THEWINNER CATERINAFOGLIERI INALTREPAROLE TRANSLATION COMPETITION Thecompetitiondesignedtosupport youngtranslators

The Bologna Children’s Book Fair opens to the world of research with this award that looks into the best dissertations in children’s literature. The prize, currently awarded for postgraduate works from Italian Universities, pays tribute to the literary critic Carla Poesio, her fundamental contribution to the world of children’s literature and the unique role she played in the birth and development of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. This year’s winner is Caterina Foglieri with a dissertation focusing on the theme of flight and fall: “Tra voli e cadute. Gli atterraggi di fortuna nella letteratura per l’infanzia”.

CARLA POESIO JURY

EMMA BESEGHI

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA

PINO BOERO

UNIVERSITY OF GENOVA

LORENZO CANTATORE

UNIVERSITY ROMA TRE

While waiting for the release of Caterina’s book, last year’s winner is now available in bookstores: “Trovando sulle nuvole la chiave di casa. Interpretazioni in chiave metanarrativa e metalinguistica delle opere di Gianni Rodari” by Noemi Fiorito.

The annual translation competition In Altre Parole (In Other Words), is aimed at aspiring translators working in Italian from a range of languages changing every year, to bring young translators to publishers’ attention and to encourage language diversity.

The language for the 2023’s edition is JAPANESE

MEMBERS OF THE 2023 JURY

FEDERICA LIPPI FRANCESCO VITUCCI

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