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Premio Campiello Literary Tour Makes Venice Biennale Debut at Historical Archive Library

award · 2026-09-17

On Monday, September 21 at 5:00 PM, the Premio Campiello Literary Tour will make its way to the Biblioteca dell'Archivio Storico in Venice. This complimentary event will showcase the finalists of its 64th edition: Ermanno Cavazzoni, Marcello Fois, Valeria Parrella, Alcide Pierantozzi, and Elena Varvello. Moderation will be provided by journalist Federica Augusta Rossi, with opening statements from Biennale President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco and others. Since June, the Summer Tour has traveled to more than ten cities. The winner will be revealed on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido di Venezia. This event has been backed by various sponsors and has origins that trace back to 1962, with its inaugural ceremony held in 1963.

Key facts

  • The Premio Campiello Literary Tour stops for the first time at the Biblioteca dell'Archivio Storico of the Venice Biennale on Monday, September 21 at 5:00 PM.
  • The event is free and open-admission at the Biblioteca della Biennale, Calle Paludo S. Antonio, Venice.
  • The five finalists of the 64th edition are Ermanno Cavazzoni, Marcello Fois, Valeria Parrella, Alcide Pierantozzi, and Elena Varvello.
  • Journalist Federica Augusta Rossi moderates the conversation with the finalists.
  • Speakers include Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, Raffaele Boscaini, and Roberto Cicutto.
  • The Summer Tour has visited more than ten Italian cities since June, including Pistoia, Italian Book Capital 2026.
  • The winner will be proclaimed Saturday, October 3, 2026, for the first time at the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido di Venezia.
  • The Premio Campiello was founded by Venetian industrialists in 1962; Primo Levi was its first winner with La Tregua.

Entities

Artists

  • Ermanno Cavazzoni
  • Marcello Fois
  • Valeria Parrella
  • Alcide Pierantozzi
  • Elena Varvello
  • Federica Augusta Rossi
  • Pietrangelo Buttafuoco
  • Raffaele Boscaini
  • Roberto Cicutto
  • Primo Levi
  • Gianni Celati
  • Luigi Pulci
  • Ludovico Ariosto
  • Franz Kafka
  • Federico Fellini
  • Francesca Comencini
  • Elena Ferrante
  • Luca Ronconi
  • Lorenzo Capellini
  • Luca Massimo Barbero
  • Enzo Di Martino
  • Tullio Kezich
  • Gian Piero Brunetta
  • Paolo Valmarana
  • Sergio Asti
  • Sergio Fantoni
  • Luciano Giaccari
  • Maud Giaccari
  • Lucia Ronchetti
  • Roberto Mazzucco

Institutions

  • Premio Campiello
  • Fondazione Il Campiello
  • Confindustria Veneto
  • La Biennale di Venezia
  • Biblioteca dell'Archivio Storico
  • Centro Internazionale della Ricerca sulle Arti Contemporanee
  • Quodlibet
  • Einaudi
  • Feltrinelli
  • Ugo Guanda Editore
  • Intesa Sanpaolo
  • Umana
  • Eni
  • Pirelli
  • Feinar Edo
  • Consorzio di Tutela del Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
  • Enel
  • BDO Advisory Service
  • Grafiche Antiga
  • Trenitalia
  • Printmateria
  • Community
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
  • Regione del Veneto
  • Unioncamere Veneto
  • Teatro La Fenice
  • Palazzo Ducale
  • Palazzo del Cinema
  • Parco Scientifico Tecnologico VEGA
  • Scuola Holden
  • Portofranco
  • Canopo
  • Fandango
  • minimum fax
  • Bompiani
  • Rizzoli
  • Laterza
  • Hacca
  • Bollati Boringhieri
  • La Nave di Teseo
  • in riga edizioni
  • Il semplice
  • Robinson - la Repubblica
  • il manifesto
  • Archivio Luca Ronconi
  • Fondo Palazzo Grassi/Fiat
  • Archivio Premio Architettura città di Oderzo
  • Archivio Nuova Icona
  • Archivio Sergio Asti
  • Archivio Sergio Fantoni
  • Archivio Lucia Ronchetti
  • Archivio Roberto Mazzucco

Locations

  • Venice
  • Italy
  • Calle Paludo S. Antonio
  • Lido di Venezia
  • Tyrrhenian coast
  • Dolomites
  • Puglia
  • Pistoia
  • San Giorgio
  • Porto Marghera
  • Arsenale
  • Giardini
  • Bologna
  • Nuoro
  • Colonnella
  • Abruzzo
  • Turin
  • Great Britain

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