WELCOME TO THE POLKA PODCAST

Tune into the new exciting podcast produced by the European Literature Network in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute in London!
01 03.2026 Literature, News, Resources

‘The Legend of Kaptain Karnival’ by Jem Panufnik – Exhibition opening at the POSK Gallery

PCI informs: POSK Gallery is hosting an exhibition based by the book by Jem Panufnik. Join us for the night full of vivid colours and psychedelic paintings.
21 03.2026 02 04.2026 Books, Events, Gallery, Literature, Music, Visual arts

Linguistic cartographies: narratives of displacement and belonging through language contact in political literature

Join the literature academics and experts at the CAPPE Conference at the University of Brighton to learn how language has been shaping the societies in Europe.
27 05.2026 28 05.2026 Events, History, Literature

A MUSICAL VISION: ART AS INSPIRATION FOR COMPOSITION – a talk with the Panufnik family at POSK

PCI informs: Join us for an inspirational talk that delves into music production process, hosted by the experts in the field.
25 03.2026 Events, Gallery, Literature, Music, News

Book Launch & Publisher Highlight – Rust Publishing

Rust Publishing, a Polish publishing collective, will be presenting their 3 new titles and speaking about the experience of independent book publishing in Poland. The talk will be followed by a book signing.
19 02.2026 Books, Events, Literature

New book – The Cinema of Agnieszka Holland by Agnieszka Piotrowska

Discusses Agnieszka Holland's complete creative journey through cinema. Coming soon on the 19th of February, pre-order is available.
19 02.2026 Events, Film, Literature

Mariusz Szczygieł is coming to the UK

We’re delighted to share that celebrated Polish journalist and author Mariusz Szczygieł will be touring the UK this February - events will take place in London, Oxford and Cambridge.
24 02.2026 27 02.2026 Events, Literature

From Independence to Interdependence – a lecture by Kuba Szreder at UCL

BA Creative Arts & Humanities: The Collaborative Economy presents an event led by a lecturer from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
06 02.2026 Events, Literature, News, Visual arts

BCLT International Literary Translation & Creative Writing Summer School

The University of East Anglia Norwich is offering online summer classes in BCLT Literary Translation, including the Polish language with workshops run by Antonia Lloyd-Jones and Małgorzata Margo Rejmer.
20 07.2026 24 07.2026 Events, Literature, News, Resources