Premio Ostana
writing in mother tongue
ecrituras en lenga maire
It is a gathering dedicated to the world’s mother tongues, held annually in Ostana — an Occitan village of 85 inhabitants in the Po Valley at the foot of Monviso — bringing together mother-tongue authors from all over the world for a festival celebrating linguistic biodiversity.
Es sus la talvèra qu’es la libertat
La libertà sta sul margine – Joan Bodon
the AWARDED
Special Prize
Tétéreho ALI-TAGBA
Ewé and Tem languages (Togo)
Presented by Oliviero Vendraminetto
International Prize
Réunion Creole language (France)
Presented by Jean François Mariot
Prize for Historical Linguistic Minorities in Italy
Arbëreshe language (Italy)
Presented by Domenico Morelli
Occitan Language Prize
Occitan language (France)
Presented by Eliane Tourtet
Translation Prize
Faroese language (Faroe Islands)
Presented by Gianfranco Contri
Young Talent Prize
Santali language (India)
Presented by Teresa Geninatti Chiolero
Music Prize
Basque language (Spain)
Presented by Flavio Giacchero
Cinema Prize
Dorino MINIGUTTI
Friulian language (Italy)
Presented by Antonello Zanda
NEWS
Ostana Prize 2026 – Sunday 28
Last day of the 18th edition of the "Ostana Prize – Writings in Mother Tongue" Sunday 28 Sunday morning began with a talk by Tétéreho Ali-Tagba (Ewe and Tem languages), "Between Ewe and Tem – At the Roots of an African Writer's Imagination," curated by Oliviero Vendraminetto. La mattina di...
Ostana Prize 2026 – Saturday 27
The 18th edition of the "Ostana Prize – Writings in Mother Tongue" continues with Saturday the 27th's program, which begins in the morning with important events featuring the award winners from around the world. Saturday 27th The morning was dedicated to the Historical Linguistic Minorities in...
Ostana Prize 2026, on the Edge of Freedom – Friday 26th
From June 26 to 28, 2026, the 18th edition of the “Ostana Prize – Writings in Mother Tongue” returns, bringing margins to the center and experiencing linguistic biodiversity as a free and concrete practice. The three days of the Prize brought together the eight awarded in a context of discussion...
PARTNERS
Comune di Ostana
The Ostana Prize celebrates the international support received
from the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages, and from two reference institutions in the linguistic field: the ELEN network (European Language Equality Network) and the NPLD network (Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity).
