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On 3 July 2026, during a gala at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre, the laureate of the 22nd edition of the Transatlantyk Award, the most important award presented annually by The Book Institute to the ambassadors of Polish literature abroad, was announced. The award was given to Tapani Kärkkäinen, an outstanding translator of Polish literature […]
read moreToday in Kraków the 6th World Congress of Translators of Polish Literature was inaugurated. The event was opened by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Marta Cienskowska. At the opening, the Golden Medal “Gloria Artis – For Merits to Polish Culture” was awarded to the translator of Polish literature into English and its ambassador, […]
read moreThe twenty-sixth issue of our newsletter “New Books from Poland” for the period March–May 2026 has been published. The newsletter is sent quarterly to translators of Polish literature around the world. It contains the most interesting new publishing releases from recent months that may attract the interest of foreign readers. This time translators can become […]
read moreWe are pleased to announce that the sixth edition of the World Congress of Translators of Polish Literature will take place from 2 to 4 July 2026 — it would be a great celebration of our literature and the Institute of Book’s most important initiative of the year. Translators are the most important ambassadors of […]
read morePolish illustrator and children’s book author Marianna Oklejak took part in the prestigious Festival du Livre de Paris, which was held from April 17 to 19, 2026, at the Grand Palais in Paris.
read moreSubmissions for the first call of the ©POLAND Translation Programme in 2026 take place from 15 June to 31 July. The ©POLAND Translation Programme promotes Polish literature throughout the world. It is aimed at foreign and Polish publishers interested in publishing Polish books in foreign-language translations.
read moreWe are pleased to announce that the first call for this year’s ©Poland Translation Programme will commence on 5th February. Applications can be submitted until the end of March.
read moreMałgorzata Lebda visited the United Kingdom from 14–16 May 2026 on the occasion of the English-language edition of the collection Mer de Glace. The visit was supported by the Polish Institute in London and by the Book Institute as part of the Nonstop — Polish literature abroad programme.
read moreOn Thursday, May 14, the 31st edition of the International Book Fair and Svět knihy Literary Festival in Prague began. The event, which runs until Sunday, May 17, will be attended by a whole host of Polish authors.
read moreToday the International Book Fair in Turin, the Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino, begins. This is the thirty-eighth edition of the event and the fourth one where you can visit the Polish stand, prepared by the Polish Book Institute in cooperation with the Polish Institute in Rome. The event will run until Monday, May 18.
read morePolish literature is featured at the International Book Fair in Thessaloniki, held from 7–10 May 2026. The Embassy of the Republic of Poland, in cooperation with the Book Institute, has prepared a booth promoting recent domestic publications.
read moreWith great sorrow we received the news of the death of the outstanding translator and respected poet Karol Chmel.
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