Schena editore

Schena Editore is an Italian publishing house based in Fasano, in the province of Brindisi, Apulia. It was founded in 1947 by Nunzio Schena under the name Arti Grafiche Nunzio Schena, later Grafischena. Initially a printing company, it began editorial production in the late 1950s on Via Egnazia. In 1972 it moved to larger premises near the railway station and adopted its current name, marking the start of more intense typographic and publishing activity. The company is privately held and remains active. Its catalogue includes over 2,000 titles divided into 16 series, covering local and academic non-fiction, fiction, poetry, religion, philosophy, medicine, law, and gastronomy. Among its authors are Franco Cardini, Vittorio Catani, Jules Laforgue, Joseph Tusiani, Giuseppe De Nittis, Carlo Levi, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, and Riccardo Aragno. Many titles from the Biblioteca della Ricerca series, founded and directed by Giovanni Dotoli, are co-published with Italian and French universities and publishers, including Presses de l'Université de Paris-Sorbonne, Sapienza University of Rome, the University of Pavia, the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures of the University of Urbino, Alfred-Gérard Nizet Éditeur, Didier Érudition, and Alain Baudry & Cie Éditeur. In 1998 the publishing house established the Premio Nazionale di Narrativa "Valerio Gentile" for young writers. Nunzio Schena received numerous honours for his cultural work, including an honorary degree in letters from the University of Pavia (1983), the title of Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government (1985), the title of Ufficiale dell'Ordine al merito della Repubblica italiana (1988), and a bronze medal for cultural and artistic merit from the Italian government (1991).

Schena Editore was founded in 1947 in Fasano by Nunzio Schena as Arti Grafiche Nunzio Schena, later renamed Grafischena. It began as a printing business and started editorial production in the late 1950s on Via Egnazia. In 1972, the company moved to larger premises near the railway station and adopted the name Schena Editore, marking the beginning of a more intense typographic and publishing activity. In 1998, the publishing house established the Premio Nazionale di Narrativa "Valerio Gentile", a national fiction prize for young writers. The catalogue now includes over 2,000 titles across 16 series, with authors such as Franco Cardini, Vittorio Catani, Jules Laforgue, Joseph Tusiani, Giuseppe De Nittis, Carlo Levi, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, and Riccardo Aragno. The Biblioteca della Ricerca series, founded and directed by Giovanni Dotoli, is co-published with several Italian and French academic institutions and publishers. Nunzio Schena received numerous honours for his cultural promotion work, including an honorary degree from the University of Pavia (1983), the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1985), the title of Ufficiale dell'Ordine al merito della Repubblica italiana (1988), and a bronze medal for cultural and artistic merit (1991).

• 1998

  Established the Premio Nazionale di Narrativa "Valerio Gentile" for young writers.

• 1991

  Nunzio Schena received a bronze medal for cultural and artistic merit from the Italian government.

• 1988

  Nunzio Schena was named Ufficiale dell'Ordine al merito della Repubblica italiana.

• 1985

  Nunzio Schena was awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.

• 1983

  Nunzio Schena received an honorary degree in letters from the University of Pavia.

• 1972

  Moved to larger premises near the railway station and adopted the name Schena Editore.

• 1950

  Began editorial production in the late 1950s on Via Egnazia.

• 1947

  Founded in Fasano by Nunzio Schena as Arti Grafiche Nunzio Schena.

Independent Italian publishing house with a strong regional and academic focus, known for its literary and scholarly catalogue.

• Biblioteca della Ricerca series

  A series founded and directed by Giovanni Dotoli, co-published with Italian and French academic institutions and publishers.

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