For the second year in a row, the IEMed and the Anna Lindh Foundation in collaboration with the Heads of Anna Lindh National Networks are organising the literary programme " A Sea of Words".

The project targets aims to encourage the production of short stories that portray the different realities of the Euro-Mediterranean region from the point of view of the young people who live there through the organisation of a Euro-Med short story competition. This year, the theme is the re-establishment of trust, dialogue and reconciliation in situations of crisis and conflict.

The competition targets young people below 30 years of age and nationals of one of the forty three countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region.

The short stories can be submitted either by individual writers or two or more writers working collectively. Entrants may submit more than story.

The short stories should not exceed a length of 2,500 words and should be written in one of official languages of the 43 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean space. The short stories should be original unpublished works that do not infringe the copyright or any other rights of any third party. Short stories should address issues related to intercultural dialogue, in particular to the theme of re-establishment of trust, dialogue and reconciliation in situations of crisis and conflict.

You will find all the information available here.

The call for stories has been launched, and the deadline for submission of entries is June 20, 2009.

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