Andorra acolhe 10.ª edição do concurso literário WhatsApp Relats com participação escolar nacional

Alunos dos 4.º anos do ensino secundário de Andorra e níveis equivalentes participaram na décima edição do concurso literário WhatsApp Relats na manhã de terça-feira. Pela primeira vez, o evento contou com participação exclusiva nacional de oito escolas de vários sistemas educativos: os institutos andorranos em Santa Coloma, Encamp e Ordino; a escola espanhola María Moliner; os centros congregacionais Mare Janer, Sant Ermengol e Sagrada Família; e a Agora International School.

Held ahead of Sant Jordi, the contest encourages young people to practise creative writing with familiar digital tools such as mobile phones and the WhatsApp app. Coordinators at each school received the writing prompt via WhatsApp early in the day and shared it with participants, who had one hour to produce a story of up to 100 words. Submissions arrived through the same platform, where they were anonymised and assigned codes before jury review.

The judging process includes several rounds to select three winners and seven finalists, all from Andorran schools. First prize is a touchscreen tablet, second a smartwatch, and third a student backpack. The other finalists will each receive a set of wireless earbuds. The winning school's centre gains a book package from the Associació Llibre del Pirineu. Prizes will be presented at a public event during a reading promotion festival.

The Ministry of Institutional Relations, Education and Universities leads the initiative, supported by Andorra Telecom for technical expertise, promotion and prizes, and the Associació Llibre del Pirineu for organisation and book donations.