The same year Parlichev took part in the annual poetic competition in Athens winning first prize for his poem "O Armatolos" (Ο Αρματωλός, in Bulgarian "The Serdar"), written in Greek.
Ese mesmo ano Parlichev participou na competición poética anual que organizaba a Universidade de Atenas, gañando o primeiro premio polo seu poema "O Armatolos" (Ο Αρματωλός), escrito en grego.