Prizes of the contest “A Sea of Words” 2015

15 October 2015 | Corporate news

“The Seagull”, by Georgios Ampatzidis, won first prize in the 2015 edition of the literary competition “A Sea of ​​Words”. Set in Athens, the story features a young writer in the midst of a creative process who faces the difficulty of writing – without falling into discouragement – about the stark reality of the inexorable march of pollution and contamination.

The international jury of the competition has given the second prize to the story “Plastic“, by Slavena Zaharieva, which wants to be a cry of attention to the public and the political class on the disastrous consequences of not caring about the environment.

The third prize went to Halil Ecer (“Dissimilar Similarities“).

The awards ceremony took place at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC) and was attended by Senén Florensa, Executive President of the IEMed; Joandomènec Ros, President of the IEC; Elisabetta Bartuli, literary critic and coordinator of the international jury.

The international jury is also made up of writers Jamila Hassoune (Morocco) and Pere Antoni Pons (Spain), as well as Martyna Chrześcijańska (Poland), winner of the 7th edition of the competition.

The eighth edition of the competition, which coincides with the Year of Sustainable Development, had as its theme the defense of sustainable and non-exclusive growth, which raises living standards, which benefits the whole of society through the distribution of wealth and which protects both the cultural and environmental legacy. The literary contest, organized by the IEMed and the Anna Lindh Foundation, aims to contribute to the promotion of dialogue between peoples and the exchange of knowledge and experiences between different local and international traditions.