Los Pitiusas Letters Awards 2026 they celebrate their 10º Anniversary with a special edition that reinforces what this competition has been building for years: a real space for authors, both established and emerging, and a way to value literary creation born (or linked) to the Pitiusas Islands, in Castilian and Catalan, with two main modalities: poetry and short stories.
This year, 2026, the prize takes another step forward in format and ambition: for the first time, a gala open to the public with literary dinner The event, conceived as a cultural and festive gathering, will bring the written word to life. The organizers have confirmed the writer's attendance. Xavier Moro, and has announced that more names from the literary and cultural scene will be added.
The Pitiusas Letters Awards Gala 2026 will be held on Friday 27 of March of 2026, in the restaurant It's a crossroads, in San Rafael. Places are limited and tickets can be purchased in advance. gala ticket with dinner included by 33 EurosTickets can be purchased at the Ibiza Editions website.
One of the most emotional moments of this edition is the Pitiusas Letters Honorary Award 2026, which is granted to Santa Eulalia Book ClubThe oldest in Ibiza and Formentera. The recognition highlights something essential: it's not just writing that matters, it's also reading and maintaining spaces where reading is shared, debated, and where community is built over years.
Furthermore, the anniversary edition will also take care of the symbol: the artist Maria José Marí Bufí will be in charge of creating the commemorative figures For the winners, inspired by the defense towers as an emblem of the territory and of this decade of awards.
How to participate
Regarding participation, the call remains open and is directed to 16 over years, with a single work by author, original and unpublished, without having been awarded previously. Works are accepted in Catalan or Castilian, in two formats:
- Short narrative: between 5 and 10 pages
- Poetry: between 40 and 80 verses
The application period ends at 24:00 hours on February 15, 2026.
The works must be submitted under pseudonym to either of these two email addresses: info.melqart@gmail.com o contest@melq.art.
A significant anniversary to remember that, even on an island where the spotlight sometimes falls on the night, written culture is still alive, with authors, readers and projects pushing from below so that the Pitiusas Islands can also tell their own stories and be read in their own voice.