The Story ' Weightless ', an impression of Travel Ammassalik in eastern Greenland, Michele Lepera won first prize at the travel stories - fiction section - the prestigious Premio Chatwin .
Chatwin Award "Walking the World" is the only cultural event dedicated to the great English writer and traveler, with exclusive - granted to the widow Elizabeth - to spread in Italy and abroad memory the works and thought of Bruce Chatwin to promoting and spreading the culture of travel.
The competition that attracts competitors from various regions of Europe, who share with their videos, stories, photos, this year was chaired by the writer Ermanno Rea and photojournalist Mario Dondero .
The jury consists of: Mark Aime (anthropologist, writer), Ambrogio Borsani (writer), Joseph Cederna (actor, writer), Maurizio Garofalo (photoeditor ), Ferruccio Giromini (historic image), Massimo Luconi (director), Sandra Petrignani (journalist, writer), Giovanni Scipioni (journalist), Silvestro Serra (journalist) .
The awards in the closing day of the 2010, to be held in Genoa Saturday, November 20, will see the delivery of special awards to prominent figures of the Italian and international cultural landscape.
These include: Cees Noteboom, the photographer Ivo Sagle; musician Vinicius Capossela, the actor Paul Briguglia in place of Rocco Papaleo; Flaviano Bianchini, special mention 'the best book of the year', with the book "In Tibet". will be present each year as Elizabeth Chatwin, widow of Bruce Chatwin and sponsor of the Award.
The village is talking about at the beginning of the story is Tiniteqilaaq the edge of the world, and steps are the steps of rusty iron ladder leading to the pier.
At this link you can read the whole story.
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