The Education Department will hold the 'Lo Pi de Formentor' school poetry, narrative and drawing competition in 2026.
The competition, which is part of the Costa and Llobera Year celebrations, is aimed at secondary and high school students and will include prizes for students and collaborating teachers.
Palm The Ministry of Education and Universities has announced that it will hold a school competition in 2026, entitled 'Lo Pi de Formentor,' for secondary and high school students. This initiative is part of the Costa i Llobera Year celebrations, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the publication of the poem of the same name by the Mallorcan poet. The competition will serve as the culmination of the celebrations and aims to promote knowledge of literature in the Balearic Islands' own language, as well as stimulate young people's interest in literary and artistic creation. The competition categories will be drawing, for first and second-year secondary school students; narrative, for third and fourth-year secondary school students; and poetry, for first and second-year high school students. Prizes are expected to be awarded in all categories, and recognition will also be given to the teachers who collaborated with the students' work. The competition rules will be presented to schools in January, detailing submission deadlines, requirements for texts and drawings, and the corresponding prizes. The Costa i Llobera Year, promoted by the Consell de Mallorca and the Balearic Government through the Institute of Balearic Studies, aims to foster knowledge and appreciation of Catalan literature among students. With this competition, the Ministry intends to pay tribute to one of the great poets of the Islands and encourage creativity and artistic expression.
