Campiello Junior: The third edition is here
The Premio Campiello Junior, the literary accolade jointly established by Pirelli, the Pirelli Foundation and the Fondazione Il Campiello, is back once more. The prestigious award for Italian works of fiction and poetry tailored for young readers aims to encourage reading and help facilitate access to literature among the very young.
This year, the third edition kicks off with some changes in the Selection Jury. The new President will be Pino Boero. Born in Genoa in 1949, Boero has been a full professor of Children’s Literature and Reading Pedagogy at the University of Genoa, Dean of the Faculty of Education and pro-rector of Education at the same institution. On the international stage, he has lectured and supervised doctoral theses at universities and training institutions in France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden, Serbia, Argentina, Brazil, Korea, and Spain. A seasoned scholar and critic, Pino Boero has maintained a profound interest in children’s literature since the 1970s, contributing to many magazines and publishing several books on the subject.
Pirelli, the Pirelli Foundation and the Fondazione Il Campiello extend their heartfelt gratitude to the writer Roberto Piumini, President of the Jury for the first two editions of the Premio Campiello Junior.
The following are confirmed as members of the Jury: Chiara Lagani, actress and playwright; Michela Possamai, professor at the IUSVE University of Venice, former member of the Campiello Giovani Technical Committee; and David Tolin, bookseller and Board member of ALIR.
Fondazione Il Campiello, Pirelli and the Pirelli Foundation also thank Prof. Martino Negri for his contribution to the Jury in recent years.
Once again, this year’s Award is divided into two distinct categories: one for primary school readers, aged 7-10, in classes III, IV and V, and another for lower secondary school readers, aged 11-14, in classes I, II and III. The true protagonists of the Readers’ Jury will be young people from across Italy but also from abroad. It is they who will select the winners, whose names will be announced on 22 March 2024.
The Pirelli Foundation will be organising educational workshops on reading and books both for these young jurors and for all young bibliophiles,
To remain informed about the Premio Campiello Junior and its associated events, please visit www.fondazionepirelli.org and www.premiocampiello.org.
The Premio Campiello Junior, the literary accolade jointly established by Pirelli, the Pirelli Foundation and the Fondazione Il Campiello, is back once more. The prestigious award for Italian works of fiction and poetry tailored for young readers aims to encourage reading and help facilitate access to literature among the very young.
This year, the third edition kicks off with some changes in the Selection Jury. The new President will be Pino Boero. Born in Genoa in 1949, Boero has been a full professor of Children’s Literature and Reading Pedagogy at the University of Genoa, Dean of the Faculty of Education and pro-rector of Education at the same institution. On the international stage, he has lectured and supervised doctoral theses at universities and training institutions in France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden, Serbia, Argentina, Brazil, Korea, and Spain. A seasoned scholar and critic, Pino Boero has maintained a profound interest in children’s literature since the 1970s, contributing to many magazines and publishing several books on the subject.
Pirelli, the Pirelli Foundation and the Fondazione Il Campiello extend their heartfelt gratitude to the writer Roberto Piumini, President of the Jury for the first two editions of the Premio Campiello Junior.
The following are confirmed as members of the Jury: Chiara Lagani, actress and playwright; Michela Possamai, professor at the IUSVE University of Venice, former member of the Campiello Giovani Technical Committee; and David Tolin, bookseller and Board member of ALIR.
Fondazione Il Campiello, Pirelli and the Pirelli Foundation also thank Prof. Martino Negri for his contribution to the Jury in recent years.
Once again, this year’s Award is divided into two distinct categories: one for primary school readers, aged 7-10, in classes III, IV and V, and another for lower secondary school readers, aged 11-14, in classes I, II and III. The true protagonists of the Readers’ Jury will be young people from across Italy but also from abroad. It is they who will select the winners, whose names will be announced on 22 March 2024.
The Pirelli Foundation will be organising educational workshops on reading and books both for these young jurors and for all young bibliophiles,
To remain informed about the Premio Campiello Junior and its associated events, please visit www.fondazionepirelli.org and www.premiocampiello.org.