“Cocktail of memories”, written by Sara Barberá from Madrid, became winner of the fourh edition of the short story literary competition called ‘Do not disturb’, organized by the Hotel Servigroup Montíboli. The second prize went to Juan Carlos Somoza from Bilbao for the story “A wine waitress and a broker”.
A very positive outcome this year, as the hotel received an overall of 159 texts, mainly from Spain, but also from other countries such as Cuba, México, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina o Chile. Regarding Spanish regions, the most part of the stories came from Madrid, followed by Alicante and also Valencia.
The origins of this literary competition come from 2008 when the hotel celebrated its 40th Anniversary, as well as many other extraordinary cultural activities that took place at the hotel from that moment.It has become a consolidated literary competition that is announced every year at the beginning of springtime.
“Do not Disturb” aims at supporting tale writers, opening doors to new authors and to encourage literary creation and reading as a leisure activity. Moreover, the prize also means the pieces will be published in a book that gathers winners and finalists in a book that the hotel offers to hotel guests.
4 th Do Not Disturb Edition (2011):
Winner: "“Cocktail of memories” written by Sara Barberá.
Second prize: "“A wine waitress and a broke” written by Juan Carlos Somoza.
3 er Do Not Disturb Edition (2010):
On 3rd edition of the "Do not disturb" Love Story Competition was edited the third Love Storys book with the work of Alfredo de Andrés Ramos, 1st prize with a story titled "Moonriver", the work of Vicente Soriano Bayarri, 2nd prize with a piece of work called "Aniversario"(Aniversary), and other 4 finalist stories.
2 ndDo Not Disturb Edition (2009):
We edited the 2nd "Love Stories Book" with the winner stories: 1st prize, a story titled "Do not disturb" from Dolores González, 2nd prize, a work called "Recuérdame mañana" (Remember me tomorrow); and other 5 finalist stories.
1 st Do Not Disturb Edition (2008): Digital Book.
Together with the winner stories and other finalists, The Do Not Disturb Love Stories Book was edited.