Spanish and Portuguese Writing Competition February 2026

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON

Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE WRITING COMPETITION

Como será uma cidade lusófona daqui a 100 anos?

Pensa como serão a sociedade, a cultura, as tradições e festivais, os costumes, as paisagens, as pessoas ou a tecnologia … dentro de um século.

¿Cómo será una ciudad española o hispanoamericana en 100 años?

Piensa en cómo será la sociedad, la cultura, las tradiciones y festivales, las costumbres, los paisajes, la gente, o la tecnología ... dentro de un siglo.

Submissions: raquel.fernandez_sanchez@kcl.ac.uk for Spanish or alexandra.lourenco_dias@kcl.ac.uk for Portuguese

DEADLINE: 23 FEBRUARY 2026

The Department of Languages, Literature and Cultures at King's College London is seeking to publish one original piece of writing in Spanish and in Portuguese (PDF format) on this topic, written by a student of Spanish or Portuguese in Year 12 or 13 (S5 or S6 in Scotland).

Prizes

The author of the winning entry will receive a book token and will have their submission published in “Sobremesa”, the Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan language magazine produced by students at King's College London, which has a wide circulation among university students and language learners across the UK.

How to enter

Entries should be 400-450 words in length and written in Spanish or Portuguese, and should be accompanied by the entry form.

The topic may be addressed from any angle; your submission may take the form of a creative piece of writing, or you may choose another creative form (a comic, a poem…) Entries will be judged on the basis of both content and language by King’s College Lecturers and the Editorial Team of Sobremesa.

Entries should be submitted by e-mail:

Dr Raquel Fernández-Sánchez at raquel.fernandez_sanchez@kcl.ac.uk for Spanish

Dr Alexandra Lourenço Dias alexandra.lourenco_dias@kcl.ac.uk for Portuguese

Please don’t forget to attached the following for too!

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE WRITING COMPETITION ENTRY FORM

Please complete this form and return it with your entry to Dr Raquel Fernández-Sánchez (raquel.fernandez_sanchez@kcl.ac.uk) for Spanish, or Dr Alexandra Lourenço Dias (alexandra.lourenco_dias@kcl.ac.uk) for Portuguese by 23 February 2026.

Name:

Age:

E-mail address (please use your school email address):

School name and address:

School year:

How long have you been learning Spanish/Portuguese?

By signing below, I confirm that the entry submitted to the Spanish and Portuguese Writing Competition is all my own work:

Signature: _______________________________________________________

Thank you for taking part.

We look forward to reading your submissions!