The Anna Lindh Foundation and the European Institute of the Mediterranean are calling the tenth year of the international short story contest ”A Sea of Words” aimed at young people from the 43 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean space.
This year, on its 10th anniversary, under the motto “Youths, Stereotypes and Radicalisation” the contest gives Euro-Mediterranean youths the opportunity to explain their experiences related to how they see themselves and how society imposes a series of stereotypes on them.
Eligibility
The contest is aimed at young people between 18 and 30 years old, citizens of the 43 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean area.
Prizes
The authors of the 15 best short stories will be invited in a writing workshop (18th October 2017), in a guided tour of Spain (19th October 2017) and be invited to the awards' presentation ceremony in Barcelona, Spain, on 17th October 2017. Coinciding with the 10th year of the contest three winners from past years who have achieved success in the literary world will be invited to participate in these activities. The stories selected will be published in a book in digital format with the texts in the original language and their corresponding English translation (December 2017).
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 They must be original and unpublished works.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 texts can be submitted individually or in groups.
The texts will be classified by country of origin of the author and sent to the coordinators of the national networks of the Anna Lindh Foundation, who will establish a national jury in each country
Further details:
http://eurodesk.eu