Museum of Words / Museo de la Palabra

[espresso5]

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]

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

 

[JournoWriter]

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

 

[ironmikezero]

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]

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

 

[espresso5]

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]

Nope. Just common sense. --s6

 

[aliceshortcake]

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

 

[Gravity]

^^^QFT

 

[CaoPaux]

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

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