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From http://fcnl.frenchculture.org/sent/show/99f6f9ff6491c5555766eb114bb58acf

As part of the Festival de la Francophonie and on the occasion of the Book Fair on Saturday, March 8th, the Alliance Française de Chicago and the Consulate General of France in Chicago are organizing a writing contest around the theme "Dis-moi 10 mots / Tell me 10 words."

Each entrant must compose a free text (short story, poem..) using at least 3 words from the following list: ambiancer, à tire-larigot, charivari, s’enlivrer, faribole, hurluberlu, ouf, timbré, tohu-bohu, zigzag

The competition is open to the following: - Category 1: Middle School / High School students - Category 2: University / Alliance Française de Chicago students - Participants must be enrolled in a school in Chicago or in the Chicago metropolitan area.

All writings must be received by the Alliance Française de Chicago by Saturday, March 1st, 2014 at 4pm.

For full details go to http://frenchlanguage.frenchculture.org/teach/school-contests/francophonie-2014-short-story-poem-writing-contest

Teachers can also get an educational kit dealing with the ten words. Learn more at http://frenchlanguage.frenchculture.org/news/dis-moi-dix-mots-2014