Premio Hemingway

The Premio Hemingway (Hemingway Prize) is an international art 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