StregaTour in Rimini

The Strega Prize arrives in Rimini

StregaTour is the national circuit of meetings that accompanies the Strega Prize, the most important and prestigious Italian literary award, through theatres, libraries, and cultural spaces throughout Italy. Founded in 1947 on the initiative of Maria and Goffredo Bellonci, the prize celebrates the best of contemporary Italian fiction every year, and its caravan of authors visits dozens of cities across the peninsula before the winner is announced.

In Rimini, in the heart of Romagna in Emilia-Romagna, the stop takes place on the stage of the Amintore Galli Theatre, a neoclassical gem overlooking Piazza Cavour, returned to the city after a long restoration. The event is organized by the Gambalunga Civic Library and the Municipality of Rimini, in collaboration with the Bellonci Foundation, and has now established itself as one of the most anticipated events in the city's cultural calendar.

An evening with the authors

The format is simple and engaging: the authors competing, finalists or candidates for the prize, take the stage to interact with the public, read excerpts from their novels, and share their writing process and perspectives on the present. The conversation, entrusted each time to journalists, writers, or performers, intertwines literature, stories, and current affairs in an informal atmosphere accessible to all.

• Meeting with the authors competing for the Strega Prize
• Readings and conversations on contemporary Italian fiction
• Book sales point inside the theatre
• Book signings with the authors at the end of the presentation

An event for the city

The Rimini stop of the StregaTour has seen great public success over the years, with long queues in front of the Galli Theatre and the hall often at full capacity. Free admission makes it a valuable opportunity to introduce readers of all ages to books and their authors, and to experience firsthand the magic of a prize that has been telling the story of Italy through its writers for over eighty years.