Blue Europe 2024-2025 Writing Competition

Registration and abstract submission deadline: March 31, 2025

This year’s competition honors Denis de Rougemont (1906–1985), a Swiss writer, cultural theorist, and thinker who was a key advocate for European unity and integration. His vision of Europe was based on cultural diversity, shared values, and federal cooperation. His work, Le Paysan du Danube, follows the fictional journey of a peasant from the Danube region, exploring the continent’s rich diversity of languages, traditions, and identities while highlighting the universal values that unite Europeans. Le Paysan du Danube serves as an important reminder that true European unity can only be achieved by respecting both shared heritage and cultural diversity, while fostering dialogue and cooperation between the West and the East.

The competition is open to undergraduate, master's, and PhD students, as well as recent graduates who obtained their degree in 2024, from across Europe. All participants will receive a certificate of participation, and selected submissions will be published on the Blue Europe website and in its annual journal. The winner will receive a €1,000 prize, and the runner-up will be awarded €500.

For more details, submission guidelines, and participation rules, visit the following link:
Blue Europe 2024-2025 Competition

(Source: https://www.blue-europe.eu/