Cape Verdean Student Wins 1st Place in International Creative Writing Competition

Elisiane Cabral, a 10th grade student from Cape Verde, won first place in the "Creative Writing Competition - World Portuguese Language Day", beating 130 other participants from eight member countries of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) .

The competition, which is part of the CPLP Strategic Education Cooperation Plan and the CPLP Friendly Schools Network project, challenged students to write about the theme "Youth and Sustainability for the future of CPLP". Divided into two phases, national and international, the competition allowed wide participation, culminating in the selection of the best works for the international phase.

The national phase selected the three best works from each country, totaling 131 participants from Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and Timor-Leste. The twenty-four best productions advanced to the international stage, where an international jury awarded the first three places.

Elisiane Cabral, from Cape Verde, reached first place, followed by Zelia Marçal, from Timor-Leste, in second place, and Leonardo Pereira, from Portugal, in third place. The award ceremony took place on July 19th, during the XXIX Ordinary Meeting of the CPLP Council of Ministers in São Tomé and Príncipe, celebrating the talent and creativity of young writers from the Portuguese-speaking community.