“Queen Cells” Poetry Collection by Małgorzata Lebda

Translated by Ela Wójcik-Leese. Published by Broken Sleep Books, August 2024. Queen Cells recounts – from early spring to another spring – the ‘work in blood’ of one family and one small village: Żeleźnikowa Wielka, in the Beskid Mountains of southern Poland, where Małgorzata Lebda grew up
31 08.2024 Books, Events, Literature

“A Calligraphy of Days” Poetry collection by Krzysztof Siwczyk

Translated by Piotr Florczyk and Alice-Catherine Carls. Verses that oscillate between the turmoil of post-communist Eastern Europe to understated reflections on grief and mortality. Published by Seagull Books, August 2024.
05 08.2024 Books, Events, Literature

“Warsaw Tales”, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones – Published September 2024

An anthology of short stories and non-fiction set in the Polish capital. Beginning in 1911, the collected stories provide a chronological account of the city's tumultuous and dramatic history. Selected and translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, ed. Helen Constantine. Published by Oxford University Press.
12 09.2024 Books, Events, Literature, News

Applications Open – National Centre for Writing Emerging Translator Mentorships 2024/2025

A new edition of the prestigious Mentorship Programme for aspiring literary translators including those working between Polish and English. Deadline 26th August 2024.
27 07.2024 26 08.2024 Events, Literature, News

“Czernovitz – Charmovitz” by Aneta Kamińska

Translated by Anna Blasiak & Bohdan Piasecki, published by Arc Publications, July 2024, the book presents a selection of Kamińska’s own poetry from across the years.
01 07.2024 Books, Events, Literature

Clairvoyants – International competition for the creation of an illustrated children’s book

The fifth edition of the international competition for an illustrated children's book project, CLAIRVOYANTS2024! Invites graphic designers, writers, illustrators, and all creative individuals from Poland and abroad to participate!
05 08.2024 15 10.2024 Events, Literature, Visual arts

Shakespeare & Poland Festival 22-23 June 2024

Join us for an engaging and vibrant weekend programme of events in Stratford–Upon–Avon celebrating Polish cultural heritage, and the cultural connections between Britain & Poland through literature, theatre and music.
22 06.2024 23 06.2024 Events, Literature, Music, News, Theatre

Mayor of Warsaw at Hay Festival

Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski will take part in the Hay Festival's 'The Future of Europe Debate' co-organised by the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna)
25 05.2024 Events, Literature

Book Talk – Agent Zo: The Life of Resistance Fighter Elżbieta Zawacka @ Clapham Library

Join award-winning author Clare Mulley to discuss the incredible story of Elżbieta Zawacka, the WW2 resistance fighter known as Agent Zo, who is the subject of her latest book.
21 05.2024 Events, History, Literature