Island of Elba Literary Prize - Raffaello Brignetti

Since 1962, the Premio Letterario Isola d'Elba has been the jewel of the cultural life on the Island of Elba. Over the course of more than 50 years, more than 2000 books and authors have been reviewed, with writers such as Mario Luzi, Alberto Bevilacqua, Margarete Buber-Neumann, Michel Tournier, Mario Tobino, and Fosco Maraini taking turns on the stage, not to mention Eugenio Montale and Heinrich Böll, who were awarded on Elba before receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Every year, a prize-giving evening is organized, often accompanied by side events, where, in addition to the winner, international journalists and critics are present.

The prize, established in 1962, has been dedicated to the memory of Raffaello Brignetti since 1984, an acclaimed writer from the Island of Giglio, adopted by the Elbans for his long and important stay in Marciana Marina.

For more information, visit the official prize website: www.premioletterarioelba.it.