(21 June 2016) “With reference to the 43rd edition of the International Flaiano Award for Italian Studies, we inform you that the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava gladly welcomes any suggestions for publications that address topics within Italian culture in either Slovakian, English or Italian written between June 2015 and June 2016 “. A reminder sent out by the Italian Embassy in Bratislava which states that call for papers expires in August. The International Flaiano Award for Italian Studies is sponsored and organised by the Cultural Association ‘Ennio Flaiano’ and the National Centre for Studies of D’Annunzio in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Cultural Institutes abroad. The Flaiano Prize – as stated also on the Embassy website – promotes the work of Italian scholars in the world and is appreciated among scholars in the field. In the past, Flaiano Award for Italian Studies was awarded to scholars and professors of different nationalities. In this edition, the jury, composed of international cultural experts and chaired by Dacia Maraini, will announce the three winners who will collect the award in Pescara on 21 October. The jury will meet in Rome at the General Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to announce the winners. Since its establishment, the Flaiano Award – Italianistica Section –has taken advantage of the collaboration of MAECI through the network of cultural institutes that deal with spreading the call for papers abroad and searching for the best publications written in the previous year. (Red)
