The Viareggio Prize ( it, Premio Viareggio, italic=no or ) is an Italian

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prize, first awarded in 1930. Named after the Tuscan city of

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, it was conceived by three friends, , Carlo Salsa and

Leonida Rèpaci Leonida Rèpaci (Palmi, 5 April 1898 – Marina di Pietrasanta, 19 July 1985) was an Italian writer and political activist. He won the Bagutta Prize in 1933 and was one of the originators of the Viareggio Prize, with Carlo Salsa and Alberto Colan ...

, to rival the

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Bagutta Prize The Bagutta Prize is an Italian literary prize that is awarded annually to Italian writers. The prize originated among patrons of Milan's ''Bagutta Ristorante''. The writer Riccardo Bacchelli discovered the restaurant and soon he regularly gather ...

List of recipients

The first (or some cases equal-first) prizes have been awarded as follows:

From 1930 to 1947

From 1948 to present

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* {{Authority control Italian literary awards

Prize A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people (such as sporting teams and organizations) to recognize and reward their actions and achievements.

Awards established in 1930 1930 establishments in Italy *