Möbius launches its call for manuscripts looking for the best short original fantasy stories. The winning author will receive 1500€ in-kind prize and the opportunity to publish their literary work as an innovative cross-media production involving 3D-audio, original artwork and virtual reality.  

The eligibility conditions to participate are that the manuscript must be an unpublished work with a maximum length of 6.000 characters (including spaces), participants must be of legal age (>18) and residents or citizens of EU-27 countries plus associated countries or in process of becoming associated to Horizon Europe.   

The text should be written in English, Italian and/or Spanish and each participating author has a maximum of two (2) submissions. The call will be open until 15th of January 2022. 

Möbius will allow writers to jump into a utopic world and imagine a different future. The initiative is linked to the New European Bauhaus, which is “a creative and interdisciplinary initiative that creates a meeting space to design future lifestyles, at the crossroads between art, culture, social inclusion, science and technology.” as stated by the European Commission.  

About Möbius

Möbius is an initiative funded under the European Commission Horizon 2020 programme that aims to modernize the European book publishing industry by remodelling the traditional value chains and business models. It trusts in uncovering the prosumers potential to deliver new enriched media experiences. For more information visit https://mobius-project.eu/  

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 957185.