Fifth Edition Jury

In his past life he was an architect, but at age thirty-five he decided to change everything. Today, he is a father to Virginia,Ginevra, and Melania, and draws comics for a living. When he runs short on ink, he writes.
He maintains a Facebook page followed by thousands of people, where for several years he has been publishing short stories, reflections, and brief chronicles of family life. In May 2016, Einaudi Stile Libero published his first book, Notti in bianco, baci a colazione, which has also been published in France (Éditions Kero), Spain (Edición Aguilar), and the United States (TarcherPerigee/Penguin Books), with a German release planned (Penguin Verlag). Since late 2016, he has written for Robinson—the Sunday cultural supplement of La Repubblica—where he authors the weekly column Storie alla Finestra. Since September 2017, he has co-hosted the show Padrieterni with Federico Taddia on Radio 24, focusing on the evolving role of fatherhood in contemporary society.

A Milan native, she holds a degree in Modern Literature. She gained extensive experience at Mondadori and Electa in the art books and exhibition catalogues division. She served as Editorial Director of Editrice Abitare Segesta (publisher of the monthly magazines Abitare, Case da Abitare, Costruire, and Costruire Impianti). Additionally, she has been a member of the General Department of ADI (Association for Industrial Design) and of the Board of Directors of A.I.M. (Associazione Interessi Metropolitani, Milan).
For Bookcity Milano, she oversees special projects and social impact initiatives. As a partner at “Memoria & Progetto,” she manages cultural projects and events, and serves as a member of the editorial board for the journal Pretext. Libri e Periodici. Del loro passato, del loro futuro.

Holding a degree in Contemporary Art History from Milan, she loves looking at pictures and inventing stories. This passion led to the creation of her titles for Pippo (Piccola Pinacoteca Portatile) on Giotto, Depero, still life, and landscape—all published by Topipittori—as well as monographs and historical studies produced during her long collaboration with the APICE Centre (Archives of the Word, Image, and Editorial Communication) at the University of Milan, and currently with the CSAC (Study Centre and Communication Archive) at the University of Parma.

She is the Director of children’s and young adult magazines at Mondadori Scienza (Focus Junior, Focus Wild, and Focus Pico) and of the parenting website nostrofiglio.it. She considers her profession a wonderful mission, with a passion for science and technology, music, and currently, crime fiction.
A mother of two children aged 11 and 13, she published the book Da mamma a mamma with Mondadori, inspired by her work with nostrofiglio.it. She holds a degree in Law and a Master’s degree in Journalism from City University, London.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Modern Art History from the Department of Cultural Heritage Studies at the University of Milan, where she completed a thesis on the English engineer and collector Charles Henfrey under the supervision of Giovanni Agosti. She is currently enrolled in the second year of the master’s degree program in Art History and Criticism,also at the University of Milan. She has collaborated with Memoria & Progetto on various initiatives, including organizing and cataloging the archives of the Circolo dell’Unione and providing translations for the exhibition celebrating the centenary of La Rinascente at Palazzo Reale. She also works with BookCity Milano Università and serves as assistant curator for “Lartquotidien,” an association supporting emerging contemporary artists. Additionally, she is on the editorial board of Concorso. Arti e Lettere, a journal published by the University of Milan’s Department of Art History, and contributes to the online cultural magazine Cultweek.