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From 9 to 11 June the ICE Kraków Congress Centre will host the 4th World Congress of Translators of Polish Literature.The event organised by the Book Institute is first of all a feast of translators who are the best ambassadors of our literature. The congress is a way to thank them for their work, but […]

In a few days (on the weekend from 10 to11 June) a book fair will be held on the picturesque Św. Marii Magdaleny Square. During the Miłosz Festival a dozen or so antique book sellers and bouquinistes from Krakow and the region will showcase their offer. Classical prose, good comic strips, iconic albums on art, […]

On the 1st of June on the Children’s Day we had a meeting with Adam Wajrak, a journalist, a naturalist and an author of many books for children and adults, who lives in the Białowieża Forest.  The weather and the atmosphere of the meeting were equally warm. We talked about dogs – our lesser brothers […]

Last Saturday, on the 27th of May, we had a walk along the children’s literature trail, in which readers’ families with children participated. We followed the traces of children’s literature in Krakow, following Antonina Domańska’s Paziowie króla Zygmunta and Historia żółtej ciżemki, the alchemist Sędziwój from Jadwiga Żylińska’s book, as well as children characters from […]

From the 31st of May to the 2nd of June, the Conference of the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) is held in Lillehammer , Norway, combined with the PEN International Conference. More than 300 writers, artists, activists, city representatives and other guests form 60 countries participate in sessions, workshops, literature reading and concerts. The […]

We cross the borders for the second time! Like last year, this year’s Milosz Festival is accompanied by the dynamically developing stream OFF Miłosz. It is a platform for expression for young, independent artists, who are not afraid of literary experiments, reaching for new, less traditional art forms, like performance poetry. Guests from abroad, discussions, […]

It’s become already tradition. This year’s Miłosz Festival once again will go in parallel with the Festival of Children’s Literature. We will read, learn the secrets of typography, listen to involving stories and compare science and literature. At the end of each day – before sunset – we will be listening to men’s reading, with […]

This year’s Miłosz Festival features two musical premieres. On the first day (8 June, 9pm) come to the Festival Centre at the courtyard of the Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace for a concert by Julia and Nieprzyjemni where the ensemble performs pieces from their album “Wojaczek”. The festival closes with a concert by Pablopavo and Ludziki (11 June, […]

A literary walk and a meeting with a hero of Adam Wajrak’s new book. The prospects for the Children’s Day in Krakow UNESCO City of Literature look promising. We have planned a rich literary programme of events. On nearest Saturday (27 May) you are invited to a family literary walk of Krakow along with the […]