“Prospero” has celebrated its 10th birthday. During its decade-long work, the magazine has developed into a place for research projects and debates in the cultural fields of English and German Studies. The activities of the publication are recalled and the contributors to its prosperity are named, with particular regard to the last conference “La città come testo: scritture della città e città della scrittura”, held in 2003 in Trieste. The articles written for the occasion are published in this issue of “Prospero”.