Ornella Fiorentini is an Italian poet and writer born in Ravenna, Italy, living and working in Ravenna, Italy.
Ornella Fiorentini is an Italian writer and poet who lives in Ravenna. She graduated in Art at D.A.M.S., Bologna University, achieved the Proficiency Certificate in English of the University of Cambridge at the British Council, Bologna. Author of novels, thrillers, children’s books, books of poetry, essays, she wrote articles for "It's different Magazine", Ravenna, for the literary magazine "NTL – La Nuova Tribuna Letteraria", Lozzo Atestino (PD) e "La Piè", Imola (BO). Since 2009 she has been holding workshops of creative writing for Coop Adriatica, Ravenna, the Municipality of Russi (Ravenna) and C.A.P.I.T. Romagna. In 2011 she taught the seminar on Brazilian poetry "Planet South America" at Ipercoop, Ravenna. In 2012 she held a workshop of creative writing at MAMI, the first International gipsy festival of Arts, Music and Literature in Segni (Rome) which was organized by Santino Spinelli, president of FederArtRom. In 2013 she took part to the European Community project “Art for the social change” which was organized by Cianove Cultural Association, Ravenna and the Artist Foundation, Sofia. Since 2012 in Ravenna alternates to lead the creative writing workshop Coop Adriatica with Stas' Gawronski, creator of Cult Book, Educational RAI-3. She participated with Italy-Bulgaria Cianove Association of Ravenna and the Artist Foundation of Sofia to the European Community project "Art for Social Change 2013" in Bulgaria. In 2014 he presented the Art catalog book Arteè by Peter Michael Musone published Il Masso delle Fate in the Caffè Giubbe Rosse in Florence. In 2015 is a poet declaimed the literary meeting "Dante ritorna a casa" at Caffè Giubbe Rosse, with Franco Costantini actor's recital accompanied on guitar by Raimondo Raimondi, together the following poets: Anna Balsamo, Alfredo Vernacotola, Menotti Galeotti, Lilly Brogi, Giancarlo Bianchi, Alexandros Gounaras. in the same year she organizes and presents "Omaggio a Dante" at the club Laps of Fucecchio with the actors Franco Costantini e Evelina Drianovska. In 2014 she presented the art catalogue “Arteè” written by Peter Michael Musone and published by the publishing house Il Masso delle Fate in the Caffè Giubbe Rosse in Florence. In 2015 is a poet declaimed the literary meeting "Dante ritorna a casa" at Caffè Giubbe Rosse, with Franco Costantini actor's recital accompanied on guitar by Raimondo Raimondi, together the following poets: Anna Balsamo, Alfredo Vernacotola, Menotti Galeotti, Lilly Brogi, Giancarlo Bianchi, Alexandros Gounaras. in the same year she organizes and presents "Omaggio a Dante" at the club Laps of Fucecchio with the actors Franco Costantini e Evelina Drianovska. Ornella Fiorentini’s main novels are “Il cuore a fette”, “Cuore d’artista”, “La bambola di Solange”, “Obiettivo Veronika”, “Le stelle di San Lorenzo”, “A bocca chiusa”, “E perché dovrei pentirmi?”, “Dove si posano gli aironi”. Her main collection of stories are “Teodora Degli Innocenti”, “Si può morire per amore?” and “Christine”. Her main children’s books are “Niklas e Kimkim”, “Martino e il pettirosso” and “Agustin nella Terra del Fuoco”. Her main books of poems are “Sciamana”, “Diamanti – Poesie di Resurrezione”, “Matrioska”, “Erba smeraldo” and “Girasole caparbio”. She wrote the one-act play “Nena del Guadalquivir”, the e-books “La Principessa Virginia” and “Viola & Cannella”. Her main essay is “Nello specchio di Alice – Il nonsense in epoca vittoriana”.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2004). Il cuore a fette (in Italian).
Fiorentini, Ornella (2007). Cuore d'artista (in Italian).
Fiorentini, Ornella (2007). Teodora Degli Innocenti (in Italian).
Fiorentini, Ornella (2008). A bocca chiusa (in Italian). ISBN 97888 74977239.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2009). La bambola di Solange (in Italian). Mani di Strega.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2009). Diamanti (in Italian). Tabula Fati. ISBN 978-88-7475-440-3.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2010). Obiettivo Veronika (in Italian). ISBN 9788896497180.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2010). Le stelle di San Lorenzo (in Italian).
Fiorentini, Ornella (2010). Nena del Guadalquivir (in Italian). Il Convivio Edizioni.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2011). Si può morire per amore? (in Italian). Centro Studi Tindari Patti. ISBN 8896497728.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2012). Sciamana (in Italian). Tabula Fati. ISBN 9788874752928.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2012). E perché dovrei pentirmi? (in Italian). Tabula Fati. ISBN 978-88-7475-338-3.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2013). Girasole Caparbio (in Italian). Centro Studi Tindari Patti. ISBN 9788898379323.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2014). E perché dovrei pentirmi (in Italian). Tabula Fati Edizioni. ISBN 9788874753383.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2015). Agustín nella Terra del Fuoco (in Italian). Giovanelli edizioni. ISBN 9788898708451.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2015). Diamanti - Poesie di Resurrezione (in Italian). Tabula Fati Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-7475-440-3.
Fiorentini, Ornella (2015). Dove si posano gli aironi (in Italian). Helicon. ISBN 9788864662954.
Bianchi, Giancarlo (2015). Poeti in bici (in Italian). Edizioni Polistampa. ISBN 9788859614647.
Cervellera, Aldo (2015). Premio Poesia Sacravita (in Italian). Misericordia di Firenze.
Awards and honors
1991, 1st prize for the unpublished "Mosaico" at the contest nazionale di poesia "Città di Ravenna"
2001, 1st prize contest nazionale di poesia "Città di Faenza"
2003, 1st prize for the unpublished short story at the national literary contest of Alessandro Baricco’s Scuola Holden, Turin.
2004, 1st prize contest internazionale "Europa 2004", Pisa con il racconto inedito noir "Il cuore a fette"
2009, il 1° premio assoluto per il romanzo edito "La bambola di Solange" al 7° concorso internazionale "Le notti ritrovate", Avellino
2011, il "Gran Premio Città di Budapest" per il libro di poesie "Diamanti" e per il racconto inedito "La puszta", Sezioni D e H nello storico caffè letterario Gerbeaud, Budapest, Ungheria
2009, 1st prize for the unpublished short story at the national literary contest of Alessandro Baricco’s Scuola Holden, Turin.
2004, 1st prize for the unpublished thriller short story at the international literary contest “Europe 2004”, Pisa
2005, 2nd prize for the published thriller “Il cuore a fette” at the international literary contest “Anco Marzio”, Ostia Antica (Rome).
2006 1st prize for the unpublished short story at the national literary contest “Caro Diario”, Ortucchio (AQ),
2007, 1st prize for the published thriller “Cuore d’artista” at the international literary contest “Le notti ritrovate”, Avellino, award received by Vittorio Sgarbi.
2008, 1st prize for the unpublished poetry in French at the international literary contest “Amico Rom”, Lanciano (CH).
2009, 1st prize for the published novel “La bambola di Solange” at the international literary contest “Amico Rom”, Lanciano (CH).
2009, 1st prize for the published novel “La bambola di Solange” at the international literary contest “Le notti ritrovate”, Avellino.
2010, 2nd prize for the published thriller “A bocca chiusa” at the international literary contest “Il Saggio”, Eboli (SA).
2011, 2nd prize for the novel “La bambola di Solange” at the international literary contest “San Marco-Città di Venezia”.
2012, 1st prize for the thriller “A bocca chiusa” at the international literary contest “Città di Parigi”, Paris, France.
2012, 1st prize for the published collection of short stories “Si può morire per amore?” at the international literary contest “La Rocca-Città di San Miniato”, San Miniato, (PI).
2013, 1st prize for the unpublished collection of short stories “Christine” at the national literary contest “La Tavolozza”, Pontedera (PI).
2013, 1st prize for the published children’s book at the national literary contest “Valle Senio”, Riolo Terme (RA).
2013, 1st prize for the published collection of poems “Sciamana” at the international literary contest “La Rocca-Città di San Miniato”, San Miniato (PI).
2014, 1st prize for the unpublished novel “Dove si posano gli aironi” at the international literary contest “Montefiore”, Pegasus Cattolica.
2014, 1st prize for the unpublished novel “Dove si posano gli aironi” at the international literary contest of Poland, Cracow.
2015 1st prize for the unpublished collection of poems “Matrioska” at the international literary contest “Il Convivio 2015”, Castiglione di Sicilia (CT).
