The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2025 (Deadline extended)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has launched a competition for the Best History Book in the foreign-language publication category on the history of Poland.

Books released in 2023 and 2024 are eligible to be submitted in the competition. The deadline for submissions has been extended to the 31st of August 2025.

To be eligible for the competition, a publication must be a book (a scientific monograph, a popular science publication or an edition of sources) by no more than three authors.

Laureates will be awarded a cash prize of EUR 10,000 for ranking first, EUR 5,000 for ranking second and EUR 2,500 for ranking third.

The competition prizes are awarded by the Foreign Minister at the request of The Competition Chapter. The results of the Competition will be announced no later than 11th of November 2025.

How to submit a publication:

To participate in the competition, you must send your publication by 31st of August 2025 (date of mail stamp or time stamp on e-mail deemed to be date of delivery).

Entries must include an electronic copy of the book in pdf format or an e-book in a format commonly available at bookstores. You may also send 6 hard copies of the publication, however electronic books are preferred. You may enclose published peer reviews, opinions and publisher’s reviews if available. There are no limits on the language of the publication, however if an English translation is available, we kindly ask you to include it in your submission.

A written consent of the author or authors to participate in the competition, and their contact details, as well as written consent to the processing of personal data must be enclosed with the entry.

This year’s edition of the competition is intended for publications released in 2023 and 2024.

Please send an e-book or pdf file to the following address: ddk.sekretariat@msz.gov.pl, in an e-mail titled “FA Minister competitive call for Best History Book 2025”. Hard copies should be send to the following address:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

Department of Cultural Diplomacy and Promotion of Poland,

al. J. Ch. Szucha 23, 00-580 Warszawa, Poland

In an envelope marked “FA Minister competitive call for Best History Book 2025”; or submit it to the Correspondence Register of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, entry from Litewska Street, Monday to Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

The MFA will not return the copies of publications entered for the competition.

Official Webpage with information and link to the consent form for the processing of personal data can be found HERE