Rapallo Carige Prize

The Rapallo Carige Prize (Italian: Premio Rapallo Carige per la donna scrittrice), renamed Rapallo Bper Banca Prize since 2022 (Premio Rapallo Bper Banca) is an Italian literary award, established in 1985 by the Municipality of Rapallo and the Carige Bank (Banca Carige). The award is intended to promote writing by women and is open to new works by women writers in Italian. The winner receives 20,000 euros.

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Check the official rules of the Rapallo Carige Prize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.