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The Bridge Book Award (Italian: Premio letterario The Bridge) is an international literary award founded in 2015 with the aim of promoting cultural exchange between Italy and the United States through the translation and dissemination of contemporary fiction and non-fiction from the two countries. The prize was conceived and is curated by Maria Ida Gaeta in collaboration with Maria Gliozzi.[1]

The prize is awarded annually to four literary works: one Italian fiction book, one Italian non-fiction book, one American fiction book, and one American non-fiction book. Winners receive a financial contribution intended for the translation of the work into the language of the other country and take part in meetings and award ceremonies held between Rome and New York City.[2]

Prize structure

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The Bridge Prize is divided into an Italian section and an American section, both further divided into fiction and non-fiction categories. Each year, twenty finalist titles are selected: five fiction works and five non-fiction works from each country.[3]

Italian works are evaluated by American juries, while American works are evaluated by Italian juries, according to a system described by the organizers as "specular".

Over the years, the prize has been supported, among others, by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, the Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori (FUIS), the American Academy in Rome, the Centro Studi Americani, and the Centro per il libro e la lettura (CEPELL).[4]

Juries

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The prize includes four juries, two Italian and two American, dedicated respectively to fiction and non-fiction. Jurors include literary critics, translators, scholars, writers, and cultural journalists. According to the regulations, jury members who have a conflict of interest with competing works are temporarily excluded from the relevant edition of the prize.[5]

Winners

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EditionYearWinning authorWinning workPublishing houseCategory
1st2015Domenico StarnoneLacciEinaudiItalian fiction
Quinto AntonelliStoria intima della Grande GuerraDonzelliItalian non-fiction
Laird HuntNeverhomeLittle, BrownAmerican fiction
Robert Pogue HarrisonJuvenescenceUniversity of Chicago PressAmerican non-fiction
2nd2016Nadia TerranovaGli anni al contrarioEinaudiItalian fiction
Marco BelpolitiPrimo Levi di fronte e di profiloGuandaItalian non-fiction
Eli GottliebBest BoyLiverightAmerican fiction
Margo JeffersonNegrolandPantheon BooksAmerican non-fiction
3rd2017Andrea IngleseParigi è un desiderioPonte alle GrazieItalian fiction
Antonella TarpinoIl paesaggio fragileEinaudiItalian non-fiction
Jennifer HaighHeat & LightHarperCollinsAmerican fiction
Anna Harwell CelenzaJazz Italian StyleCambridge University PressAmerican non-fiction
4th2018Luciano FunettaIl gridoChiarelettereItalian fiction
Sandra PetrignaniLa corsaraNeri PozzaItalian non-fiction
Lesley Nneka ArimahWhat It Means When a Man Falls from the SkyRiverhead BooksAmerican fiction
Arielle SaiberMeasured WordsUniversity of Toronto PressAmerican non-fiction
5th2019Romana PetriPranzi di famigliaNeri PozzaItalian fiction
Massimo CastoldiInsegnare libertàDonzelliItalian non-fiction
Maaza MengisteThe Shadow KingW. W. Norton & CompanyAmerican fiction
Pamela O. LongEngineering the Eternal CityUniversity of Chicago PressAmerican non-fiction
6th2021[6]Emanuele TreviDue viteNeri PozzaItalian fiction
Elisabetta RasyLe indiscreteMondadoriItalian non-fiction
Danielle EvansThe Office of Historical CorrectionsRiverhead BooksAmerican fiction
Patricia GaborikMussolini's TheatreCambridge University PressAmerican non-fiction
7th2022Chiara ValerioCosì per sempreEinaudiItalian fiction
Walter SitiContro l'impegnoRizzoliItalian non-fiction
Sara FreemanTidesGrove AtlanticAmerican fiction
Hendrik W. DeyThe Making of Medieval RomeCambridge University PressAmerican non-fiction
8th2023[7]Ada D'AdamoCome d’AriaElliotItalian fiction
Paolo ChiesaMarckaladaLaterzaItalian non-fiction
Isabella HammadEnter GhostGrove AtlanticAmerican fiction
Alison CornishBelieving in DanteCambridge University PressAmerican non-fiction
9th2024[8]Carmen PellegrinoDove la luceLa nave di TeseoItalian fiction
Carlo VecceIl sorriso di CaterinaGiuntiItalian non-fiction
Aaron HamburgerHotel CubaHarperCollinsAmerican fiction
Millicent MarcusItalian Film in the Present TenseUniversity of Toronto PressAmerican non-fiction
10th2025[9]Nicoletta VernaI giorni di vetroEinaudiItalian fiction
Giulio FerroniNatura vicina e lontanaLa nave di TeseoItalian non-fiction
Julia PhillipsBearPenguin Random HouseAmerican fiction
Aaron RobertsonThe Black UtopiansFarrar, Straus and GirouxAmerican non-fiction

References

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  1. ↑ "Winners of the Bridge Book Award Announced". American Academy in Rome. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Bridge Book Award – Rules And Regulations". Official website. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Bridge Book Award". The Center for Fiction. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Bridge Book Award". Italian Cultural Institute of New York. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "The Bridge Book Award". The Center for Fiction. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "The Bridge Book Award Ceremony". American Academy in Rome. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Winners of the Bridge Book Award Announced". American Academy in Rome. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "The Bridge Book Award". Rome International. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "2025 Bridge Book Award Recipients". Civitella Ranieri Foundation. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
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