The Anna Lindh Foundation and the European Institute of the Mediterranean announce the fifth edition of the international short story contest “A Sea of Words”. This competition is especially aimed at young people from the 42 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The contest is aimed at the production of short stories emphasizing on the issues of children, parents and grandparents facing the future with the objective of showing the different sensitivities and realities in the Euro-Mediterranean region from the point of view of the youths who live there.
Participation Requisites:
The contest is aimed at youths between 18 and 30 who are citizens of one of the 42 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean space.
Story Format:
The short stories cannot exceed a length of 2,500 words and can be written in any of the official languages of the participant countries. They must be original and unpublished works. The short stories must address issues related to intercultural dialogue, mainly of a political, socio-cultural, economic and environmental nature.
This competition is being held again with the aim of contributing to the encouragement of dialogue between peoples, and exchange of knowledge and experiences between different local and international traditions. However, in the framework of the European Year for Solidarity between Generations, this year’s theme will be aimed at promoting the vision and expectations of young people about their future and the contact between different generations of Euro-Mediterranean societies.
Deadline of Submission of the Stories: 12 midnight on 30th June 2012.
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