025) and who are up to date with their tax obligations with the Fuenlabrada City Council may participate. There are two different and mutually exclusive categories, for which the following requirements are required: ¿ FUENLABRADA Category: Be of legal age at the time of the application and be registered in Fuenlabrada. COMMUNITY OF MADRID Category: Be of legal age at the time of the application and be registered in any municipality of the Community of Madrid, except in Fuenlabrada. This condition must be accredited by means of a registration form that must be provided with the application. - Works to be presented: The works presented must be unpublished, that have not been previously published in any medium or awarded in another contest. The poems will be a free topic, written in Spanish, Times New Roman font, size 12, line spacing 1.5 and DIN-A4 format. Up to two poems per participant will be admitted, with a minimum of 14 verses and a maximum of 40. Those that are offensive and those with spelling errors will be discarded. Their originality and creativity will be valued. - Presentation and deadline: The works must be sent without a signature, accompanied by an escrow (small sealed envelope), inside which appears the name, address, telephone number, email, photocopy of the valid DNI - and valid registration form for participants in the Community of Madrid category -, and the third party's file signed and accompanied by a certificate of bank ownership. (The third party's file will be available for download at the following link: https://www.ayto-fuenlabrada.es/web/portal/tramites/feminismo and can also be collected at the Center for Equality ¿8 de Marzo¿). The title of the poem and pseudonym of the author must appear on the outside of the envelope. It will be delivered in a large envelope with only the category (Fuenlabrada or Community of Madrid) and the name of the contest: Seventeenth Poetry Contest ¿Words of Autumn¿ by Creative Women Rosa Montero. The submission period will be from the day following the publication of this extract in the BOCM until September 30, 2026, both inclusive. They can be delivered in person or by postal mail sent to the following address: Centro para la Igualdad ¿8 de Marzo¿, Calle Luis Sauquillo, 10 - CP 28944 Fuenlabrada (Madrid). For works delivered in person, the hours will be Monday to Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. For works submitted by postal mail, the postmark date will be taken as the entry date. - Prizes: The following prizes are established: FUENLABRADA CATEGORY PRIZE AMOUNT € First 500.00 Second 300.00 Third 100.00 COMMUNITY OF MADRID CATEGORY PRIZE AMOUNT € First 400.00 Second 200.00 - Credit: Credits for a total amount of €1,500 are recorded in the expense application 2026/5021/231/48100. - Jury: Once the admission period has ended, the jury will meet to issue the ruling. It will be made up of a technician from the Department of Feminism and Diversity, an expert in literature and two people from the Rosa Montero Creative Women entity. - Awards ceremony: After approval by the Local Government Board of the list of award winners, the Rosa Montero association will organize an event to present the awards. The award-winning authors will be notified in advance of the date of the celebration and must commit to attending and reading their work. Non-attendance without justified cause means renouncement of the prize. The prizes will be paid by bank transfer to the current account whose ownership has been duly accredited.

Issuing agency

FUENLABRADA — FUENLABRADA CITY COUNCIL

Scope

COMUNIDAD DE MADRID

Category

Recipients

NATURAL PERSONS WHO DO NOT DEVELOP ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

More information

• Official BDNS portal (infosubvenciones.es) ↗
• Governing rules ↗

Deadlines

Full information

Who can apply for this grant?

• NATURAL PERSONS WHO DO NOT DEVELOP ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

The full requirements may vary. Check the governing rules and the official portal to confirm all requirements.

Financial information

Documents

• Texto en castellano de la convocatoria ↗
• EXTRACTO DEL ACUERDO DE JUNTA DE GOBIERNO LOCAL DE FECHA 05 DE JUNIO DE 2026 (PTO 20) POR EL QUE SE APRUEBAN EL GASTO Y LAS BASES CORRESPONDIENTES AL XVII CERTAMEN DE POESIA ¿PALABRAS DE OTOÑO¿. ↗

Governing rules

ORDINANCE REGULATING SUBSIDIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FUENLABRADA

Governing rules ↗

Applicable EU regulation

· Goals