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The April weekend – the 23rd and 24th of April – will be a great celebration of books and literature. On this occasion, the Voivodeship Public Library in Krakow and the Marshal’s Office of Małopolska Region would like to invite everyone to yet another edition of the Book and Rose Małopolska Book Days, with Krakow […]

Even though the buds have not yet opened into leaves, we already have the first signs of literary spring here in Krakow – UNESCO City of Literature. On the 22nd and 23rd of April, on World Book and Copyright Day, the Krakow Book Fair will take place in Marii Magdaleny Square. As always, the cosy […]

Four festival days filled with meetings with authors, debuts, and concerts, as well as reading and commenting poetry. On the 8th – 11th of June this year, Krakow is once again slated to become the world’s capital of poetry, providing an opportunity to meet the most prominent Polish artists, including Adam Zagajewski, Ewa Lipska, Anna […]

Yesterday, the International Book Fair in London, where Poland was featured for the first time as the market focus country – the honorary guest of the show – ended. The presentation of Polish literature would not be complete without some significant accents from Krakow, and there were many of them. First was the Conrad Seminar […]

Editors working for the most prominent publishing houses in Poland will join us for the new series of meetings organised by the Krakow – UNESCO City of Literature, with aspiring writers in mind. The first meeting, which will take place on the 29th of March at De Revolutionibus, will be devoted to fiction, and Maria […]

The London Book Fair – one of the most important meeting of the publishing industry in the world – starts today, on the 14th of March. This year, the prestigious role of the so-called Market Focus, or honorary guest, will be Poland. We are also there, and you can find us at the Polish stand, […]

Only less than two months – until May 2nd – are left to submit books that will compete for the Conrad Award, a literary prize considered to be the most important distinction for debuting prose writers. From the submissions of first books published in 2016, the jury will name five nominees, after which our readers […]

On the 25th and 26th of March, Krakow will host the 6th edition of the Comic Book Festival – an open and free event for children, youth and their parents – everyone who loves comic books. It will be a unique opportunity to discover new comic books and their authors! The programme includes many interesting […]

100 years ago, Zuzanna Ginczanka – a bright and intelligent poet, often called “Tuwim in a dress” and a very important figure in the interwar literary life, who died tragically in Krakow just a few months before the liberation of the city – was born. On this occasion, the City of Literature Foundation and the […]

Breyten Breytenbach – one of the most appreciated authors writing in Afrikaans and a guest of the 5th edition of the Miłosz Festival, which took place last year – was chosen a laureate of the 5th Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award 2017, one of the most important distinctions in the world of global literature and […]

The snow is thawing and the forecasts announce that sunny days are to come – it is time for first walks with books and reading outside. The lovers of poetry will certainly have something to be waiting for, as the first day of spring is also celebrated as World Poetry Day. On the 8th and […]

Weekend workshops with Max Cegielski and Jerzy Franczak, classes with Duży Format reporters, along with a series of meetings with editors working for the leading Polish publishing houses – we announce the first details of this year’s creative writing workshops’ programme.   Weekend Writing Workshops From February to December we encourage everyone to take part […]