This is your chance to invent the future and tell the story in your own words.
Can you imagine having recess in flying cars? A clean and joyful planet? Robots as your best friends in class?
Here, you can ask all the questions you want, invent amazing futures, and share your most original ideas with the world.
Find your country and participate
If you are between 10 and 13 years old and live in one of the countries on the map, this is your chance to make the most of your creativity and participate.
Ready to enter Macondo?
- Read the contest rules here.
- Sign up here with your information and choose a unique pseudonym (that will be your secret name!).
- Send your story in a single file (Word, PDF, JPG, or PNG) and include an eye-catching title and your pseudonym on the first page—do not use your real name!
- Before submitting, ask your parent or guardian to help you accept the policies.
Remember:
- We only accept stories through this platform.
- The most important thing is your creativity, how you put your story together, and what you discover.
- Write with your own voice! No artificial intelligence or help from adults.
Prize
Get ready for a unique adventure!
If your story is one of the 20 winners, you will be able to travel with a companion to the Colombian Caribbean with all expenses paid and visit magical places that marked Gabo’s life. In addition, your story will be published in a printed and digital anthology, distributed by the Gabo Foundation and CAF.
Write, imagine, and dare to live this unforgettable experience!
This is how we experienced the second edition
The winners took a magical tour of the Colombian Caribbean, exploring the landscapes and places that inspired the life and work of Gabriel García Márquez.
You can find their stories in the anthology of stories from the second edition.
Relatos de Macondo
Would you like to see what other children like you have written?
Here you can read the winning stories from previous editions and get ideas for your own story.
The next anthology could have your name on it!
Are you a teacher or family member?
Here you will find resources to support children throughout the contest.
The Gabo Foundation is a non-profit Ibero-American organization created by Gabriel García Márquez in 1995. Today, the Gabo Foundation’s mission is to empower active citizens through the ethical and creative use of the transformative power of storytelling and investigation, inspired by the legacy of its founder and his workshop method.
CAF— development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean— is a development bank committed to improving the quality of life of all Latin Americans and Caribbean people. Its actions promote sustainable development and regional integration. It aims to become the green and blue bank, and the bank for the economic and social reactivation of the region.