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For the fifth time, Krakow streets will host literary walks – an event of undying popularity among Cracovians and readers across the globe! Both the programme’s timeframe (March–November) and agenda will be expanded. The new programme will combine its cultural staples with new figures and locations. Literary walks will traditionally be held on the last Saturday of […]

This year, like every other year, the International Vilnius Book Fair (22–25.02.2018) will host, at the Vilnius Litexpo Congress and Exhibition Centre, an interesting and diverse presentation of Polish literature prepared by the Polish Institute in Vilnius and its Polish and Lithuanian partners. Krakow UNESCO City of Literature will also participate in the fair. “Books from […]

Join us at the poetry evening organised by Universitas Publishing House to enjoy the poems of Beata Bronakowska-Sanak, winner of the Anna Świrszczyńska Contest in the category “Poetic Debut”, and promote the “Proś o kolor” (“Ask for Colour”) poem collection. The event will be held on Thursday, 1 March at 7.00 p.m. at Piwnica Pod Baranami. […]

The Krakow UNESCO City of Literature Residency Program is dedicated to emerging writers from the Cities of Literature of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. The Program was created with the belief that the Network provides an excellent opportunity to develop interconnections, boost mobility, and offer professionalization services for writers. It aims to promote the Cities of Literature Network, […]

Krakow UNESCO City of Literature and the cultural magazine Dwutygodnik are organising a 4-month Literary Criticism Course. Editors Zofia Król and Maciej Jakubowiak will hold classes from 24 March to 9 June. Registration is open until 9 March. Literary criticism does not boil down to pointing out interesting books, presenting one’s evaluation or classifying literary phenomena. For […]

“Once there was a man who worked a lot, and worked very fast, and left his soul far, far behind him. Life without his soul was quite good – he slept, he ate, he worked, he drove his car, he even played tennis. Sometimes, however, he got the impression that everything around him was too flat, […]

The Second Life of a Book campaign is now in its seventh year! Last year, 15 editions were held over twelve months with 1500 participants who swapped more than 10 000 books, and bookcrossing shelves were placed in a number of new locations. The book swapping culture is in ever better shape – book exchange […]

2017 has already come to an end and so have the Krakow 160th Joseph Conrad’s birth anniversary celebrations. The programme In the Footsteps of Conrad, which made people familiar with one of the most prominent figures of world literature and his associations with Poland and Krakow, was prepared by the Krakow Festival Office, as part of […]

Marcin Wicha, the author of such novels as Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem collected his PASZPORT POLITYKI award in the category of literature. The awards were granted during an official gala event in the Great Theatre National Opera. For the first time in the history of PASZPORTY, Krakow UNESCO City of Literature was the partner of the Literature […]