Silvia Ursache-Brega’s prose wins the Tratturo Magno prize in Capestrano
The Abruzzo award turns the memory of transhumance into poetry, fiction, essays and cultural projects.
Silvia Ursache-Brega has won the Prose category of the 2026 Il Tratturo Magno International Literary Prize with Those Who Pass After Midnight, written in Romanian with an Italian facing text. Results released on 1 November after the ceremony at Castello Piccolomini in Capestrano, Abruzzo, also name Nunzia Nista first in poetry for The Carver. Michele Eugenio Di Carlo leads the essay category, while Annarita Della Penna receives the project award for Trama Magna. All four sections share a clear premise: transhumance culture is not a static relic, but a language for narrating places, work and the future. The prize concludes the Tratturo Festival, promoted by the Il Tratturo Magno 4.0 Association.