PINO
ROVEREDO
Pino Roveredo was born in Trieste in 1954 into a family of craftsmen; his father was a shoemaker.
After various life experiences, he worked in a factory as a laborer. He also worked as a street cleaner, writer, journalist, and collaborator for Il Piccolo, the newspaper of Trieste.
Pino Roveredo is a member of several humanitarian organizations focused on marginalized people.
Among his works are “Pitsilies krasi sti soupe” (2000) and “Choréuontas me ti Séselia” (2000), the latter adapted into a theatrical production presented at the Todi Festival.
In 2005, the Italian publishing house Bompiani published his short stories in a collection titled “Send Me a Message”, which received several awards, including the Campiello Prize, the Predazzo Prize, the ANMIL Prize, and the Il Campione Prize.
He also actively participates in Greenpeace’s campaign “Writers for the Forests.”