Campiello Junior – 5th Edition

On 4 December 2025, at the Pirelli Headquarters in Milano Bicocca, the two finalist shortlists of the fifth edition of the Campiello Junior award were selected. The literary prize, created through a collaboration between Fondazione Il Campiello, the Pirelli Foundation and Pirelli, celebrates works of Italian fiction and poetry written for children aged 7 to 10 and young readers aged 11 to 14. The selection committee, chaired by Pino Boero and composed of Chiara Lagani, Michela Possamai, Emma Beseghi and Lea Martina Forti Grazzini, chose the following novels: for ages 7-10: “Album per pensare e non pensare” di Mariangela Gualtieri (Bompiani), “Il seminatore di storie e altri strani mestieri” di Michela Guidi (Giangiacomo Feltrinelli editore) e “Un fratellino. Storia di Nanni e Mario” di Rosella Postorino (Adriano Salani editore). For the 11–14 category, the contenders for the prize are: “Il talento della rondine” di Matteo Bussola (Adriano Salani editore), “Segui la tigre” di Luisa Mattia (Piemme) e “Adelmo che voleva diventare Settimo” di Daniele Mencarelli (Mondadori). The winners, chosen by a popular jury of 240 girls and boys from both Italy and abroad, will be announced at the Teatro Comunale in Vicenza on Thursday 16 April 2026.