Born in ‘89? Tell us your story
By: Lawrence Sherwin, Deputy Director of Communications
In just a few weeks’ time, commemorations in the German capital will mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. As the world reflects on the events of November 1989 that paved the way for a new era in eastern Europe, the EBRD is looking to hear the stories of people from former communist states who were born during that momentous year.
If you are a citizen of one of the EBRD’s countries of operations that has a communist legacy and you are celebrating your 20th birthday at any point in 2009, we’d like to invite you to submit an essay sharing your thoughts on how life in your country has evolved in the past two decades. We’ve assembled an international panel of prominent writers to select the finalists, and we’ll be compiling the best writing into a special publication.
Next spring the EBRD will hold an award ceremony at our London headquarters for the best essay writers. An array of prizes will be handed out including an internship at the Financial Times newspaper for the overall winner. Interested? Visit our main website for details on how to enter.
Here’s the perspective from one of the judges. Andrey Kurkov is a Ukranian novelist who also edited the EBRD publication Histories of Hope.
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October 6th, 2009 @ 15:26
What a great idea, Sir. I am only sorry that I was 12 years old in 1989 otherwise I would love to reflect on the changes we experienced in Eastern Europe.
Your sincerelly,
Nora Sebok
January 5th, 2010 @ 15:32
It`s a great idea and the most important is that it gives an opportunity for the young people to express their feelings about what was happening in the course of time.My question is when we`ll know who`s the winner?I can`t wait..