Literary award · Italy · since 1976
Stresa Prize
Italian literary award. Established 1976 in Italy.
About Stresa Prize
The Stresa Prize (Italian: Premio Stresa [ˈprɛːmjo ˈstreːza]) is a literary award prize founded in 1976 by a group of intellectuals, including Mario Bonfantini, Mario Soldati, Gianfranco Lazzaro, Franco Esposito and Piero Chiara. In the early years, the jury also included writers and intellectuals such as Carlo Bo, Giovanni Spadolini, Giorgio Barberi Squarotti and Primo Levi. It is reserved for works in Italian published in Italy and Switzerland.
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Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Antonio Albanese | — |
| 2017 | Domenico Dara | — |
| 2016 | Carmine Abate | — |
| 2013 | Lidia Ravera | — |
| 2012 | Francesca Melandri | — |
| 2009 | Giuseppe Conte | — |
| 2007 | Paolo Rumiz | — |
| 2006 | Marco Santagata | — |
| 2005 | Maurizio Cucchi | — |
| 2004 | Antonia Arslan | — |
| 2003 | Simonetta Agnello Hornby | — |
| 2002 | Diego Marani | — |
| 2001 | Roberto Pazzi | — |
| 2000 | Alberto Bevilacqua | — |
| 1999 | Maurizio Maggiani | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Stresa 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.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q3405318 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).