The 19th edition of "PLICS," the City of Sassari International Literary Prize, a poetry workshop conceived and directed by Leonardo Onida, features a predominantly female audience. Of the ten awards assigned by the technical jury, six went to female authors. The Teatro Civico in Sassari will host the final events on Friday and Saturday, an award that has attracted over 300 authors from across Italy and abroad.
The winners - Lella De Marchi leads the list of winners, winning the first overall prize for Published Poetry with "Emily's Rooms." In the same section, the Critics' Prize goes to Rosanna Frattaruolo with "Fegato in Cartolina." In the Unpublished Poetry section, first prize was awarded ex aequo to Paolo Cattolico with "Beyond the Barbed Wire of Silence" and Stefano Solaro with "Ormai ci si ribella."
Women's writing also received a prominent place in the Unpublished Story section, where First Prize went to Paola D'Agaro for "Il dolore delle madri." In the Novel section, First Prize went to Teodoro Lorenzo for "Rimpalli," while the Critics' Award went to Meana Delrio for "Donne di ginepro."
The program includes a ceremony for the school jury on Friday, March 20, at 11:00 a.m., with students from the Convitto Nazionale Canopoleno, the Devilla Institute, and the IPIA of Sassari presenting their awards in the poetry and short story categories. At 7:00 p.m., at the Teatro Civico, there will be a panel discussion with writer Gesuino Némus (Matteo Locci), one of the most original voices in contemporary Italian fiction, to whom the technical jury has chosen to award the Special Lifetime Achievement Award.
The festival's final event will be on Saturday, March 21st at 7:00 PM, again at the Teatro Civico in Sassari, with the official awards ceremony by the technical jury, during which all the prizes of the 19th edition of the PLICS International Literary Award of the City of Sassari will be presented.