The Center for Personal Development Support - Burgas is organizing for another year the National Competition for Orthodox Poetry and Prose and the National Competition for Video Performance of a Bulgarian Verse or in translation from a foreign author on the theme "Nativity of the Savior" - December 2025. The event is held with co-organizers the Ministry of Education and Science, the National Palace of Children, RUI - Burgas, the Sliven Holy Metropolis and Burgas Municipality.

In 2025, 62 works were received in the "Prose" section, 41 poems and 154 video performances of poems by children and students from all over the country.

Winners:

  • Poetry:
    • Anton Stoykov (2nd grade, OU "Lyuben Karavelov" - Burgas)
    • Maria-Magdalena Yotova (6th grade, CHOU "St. Sedmochislenitsi" - Lovech)
    • Valeria Valcheva (9th grade, EG "Vasil Karagyozov" - Yambol)
  • Prose:
    • Eva Razpopova (3rd grade, SU "St. Konstantin - Kiril Philosopher" - Plovdiv)
    • Katrin Staykova (7th grade, OU "Petko Karavelov" - Asenovgrad)
    • Maria Prodromova (11th grade, LK "Zvaniche" to CPLLR - Pomorie)
    • Miroslav Dimitrov (9th grade, EG "Vasil Karagyozov" - Yambol)
    • Simona Vasileva (I course, SU "St. Kliment Ohridski", BF - Sliven)
  • Video performance of a verse:
    • Polina Hristova (2nd grade, Orthodox group to CPLLR - Burgas in OU "Lyuben Karavelov")

    Special awards:

    • Katrin Petrova (Montana)
    • Iren Engibarova (OU "P. R. Slaveykov")
    • Katrin Lambreva (CPLLR-ODK - Peshtera)

The official awards ceremony was held on December 15, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. in the "Petya Dubarova" hall of the "Sea Casino" Cultural Center - Burgas.

The organizers thank the National Palace of Children, the Sliven Holy Metropolis and His Eminence for the provided prize fund and wish all participants bright and blessed Christmas holidays.