With each passing year, the bar is raised in the quality and quantity of works submitted to the Mailing List Histria International Literary Competition, which was launched with much enthusiasm in the early 2000s and today attracts not only students from Italian-speaking schools in Slovenia and Croatia, but also non-Italian-speaking students who, however, are experimenting with Dante's language in Istria, Carnaro, and Dalmatia, all the way to its furthest reaches in Montenegro.

Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian exiles (including the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istria, Rijeka, and Dalmatian culture), institutions of the Italian National Community, and local authorities are funding the prizes.

The awards ceremony for the 23rd International Literary Competition Mailing List Histria 2025 will take place in Brtonigla on Friday, October 31st at the Theatre of the Italian Community of Brtonigla (Via Santa Croce, 2 – Verteneglio/Brtonigla) with the following programme:

Ceremony begins at 10.30 am

Greetings from Eric Persel, President of the Italian Community of Verteneglio.

Performance by groups from the Italian Community of Verteneglio.

Brief greeting from the authorities present and the illustrious guests.

Award ceremony for the winners of the 2025 edition of the 23st International Literary Competition “Mailing List Histria”.

Closing of works.

This year, a total of 203 submissions were received, with 299 students participating; 24 schools, 6 Italian communities, and a total of 57 teachers participated.

25 students developed works both in the individual and group essay categories, while 7 participated not only with their own school but also with their Italian Community.

– from elementary school 137 topics: 126 individual projects and 11 group projects
– from high school 58 topics: 56 individual works and 2 group works
– 8 works with drawings from the children of the nursery school also arrived (out of competition)

More information about the 2025 edition:
https://www.arcipelagoadriatico.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FOGLIO-RIEPILOGO-CONCORSO-2025.pdf

The awarded themes:
https://www.arcipelagoadriatico.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FOGLIO-TEMI-PREMIATI-senza-MOTIVAZIONI-2025.pdf