Museum of Words / Museo de la Palabra

espresso5 · Oct 2, 2014

The Museum of Words (Museo de la Palabra) is having a flash fiction contest with a 20k USD prize. Everything looks on the up and up, but the entry form is asking for a passport# and home address, which seems kind of odd. Is this legit, or some sort of elaborate identity scam?

http://www.museodelapalabra.com/en/short-tales-contest/4-edition/participation-form

Gravity · Oct 2, 2014

I wouldn't give out that info. Talk about opening Pandora's Box. Nope.

JournoWriter · Oct 2, 2014

That's a $200 per word rate. Seems pretty out there.

ironmikezero · Oct 2, 2014

My spidey sense is tingling off the charts! Passport info? No Way! That could open a door to your identity data that you might never be able to shut... bad idea...

aliceshortcake · Oct 2, 2014

Good God. Don't touch it with a bargepole!

espresso5 · Oct 3, 2014

It appears as if everyone agrees sharing this information is probably not a good idea. Is this a case of the contest organizers not understanding that their request is a bit excessive, or is this a case of malicious intent? Does anyone have firsthand knowledge of this organization?

shakeysix · Oct 3, 2014

Nope. Just common sense. --s6

aliceshortcake · Oct 3, 2014

Anyone foolish enough to ask for this sort of information doesn't need malicious intent.

Gravity · Oct 3, 2014

^^^QFT

CaoPaux · May 2, 2016

Updating URL: http://www.museodelapalabra.com/en/

ETA: again https://www.fundacioncesaregidoserrano.com/en/

Museum of Words / Museo de la Palabra

espresso5

Gravity

Seen 'em come, seen 'em go

JournoWriter

Just the facts, please

ironmikezero

practical experience, FTW

aliceshortcake

Wilde about Oscar

espresso5

shakeysix

blue eyed floozy

aliceshortcake

Wilde about Oscar

Gravity

Seen 'em come, seen 'em go

CaoPaux

Mostly Harmless