Premio Brancati

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The Premio Brancati Zafferana, more concisely known as the Premio Brancati, is a literary prize named in memory of the Italian writer Vitaliano Brancati. [1]

Background

The Premio Brancati was launched in 1967. [1] Originally a single award,[ citation needed ] the prize has been given since 1996[ citation needed ] in the categories of narrative fiction, non-fiction, poetry, [1] [2] and, since 2015, emerging young writer. [3] The winners in each category are announced over the course of several days at a convention held in September every year in Zafferana Etnea in Sicily, Italy, where Brancati customarily spent part of each year [2] [4] and where one of his novels, Paolo il caldo , was set. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 REDAZIONE, IT ALIA. "Zafferana Etnea, Premio Letterario Brancati Zafferana". www.assarca.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  2. 1 2 "Premio letterario Brancati-Zafferana - Università di Catania - L'Agenda". www.agenda.unict.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  3. "Premiati i vincitori del Premio letterario Brancati | Gli Amanti dei Libri" (in Italian). 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  4. "Gli Appunti di meccanica celeste sono in finale al Premio Brancati". CatanzaroInforma (in Italian). 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2023-02-27.