The Anna Lindh Foundation and the European Institute of the Mediterranean are calling the 14^th 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, under the motto “Youth and Mobility: Towards a Euro-Mediterranean Citizenship”, the contest gives Euro-Mediterranean wants youth to reflect upon the importance of mutual knowledge and exchange to advance towards the creation of a citizenship that embraces the entire Euro-Mediterranean region.

Eligibility:

– The contest is aimed at young people between 18 and 30 years old, citizens or nationals of one of the 43 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean area.

– The stories must be original, cannot exceed a length of 2,500 words and can be written in any of the official languages of the 43 participant countries. 

– Only one story per author will be accepted.

– People who have been selected in any of the previous editions are not eligible.

How to participate:

The document must be sent in Word format to the following address: contest@iemed.org. The message must include the title of the work along with the author’s personal data: name, telephone number, postal address, email address and date of birth

Prizes:

The authors of the 10 best texts will be invited to Barcelona on November 30th, 2021, in the framework of the Mediterranean Day, to participate for 3 days in the awards ceremony, creative workshops and cultural exchanges. Their works will also be published in a book. 

For more informations: https://www.annalindhfoundation.org

Deadline: 25/06/2021