Campiello Junior 2023: the winners of the second edition of the Prize
Thursday, 11 May 2023: The winners of the second edition of the Premio Campiello Junior, the literary award created by the Pirelli Foundation and the Fondazione Il Campiello, were announced at the Teatro Franco Parenti and the Pirelli Foundation in Milan.
The popular jury, consisting of 240 young people from across all Italy as well as from abroad, voted for the winners in two categories, 7-10 and 11-14 year-olds, choosing from the six finalist books:
Nicola Cinquetti, L’incredibile notte di Billy Bologna, Lapis Edizioni, for the 7-10-year category;
Davide Rigiani, Il Tullio e l’eolao più stranissimo di tutto il Canton Ticino, minimum fax, for the 11-14-year category.
During the event, the journalist and science communicator Massimo Polidoro interviewed the six finalists, and the actress Emilia Tiburzi brought to life extracts from their books.
The speakers also included Mariacristina Gribaudi, chair of the Premio Campiello Management Committee, Antonio Calabrò, director of the Pirelli Foundation, Roberto Piumini, president of the Selection Jury, and Martino Negri, member of the Selection Jury
To watch the awards ceremony, click here.
Further information on Premio Campiello Junior events is available at www.fondazionepirelli.org and www.premiocampiello.org.
Thursday, 11 May 2023: The winners of the second edition of the Premio Campiello Junior, the literary award created by the Pirelli Foundation and the Fondazione Il Campiello, were announced at the Teatro Franco Parenti and the Pirelli Foundation in Milan.
The popular jury, consisting of 240 young people from across all Italy as well as from abroad, voted for the winners in two categories, 7-10 and 11-14 year-olds, choosing from the six finalist books:
Nicola Cinquetti, L’incredibile notte di Billy Bologna, Lapis Edizioni, for the 7-10-year category;
Davide Rigiani, Il Tullio e l’eolao più stranissimo di tutto il Canton Ticino, minimum fax, for the 11-14-year category.
During the event, the journalist and science communicator Massimo Polidoro interviewed the six finalists, and the actress Emilia Tiburzi brought to life extracts from their books.
The speakers also included Mariacristina Gribaudi, chair of the Premio Campiello Management Committee, Antonio Calabrò, director of the Pirelli Foundation, Roberto Piumini, president of the Selection Jury, and Martino Negri, member of the Selection Jury
To watch the awards ceremony, click here.
Further information on Premio Campiello Junior events is available at www.fondazionepirelli.org and www.premiocampiello.org.
