Gabriele Ruggieri

𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗶 was born in Teramo. A scholar and enthusiast of Abruzzese dialect literature and passionate about writing, in 2019 he published his first collection of short stories in vernacular with translation, 𝘛𝘪 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘰 𝘦 𝘭’𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘰 (I Tell You a Dialect and Abruzzo), a work that earned him his first prestigious recognition, placing among the winners of the 7th edition of the national competition organized by UNPLI, Salva la tua lingua locale, in the published prose category.

In 2021 he published 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘪 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 (Postcards of Words), a collection of prose and poetry in dialect. He is also the author of short stories in Italian published in the anthologies Racconti Abruzzo–Molise by Historica Edizioni (𝘓𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘴𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘵𝘢, 2019; 𝘓𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢, 2025). In 2026 he published a short booklet titled 𝘓𝘢 𝘝𝘪𝘢 𝘊𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘴, a guide to the devotional practice featuring meditations in the Abruzzese dialect along with reflections on the Stations. He has also taken part in numerous literary competitions and awards, receiving significant and prestigious recognitions.

For several years he has been dedicated to promoting dialect, managing the Facebook page 𝘛𝘪 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘰 𝘦 𝘭’𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘰. He has also participated in various cultural initiatives, bringing dialect into public squares, cultural gatherings, and theatres through readings and performances of prose stories and poetry.