Premio Hemingway

The Premio Hemingway (Hemingway Prize) is an international arts award established by the municipality of Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy in 1984.

Lignano, situated on a small peninsula between Venice and Trieste is a place where Ernest Hemingway spent much time.

Each year a jury awards a series of awards for excellence in literature and related fields. The awards are announced at a glittering ceremony in June.

The Prize is promoted by the Municipality of Lignano Sabbiadoro with the support of the Departments of Culture and Productive Activities and Tourism of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and the Pordenonelegge Foundation which was founded in 2013 by the Chamber of Commerce of Pordenone and local trade associations.

Award winners

2019

• Literature - Emmanuel Carrère
• Adventures of thought - Eva Cantarella
• Witness of our time - Federico Rampini
• Photography - Riccardo Zipoli
• Special Prize Citta di Lignano - Franca Leosini

2018

• Literature - Annie Ernaux
• Adventure of thought - Antonio Damasio
• Witness of our time - Lilli Gruber
• Photography - Francesca Della Toffola

2017

• Literature - Zadie Smith
• Adventure of thought - Slavoj Žižek
• Witness of our time - Massimo Recalcati
• Photography - Nino Migliori

2016

• Literature - Luis Sepúlveda
• Adventure of thought - Massimo Cacciari
• Life and work - Aharon Appelfeld
• Photography - George Tatge

2015

• Literature - Corrado Augias
• Adventure of thought - Richard Sennet
• Photo book: Luca Campigotto
• Reportage - William Dalrymple

2014

• Literature - Abraham Yehoshua
• Adventure of thought - Zygmunt Bauman
• Photo reportage - Alice Albinia
• Photo book: Guido Guidi

2013

• Literature - Giuseppe Furno
• Journalism - Shoma Chaudhury
• Photo reportage - Yuri Kozyrev
• Free spirit - Enrico Calamai
• Special prize - Enea Fabris-Stralignano