The "Unknown Streets" Competition Recognized Young Talents from 20 Cities

For another year, the "Unknown Streets" poetry competition gathered talents from all over Bulgaria. High school students from 20 cities participated in the competition: Sofia, Stara Zagora, Pleven, Troyan, Karnobat, Burgas, Ruse, Ardino, Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo, Kocherinovo, Asenovgrad, Vidin, Svishtov, Sungurlare, Kyustendil, Pomorie, Sliven, Gabrovo, and Nessebar.

The application deadline, with three poems per entry, was from October 1st to November 30th. The jury, consisting of Maria Mutafchieva, Milena Andonova, and Rumyana Emanuelidu, had a difficult task in the selection among the hundreds of works.

Here are the winners:

CATEGORY VII-IX GRADE:

• FIRST PLACE – Nikol Hristova, IX grade, SUEE "St. Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher", Ruse
• SECOND PLACE – Anabel Bozeva, VII grade, OU "Lyuben Karavelov", Burgas
• THIRD PLACE – Magdalena Kuchumbova, IX grade, PPMH "Acad. N. Obreshkov", Burgas
• Encouragement awards: Niya Germanova, VIII grade, SU "Maxim Gorky", Stara Zagora; Petya Petkova, VIII grade, 73rd SU "Vladislav Gramatik", Sofia; Vanesa Konomaeva, VII grade, OU "Lyuben Karavelov", Burgas; Erkan Suleyman, IX grade, PGSSL - Karnobat

CATEGORY X-XII GRADE:

• FIRST PLACE – Boyana Pavlova, XII grade, PPMH "Acad. Nikola Obreshkov", Burgas
• SECOND PLACE – Ventsislav Yosifov, XI grade, NUMSI "Prof. P. Vladigerov", Burgas
• THIRD PLACE – Melih Osman, XI grade, SU "Vasil Levski", Ardino
• Encouragement awards: Alexandra Koleolova, XII grade, PGRE "G. S. Rakovski", Burgas; Yulian Dimitrov, XII grade, SU "Hristo Botev", Kocherinovo

Maria Mutafchieva shared her impressions of the competition and thanked all the participants. The meeting with the award winners for the final of the competition will be on December 9, 2025 (Tuesday), from 4 PM, at the stand of the "Znatsi" Publishing House at the Book Fair in the National Palace of Culture, Sofia (third floor - West, stand 344). The special guest will be the writer Christopher Buxton.