(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM))
DUBAI, 8th January, 2018 (WAM) -- The Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has launched phase II of the Short Story Contest revolving around the experience of using various means of public transport, targeting various age groups of people of determination.
The move is in support of "My Community... A City for Everyone" initiative, launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council. The RTA is making every effort to support the people of determination in the field of knowledge and creative writing and help them express their views on topics related to their mobility, especially in public transport.
"The launch of the 2nd edition of the Short Story Contest, as part of the "Read More" initiative, stems from our care for people of determination, who form a key part of all our service, knowledge and cultural initiatives. The contest illustrates our endeavours to live up to our social responsibility in this regard, and this edition does not include any technical conditions such as the number of words and age group," Yousif Ahmed Al Redha, Chief Executive Officer of Corporate Administration Support Services Sector.
The story should focus on mobility networks with a special emphasis on public transport. Submissions to the contest can be made through the e-mail address () until the end of March 2018. The assessment of stories submitted will be co-ordinated with the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.
Stories can be sent both in Arabic or English in a written, audio or pictorial form (drawings) along with a written scenario or dialogue narrating the sequence. There are certain guidelines to control the content and qualify the story for the competition, such as that the story must not have been published before, and must not have abusive content or values inappropriate to the norms and traditions of the UAE community. The RTA is entitled to use such stories as it deems fit with the prior consent of participants.
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