What began as a curious message captioned "Not Public Until tomorrow" going viral on messaging app WhatsApp since has now spiraled into a viral online challenge which is fast gaining significant traction.
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1) The "2020 Goa Book Cover Challenge", a twenty day challenge that requires participants to put out the picture of one book either from Goa, or about Goa, every day is attracting participation from bookworms across multiple social media platforms
2) Ideally, participants could share one cover per day, over 20 consecutive days, but those who feel they might not be able to sustain this, rather than dropping out, are encouraged to share a total of 20 covers in batches on one or more days
3) .Books shared could be in any language, but need to be related to Goa, and participants are encouraged to post books in languages other than English too. The three best entries will be awarded Goa book prizes, however, delivery of the books will be within Goa only
As is the case with many things supposed to remain secret, the message spread wildly and typical of the virtual world, reached many Goans here in the State and across the world as well.
The "2020 Goa Book Cover Challenge", a twenty day challenge that requires participants to put out the picture of one book either from Goa, or about Goa, every day is attracting participation from bookworms across multiple social media platforms.
Participants have been putting out their book covers on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and the campaign has garnered a lot of interest in the books that are being featured.
Ideally, participants could share one cover per day, over 20 consecutive days, but those who feel they might not be able to sustain this, rather than dropping out, are encouraged to share a total of 20 covers in batches on one or more days.
Each post is uploaded with the hashtag #2020GBCC so that the organisers as well as those interested in learning more about Goa's books can keep a track of what's being shared.
Below each book cover, participants describe the book in around 50 words, and their original views are preferred.
But what if someone wants to participate and has not read 20 books on Goa or by Goan authors? The organisers have taken care of that as well : "If you haven't read a book or don't have access to it, that's not an issue. You could write about your feelings on getting to know about the book, why it attracted your attention (or didn't), and why you might like to read it," says one of the organisers.
Books shared could be in any language, but need to be related to Goa, and participants are encouraged to post books in languages other than English too. The three best entries will be awarded Goa book prizes, however, delivery of the books will be within Goa only. Further, everyone who completes a minimum of ten covers will be given a participation e-certificate.
The idea of this is to promote awareness about the diversity of Goa books and create more visibility on the same. All are welcome to take part, even if you haven't read or come across any book related to Goa as yet.
If you would like to join in the challenge, send your name and location to Frederick Noronha on +91-9822122436 (WhatsApp)
