On the occasion of the Brussels Book Fair 2026, the Polish Institute in Brussels invites the public to meet Polish and Ukrainian authors, illustrators, filmmakers, and translators.

The programme brings together Andrzej Sapkowski, creator of the famous The Witcher saga; writer and video game scriptwriter Jakub Szamałek; translator Kamil Barbarski; Ukrainian writer Pavlo Matyusha; as well as Jacek Woźniak and Andrzej Wolski, authors of the graphic novel Moi, Gombrowicz.

Throughout the fair, the exhibition “Moi, Gombrowicz”, inspired by the illustrations from the graphic novel by Jacek Woźniak and Andrzej Wolski dedicated to the world of Witold Gombrowicz, will be presented at stand 233.

Programme of the Polish Institute in Brussels

Book talks:

Friday, 27 March
2 p.m.–3 p.m. – Translating the Present, Challenging the Future
Pavlo Matyusha in conversation with Marilyn Josefson, Tea Topuria and Mykyta Moskaliuk
Stand Place à l’Europe, Gare Maritime
In the framework of the Polish Institute in Brussels’ support for Ukrainian artists.

Saturday, 28 March
10 a.m.–10:50 a.m. – The Origins of “The Witcher” Saga
Andrzej Sapkowski in conversation with Justine Breton
Théâtre de l’Imaginaire
BOOK YOUR SEAT

11 a.m.–11:50 a.m. – Drawing Chaos and Colouring the Absurd
Andrzej Wolski, Jacek Woźniak, and Brecht Evens in conversation with Delphine Freyssinet
Stand Place à l’Europe, Gare Maritime

4 p.m.–4:50 p.m. – Meeting with Andrzej Wolski and Jacek Woźniak
around the book “Moi, Gombrowicz”
Espace Slumberland

Sunday, 29 March
2 p.m.–2:55 p.m. – Peace and the Test of International Rivalries
Jakub Szamałek, author of the sci-fi thriller The Station, and translator Kamil Barbarski
in conversation with Nathalie Clautier
Stand Place à l’Europe, Gare Maritime

Book signings:

Friday, 27 March
6 p.m.–8 p.m. – Andrzej Wolski and Jacek Woźniak
Hall 3, Stand 316

Saturday, 28 March
12 p.m.–1 p.m. – Andrzej Wolski and Jacek Woźniak
Stand Librairie Européenne, Gare Maritime
2 p.m.–4 p.m. – Andrzej Wolski and Jacek Woźniak
Hall 3, Stand 316

Sunday, 29 March
3 p.m.–4 p.m. – Jakub Szamałek and Kamil Barbarski
Stand Librairie Européenne, Gare Maritime
4:15 p.m.–6 p.m. – Jakub Szamałek and Kamil Barbarski
Stand Médias Diffusion, Belgium, Hall 1, Stand 101

“Moi, Gombrowicz” is an exhibition inspired by the world of the famous Polish writer, beautifully designed by Jacek Woźniak and Andrzej Wolski. Together, they invite the audience to explore a “dreamlike biography” of Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969), a writer of exile and freedom, whose irony and thought remain strikingly relevant today.

Exhibition organised by the Polish Institute in Brussels

Brussels Book Fair
26–29 March 2026, 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
(Friday, 27 March, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.)
Tour & Taxis, Avenue du Port 86C, Brussels
Free entrance