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Strega Prize
BPER Banca is the main sponsor of the Strega Prize.
  

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Premio Strega
BPER Banca is the main sponsor of the Strega Prize.

A story we continue to write year after year.

Since 2015, BPER has been supporting and promoting the Premio Strega, Italy’s most prestigious literary prize, organised by the Maria and Goffredo Bellonci Foundation and Liquore Strega, with the support of the Rome Chamber of Commerce. This partnership forms part of the bank’s long-standing commitment to promoting culture – and reading in particular – as a social asset that fosters growth and development.

80 years of history

In 2026, the Premio Strega will celebrate its 80th anniversary, cementing its status as Italy’s longest-running cultural event. To mark the occasion, an even more packed programme of events — including talks, exhibitions and widespread initiatives — reinforces its central role in the country’s cultural history and in contemporary discourse.
The slogan for this edition is ‘Quasi una vita’ (Almost a Lifetime), taken from the title of the novel by Corrado Alvaro, winner of the 1951 prize.

The events calendar

BPER is a sponsor of all the events, supporting reading and culture in all its forms.

18th May
Opening of the exhibition ‘One, Five, Twelve: Eighty Years of the Strega Prize’e

17 May, Turin
European Strega Prize Final

27 May, Genoa
Strega Giovani Prize Final

3 June
Announcement of the five finalists
Strega Prize for Fiction

8 July - Rome
Strega Prize for Fiction Final

13 October, Rome
Strega Poetry Prize Final

Collegamento di esempio
Strega Tour
In 2026, we will once again be supporting the series of events featuring the Strega Prize nominees on their tour across Italy, bringing books, authors and ideas to local communities. The Prize finalists will take part in almost 30 events, meeting the public and presenting the nominated novels. This initiative brings culture closer to people, making it vibrant, accessible and shared.
The exhibition marking his 80th birthday at MACRO in Rome
In 2026, the Strega Prize celebrates its 80th edition with the exhibition “One, Five, Twelve. Eighty Years of the Strega Prize”, organised in collaboration with BPER.
Curated by Maria Luisa Frisa and Mario Lupano, the exhibition is on display at MACRO – the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome – until 30 August. It is a journey that intertwines the public and private spheres and, through the books and the history of the Prize, offers an original perspective on the cultural and social evolution of the country.

The five finalists 2025 announced

On 4 June, from the stage of Benevento's Roman Theatre, Donatella Di Pietrantonio, winner of the 2024 edition, announced the finalists of the 2025 Strega Prize who will take part in a tour of 18 stops, including one abroad.
The winner will be announced on Thursday 3 July at the Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia in Rome. We, as always, will follow the tour step by step.

The story of the 2025 edition

Andrea Bajani con "L'anniversario"
Paolo Nori con "Chiudo la porta e urlo" 
Andrea Bajani con "L'anniversario"
Paolo Nori con "Chiudo la porta e urlo"
Elisabetta Rasy con "Perduto è questo mare" 
Michele Ruol con "Inventario di quel che resta dopo che la foresta brucia"
Nadia Terranova con "Quello che so di te"

Strega tour 2025

Also in 2025 we will accompany the cycle of meetings of the Premio Strega candidates around Italy. 
The prize finalists will travel on a tour of around 30 stops to present the nominated novels and meet readers.

The story of the 2024 edition

The finalist of 2024 edition

Dario Voltolini with "Invernale"
Chiara Valerio with "Chi dice e chi tace"
Raffaella Romagnolo with "Aggiustare l'universo"
Tommaso Giartosio with "Autobiogrammatica"
Paolo di Paolo with "Romanzo senza umani"
Donatella di Pietrantonio with "L'età fragile"

The Strega Prize sculpture: the ideas competition

The call for entries, which involves students from the Italian State Fine Arts Academies, was created to bring the worlds of art and literature closer together. The competition calls for the design and realisation of a sculptural artefact with references to culture, writing, reading and the prize. The winning work constitutes the BPER Prize to the finalist authors of the Premio Strega.
Enviromentalprotection initiatives.

To ensure a future for our planet we must change our present.

At the BPER Group, we do this by reducing consumption, purchasing products with environmental quality labels, managing resources better and supporting projects that safeguard the environment. 

Collegamento di esempio
Reducing paper use
370 tonnes less paper consumed, saved through digitisation and recycling processes.
Energy Management

Efficient management of our resources and use of energy from 100% renewable sources.

Sustainable Mobility
Implementation of concrete initiatives to reduce the emissions of our colleagues' home-work journeys.

Green Supply Chain
Purchasing eco-labelled products.

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