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The 31st of March 2014 is the deadline for applications for aid granted to writers and translators who are in difficult financial situations. Writers and translators who have financial problems can apply for financial support under the Aid Fund established by the Wislawa Szymborska Foundation. The aid has been granted since 2013 , twice a […]

Philosopher, priest, promoter of highlanders’ culture. The author of now iconic Historia filozofii po góralsku (History of Philosophy, Highlander-Style). He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle. We invite you to read a new literary trail following Józef Tischner’s footsteps. First I am a human, then a philosopher, then there is a long “nothing […]

Philosophy and Literature. The Krakow Lectures is a project aimed to create a space for meetings for enthusiasts of philosophy and literature, offering the opportunity for reflection on defining and expressing mutual relations between philosophy and literature. The first series of four lectures, Literature and Fiction, in 2014 will be given by Dariusz Czaja PhD, […]

You are invited to the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow (18 Dajwór Street) to a meeting with Anka Grupińska, the author of 12 opowieści żydowskich, to be held on 13 March, at 6.00 pm. Admission is free! The heroes of the twelve stories have many things in common: they spent their childhood and youth in […]

On 12 March (Wednesday) at 7.00 pm, a special Spanish-language show of the film Widok Krakowa (View of Krakow) directed by Magdalena Piekorz will be given at the Casa del Lector Auditorium in Madrid. The screening will inaugurate the series Poets and Their Cities. The poet Adam Zagainewski will be the guest of honour. The […]

On 25 February, at 7:00 pm at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow (18 Dajwór Street) a meeting with Jennifer Teege, the author of the book Amon. Mój dziadek by mnie zastrzelił (Amon. My grandfather would have shot me), will be held. The meeting will be moderated by Dr Edyta Gawron, Admission is free. Don’t […]

On Sunday, as the spring sun brightened the Krakow sky, numerous book lovers who wanted to give their books a second life and to explore book collections of others drew to the Tourist Service Centre. Around 200 people swapped their books on that occasion! At 3.00 pm sharp, book enthusiasts, loaded down with book packages, […]

At the second meeting of the Reading series, Jerzy Franczak and Marta Syrwid will present their newest short stories. Wit Szostak will share excerpts from his still unpublished novel. As the icing on the cake, Kinga Raab will share with us some pieces of prose by the Russian blogger Danilo Bluz. The Reading Series will […]

It’s no news that Krakow and its nooks and crannies evoke a special magic and a unique atmosphere. This is why writers, not only Polish but also foreign, often set the scene for their characters in Krakow’s houses, leading them through the streets of Krakow, offering them a treat of Krakow’s squares and plazas. We […]