Deadline: 15 June 2014
Open to: people under 30 years of age from the countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region
Prize: publication of the short story, visit of Barcelona
Description
The Anna Lindh Foundation and the European Institute of the Mediterranean are calling the fourth year of the international short story contest “A Sea of Words” aimed at young people from the 43 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean space.
The contest aims at the production of short stories focused on the fight against racist and discriminatory speech online.
The stories:
- cannot exceed the maximum length of 2,500 words;
- can be written in any of the official languages of the participating countries;
- must be original and wholly unpublished works;
- must address issues related to intercultural dialogue, mainly of a political, socio-cultural, economic and environmental nature.
Eligibility
The contest is aimed at young people under 30 years of age, citizens of the 43 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean space.
Prizes
The authors of the 15 best short stories will be awarded with the publication of their short stories and will also be invited to the awards’ presentation ceremony in Barcelona, Spain on 20th October 2014. During the days following the awards’ presentation, the winners will be invited to participate in a programme of cultural visits and activities in the city of Barcelona.
Application
Application deadline is 15 June 2014.
All the short stories must be sent to the following e-mail address: concurso@iemed.org. Attach your personal details (names and surnames, place of birth, nationality, postal address and e-mail) to the submitted short stories.
For further information visit the official website HERE.