from
27 SEPTEMBER
to
26 OCTOBER
2025

Biblioteca Bottini dell’Olio,
Livorno

{27 September ~ 19 October}

Piazza del Luogo Pio

Limonaia del Complesso di Villa Carmignani,
Collesalvetti (LI)

{21 ~ 26 October}

Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 77

The coauthors of the covers are persons enrolled in substance abuse treatment & rehabilitation programmes carried out in the residential communities run by CE.I.S. Livorno ETS Impresa Sociale. Plus a child (son of a community worker)! With the supervision of Lorenzo Scacchia & Luisa Elefante (project coordinator at CE.I.S.), they took part in photographic trips along the Livorno seafront & to the woods of Collesalvetti.

Following individual & group meetings with Scacchia – assisted by staff from the three therapeutic communities involved – each of them chose a photograph & coined the corresponding title. Elements he then harmonised into a graphic dress in order to create the exhibited covers.

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The prize-giving for the literary competition was held on 4 December 2025, at Limonaia del Complesso di Villa Carmignani in Collesalvetti.

POETRY
Joint first prize: Beatrice Amerighi, Maria Giovanna Scarlini | Joint second prize: Annalisa Gatti, Margherita Scarlini

PROSE
Joint first prize: Sara Holst, Giovanni Martini | Joint second prize: Claudia Masini, Virga Pratesi | Third prize: Elisa Di Alessandro

Florilegium of works

Legend for the exhibition mounting
The mosaic of small affixed photographs tells the story behind the trips.
The fluttering sheets were written by the coauthors (& can be read on Covers). Their arrangement – which will cause quite a few stiff necks among those present – is inspired by the libeccio wind, which blows from the southwest along the Livorno coast.

Contribute


The initiative is carried out in collaboration with CE.I.S. Livorno ETS Impresa Sociale, within Progetti Accordo Azienda Usl Toscana Nord Ovest, Ser.D zona distretto Livornese, C.E.A.R.T. and Regione Toscana

Aegis


Comune di Colesalvetti

Comune di Livorno

Grant of prizes (publications, where not specified)


Do it human

Fara

Fernandel

Fondazione Livorno

IlViandante

Polidoro

Polistampa

Rivista Atelier

Scuola Carver
(corso di scrittura)

Collaboration


Furore OdV

Jury


Francesca Cagianelli

Alessandra Casini

Giuliana Geusa

Claudio Monteleone

Thanks to Luisa Elefante
& to the Jury
& to:
Estella Barabino ~ Giancarlo Belloni ~ Stefano Bertoletti ~ Valeria Cioni ~ Elena Drago ~ Maria Chiara Favilla ~ Alice Franceschi ~ Alessandra Gamucci ~ Marco Giovannetti ~ Giuliano Ladolfi ~ Paolo Lari ~ Diego Leone ~ Alberto Manieri ~ Francesco Mencacci ~ Matteo Nani~ Antonio Pagliai ~ Mariavittoria Passarelli ~ Giorgio Pozzi ~ Alessandro Ramberti ~ Raffaella Soriani ~ Alessandro Tura ~ Martina Versi