A Brit Writers interview with Mr Cesar Egido, President of Museo de la Palabra – ‘Museum of Words’

 

Who is Mr Cesar Egido and what inspired you to set up this Foundation?
"I am an entrepreneur that owns a media company. I created the Foundation because of two reasons; one of them was that I thought that for Spain it would be convenient to create new initiatives of patronage that would give back to benefit society as part of the legitimate funds of business benefits. The other reason is to make aware the public opinion about the use of the Foundation, it is claimed that subsidies are from governmental institutions. The initiatives we carry out are financed with our own resources."

Please tell us more about the reasons behind your current competition ‘Words and Freedom’
"The 21^st century cannot continue to be like the medieval times, where wars were fought primarily because of religion, mainly between Jewish, Arab and the Christian faiths. Words and dialogue have to be the main tool against violence and the freedom that will set peoples free of fundamentalist’s attitudes."

Tell us more about the work of your Foundation and how important is ‘partnership’ working is to you?
"Nowadays nothing can be done in the world if you do not do it cooperating honestly with other institutions with similar spirits."



How does your competition work and what is the prize? - III Edition of the International Flash Fiction Competition “Museum of Words”
"The first prize is $20,000 to the winner and three runners up of $1,000. Short stories have to be of a maximum of 100 words. Writers can enter the competition through our website on the following link"
http://www.museodelapalabra.com/en/short-tales-contest/3-edition/participation-form

How important are initiatives such as Brit Writers?
"To us it is very important the work that organizations such as Brit Writers do and we are willing to cooperate on their initiatives."

What else would you like to say to anyone reading this right now?
"With the endless possibilities that the network offers nowadays, the world will be of those who will send simpler messages, capable of provoking solidarity between all those who receive it."


Thank you Mr Cesar Egido