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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 […]

The Conrad Festival was distinguished by the prestigious Penguin Random House – one of the most important English publishing houses in the world.  The festival, which is organised by the City of Krakow, Krakow Festival Office and Tygodnik Powszechny Foundation was named one of the 20 literary events worth visiting. The Academy of Writers appreciated […]

56000 e-books downloaded by the participants of Read.PL campaign, 19 editions of the Second Life of a Book, successful literary festivals, dozens of hours of hard work during the UNESCO Creative Writing Course and over 200 events in book stores, organised as part of the first edition of the municipal readership support programme. 2016 – […]

We invite everyone to an open meeting with Felix Kaputu – a writer from Congo, scientist, literary scholar and social activist, who spend last year in Krakow as part of the ICORN Cities of Refuge Network. The meeting will take place tomorrow (February 10th) at 2:00 p.m. at De Revolutionibus Books&Cafe (Bracka 14). The meeting […]