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