“100 Authors, 100 Books”: A New Window Opens onto the Contemporary Literary Scene

A cultural project brings together one hundred authors, transforming the book into a space for dialogue and encounters among diverse creative voices

Under the editorial guidance and coordination of Italian curators Gioia Lomasti and Emanuele Marcuccio, and with the participation of one hundred authors, the first volume of the project “100 Authors, 100 Books” has been published as a cultural initiative that goes beyond the simple idea of collecting and documenting works, creating an open space for encounters between writers and readers, as well as between different creative experiences.

“100 Authors, 100 Books – Volume I” was born from a cultural vision that believes contemporary creative work, regardless of its forms or directions, deserves a space that brings its voices together and allows them to be present, connected, and shared with a wider audience.

The project is therefore much more than a list of books or an archive of individual literary works. It creates a cultural fabric in which different experiences of poetry, fiction, reflection, and testimony meet, ultimately forming a human and creative mosaic that reflects the diversity and richness of contemporary writing.

The work has been carried out under the careful editorial supervision of Gioia Lomasti and Emanuele Marcuccio, with the patronage of Wikipoesia. Their editorial approach is focused on presenting the works through a vision that goes beyond mere compilation, offering opportunities for discovery, documentation, reading, and wider recognition of the participating authors.

One Hundred Voices… One Space for the Written Word

The volume brings together the works of one hundred authors with diverse experiences and creative backgrounds, offering a vivid illustration of literature's ability to build bridges that transcend geographical, linguistic, and cultural boundaries.

Within this context, the novel The Interpreter by Ashraf Aboul-Yazid stands among the works of distinguished writers and poets participating in the project, including Alexandra Ochirova, Cao Shui, Ana Stjelja, Antonio Spagnuolo, Gioia Lomasti, Emanuele Marcuccio, and many other voices that together form a broad portrait of contemporary literary creation.

The significance of the project lies precisely in this diversity. It does not impose a single pattern upon the works, but allows each author to be present through their own voice, experience, and vision of the world, making difference itself a source of strength and beauty.

Recognition of an International Cultural Presence

The project also offers special recognition to Dr. Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, former President of the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) from 2016 to 2024 and Secretary-General of the Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) since 2024.

His international cultural and media work has contributed to giving the “100 Authors, 100 Books” project a broader dimension, reflecting the nature of literature as a language that transcends borders and as a means of bringing cultures and peoples together.

The inclusion of his book The Interpreter in this volume is part of that international presence and further confirms the project's vision as a meeting place for creative voices emerging from different cultural spaces.

From an Archive of Books to a Living Cultural Memory

The project does not regard this volume merely as a collection of already published works, but as a form of cultural memory in the making.

Every book carries an experience, every experience carries a voice, and every voice contributes a part to the larger picture created by human writing. The gathering of these works therefore becomes a cultural act that preserves their presence while giving them new opportunities to reach readers beyond their original boundaries.

The preparation of the volume was based on an editorial approach that combines precision with an awareness of the project's significance. The task of its creators was not simply to collect titles, but also to place them within a cultural context that allows them to be rediscovered, read, and shared more widely.

A Project Looking Towards the Future

“100 Authors, 100 Books” confirms that Volume I is not the end of the project, but the beginning of a cultural series capable of growing and renewing itself.

Over the coming weeks, details are expected to be announced regarding the preparation of the definitive official PDF edition of Volume I. It will be available for free download from the website, giving readers and researchers access to this cultural record.

The basic guidelines for the new project, scheduled to launch in early October, will also be announced, together with an updated list defining the structure and conditions of participation in the new initiative.

Thus, the project continues its upward course: one book follows another, one voice encounters another, and one experience opens the way for the next.

Gratitude to All Who Are Creating This Cultural Presence

The organizers of the project express their sincere gratitude to all participating authors, as well as to everyone who has supported the initiative through their responses, invitations, and participation on the project page.

They emphasize that the scope of the project is measured not only by the number of books, but by its ability to create a living cultural community in which ideas, experiences, and perspectives of readers can be exchanged.

At a time of accelerated communication and a growing need for genuine spaces of cultural dialogue, “100 Authors, 100 Books” confirms that the book can still fulfill its role as a bridge between person and person, culture and culture, memory and the future.

It is a journey that began with one hundred books, but opens the way toward a larger library, a greater number of voices, and new stories.

The journey continues, the project renews itself, and its doors remain open to new works that deserve to be read, discovered, and preserved in cultural memory.

Authors Participating in “100 Authors, 100 Books – Volume I”

- Alberto Raffaelli — La Comparseria. Luigi Pirandello Accademico d’Italia

- Alessandro Spadoni — Perdute Lettere

- Alessia Ferrari Dream — Sorsi del Mio Scrivere

- Alessio Nicosia — Gli Anziani Raccontano: Ricordi di una Volta, Vol. 1

- Alexandra Ochirova — Russian Cosmism… Memory

- Alfonsina Zollo — Il Ragazzo dagli Occhi d’Oro

- Ana Stjelja — Whisper of the Universe

- Annalisa Belli — La Canzone del Vento; Il Tempo Non Guarisce

- Anna Rita Pani — Ciò che Ho Non Mi Appartiene; La Sedia Rossa e Altri Racconti

- Antonio Spagnuolo — Levigare il Finale

- Ashraf Aboul-Yazid — The Interpreter

- Bartolomeo (Theo) Di Giovanni — Alexander und Dedalus: Poesie

- Cao Shui — Epic of Eurasia

- Carla Abenante — Solo Tre Mesi

- Carlo Bramanti — Venne il Giorno degli Aquiloni

- Carlo Galdelli — Il Rumore dei Vent’Anni

- Carmine Alberto Gaito — Le Pagine Mai Lette

- Clelia Moscariello — Fuoco Sacro

- Cristoforo De Vivo — Innamorata dell’Uomo Sbagliato

- Daniela Conti — I Racconti di Azzurrina

- Daniela Ferraro — Dal Tramonto all’Alba – Resurrezioni

- Daniele Cerioni — La Libertà delle Farfalle

- Delmis Dianelis Gonzalez Sanchez — Un Giorno alla Volta

- Domenico Tonziello — Noi Sotto la Pelle: L’Amore

- Doriano Fasoli — Coloro che Mi Hanno Abitato

- Elena Bergamaschi — Io Lo So che Tu Non Torni, Ma Io T’Aspetto Comunque…

- Eleonora Digena — L’Arcobaleno Esce Sempre Dopo la Tempesta

- Eleonora Moccagatta — La Porta del Crepuscolo

- Emanuele Marcuccio — Lo Stupore e la Meraviglia

- Emanuele Martinuzzi — Gli Elementi del Miracolo

- Fabio Avena — Il Faro e il Timone

- Fabio Valentino Tipa — L’Ora Legale

- Fabrizio Trono — Come Diventare Ricchi Veramente

- Federico Negro — Libere Percorrenze

- Franca Canitella — Fanny e Agnese

- Francesca Pagana — Tutto l’Amore del Mondo in un Ciao

- Francesca Vaccari — L’Ombra dei Santi

- Francesco Bogliari — San Siro 1926–2026

- Franco Costantini — Anagrammi per Ogni Dì

- Gaetano Cuffari — Verso Nadir

- Gastone Cappelloni — Lo Que No Dijimos

- Gerlando Fabio Sorrentino — Ci Fosse Lei

- Gioia Lomasti — Il Verso che Tace: Omaggio a Dante Alighieri

- Giorgia Catalano — Un Passaggio verso le Emozioni

- Giorgio Gibellini — La Colorata Compagnia del Sole

- Giuseppe Cirigliano — Tutte le Cose Passano

- Giuseppe Guidolin — Le Effemeridi del Cuore

- Giuseppe Lorin — Dossier Isabella Morra

- Giuseppe Mele — Ma Chi Me Lo Fa Fare

- Giuseppe Piluso — Toamo & Téômì

- Graziella Enna — Itinerari tra Letteratura, Storia e Intertestualità

- Guido Mattioni — Cucinare Senza Regole

- Igino Angeletti — Kalipè

- Laura Longo — Sensi

- Luca Foglia Leveque — Blu

- Luca Scarpa — Ashram

- Lucia Bonanni — D’Acqua e Terra

- Luciano Domenighini — Il Giardino dei Semplici

- Luciano Somma — Poems on the Lands

- Lucio Peri — Nel Cuore e nel Corpo

- Luigi Angelino — Il Cuore e la Mente

- Luigi Viva — Non per un Dio ma Nemmeno per Gioco

- Marco Carrer — Strano Amore

- Marco Nuzzo — La Specie Invasa

- Maria Elena Biondo — La Invoco Lapsis

- Maria Rotolo — Le Tonalità dell’Anima

- Maria Tedeschi — Sarò Lì ad Aspettarvi

- Maristella Angeli — In Attesa del Vento

- Martina Bartoli — Blood – The Blackridge Academy

- Martina Micol Varaldo — La Grazia Sporca

- Massimiliano Bianchi — Il Cantautore

- Matteo Ferro — I Custodi della Luce Vuota

- Maurizio Santalucia — Genetic Attack

- Michela Zanarella — Eterna Creazione

- Michele Nigro — Elegia del Confino

- Misna Chanu — The Silent Whispers

- Monica Pasero — Lo Sapevi che? Io No

- Nicole Steiner — Nessuno Resta Fuori

- Norman Zoia — Passi Perversi

- Ornella Mamone Capria — Il Corpo Scrive

- Paola Agutoli — L’Architetto

- Paola Carletti — La Luce Oltre il Silenzio

- Paola Novara — Dal Mausoleo di Teodorico al Monastero della Rotonda

- Paolo Pol Congiu — V3N14M0 1N P4C3

- Pino Giuseppe Montiroli — Il Ballo di Tippy

- Raffaella Cristiano — Segnali di Fumo

- Rosalia Ferreri — I Racconti di Rosa

- Rosanna Rizzo — L’Ombra ai Miei Piedi

- Rosaria Toraldo — Il Terzo Computo

- Salvatore Amoroso — Il Senso dell’Invisib(i)le

- Salvo Maugeri — Era Meglio Non Sapere?

- Sandro Orlandi — Un Cono Gelato

- Simone Di Matteo — Gli Occhi e la Rosa

- Simone Martino — Il Custode della Piuma

- Stefania Piccardo — La Casa sul Molo

- Stefano Finotto — Di Notte i Lampioni Non Fanno Più Luce

- Teresa Esposito — Donne che Dormono con i Lupi

- Umberto Piersanti — L’Isola tra le Selve

- Vincenzo Aruta — L’Altra Luna

- Williams Verta — Gente che Imita Altra Gente

Volume I is not merely an archive of selected works; it is a cultural act that recognizes the value of the written word as a means of expression, exploration, and exchange. Each author, through their distinctive voice, contributes to a broader picture in which literature becomes a bridge, an opportunity, and a living presence.

The editors and collaborators of the project have carried out their work with a level of care that combines precision with a clear vision of the project's purpose. Their role goes beyond simply collecting books; they place the works within a context that highlights their value and gives them a broader space for reading and presentation.

In this way, “100 Authors, 100 Books” establishes itself as an expanding cultural initiative, capable of welcoming new creative energies and ensuring continuity. Volume I represents the first stage of a cultural series intended to grow over time, preserve the memory of its works, and open new spaces for creative narratives.

Our sincere gratitude goes to all participating authors, as well as to everyone whose responses and invitations through the project page are helping to create a space that continues to expand in visibility, reach, and participation.

In the coming weeks, further news will be announced regarding the preparation of the definitive PDF file, which will be available for free download from the website as the official document “100 Authors, 100 Books”. Guidelines for the new project, scheduled to launch in early October, will also be presented, together with an updated list defining the structure of this new cultural initiative.

The journey continues, the project renews itself, and its doors remain open to new works — to be presented, discovered, and given the place and recognition they deserve.