Transatlantic Prize 2010

The Book Institute invites individuals and institutions to nominate candidates for the annual Transatlantic Prize, presented this year for the sixth time.

The Transatlantic Prize is awarded by the Book Institute to outstanding ambassador of Polish literature abroad. Its aim is to promote Polish literature on the world market and to provide a focal point for translators of Polish literature and its promoters (literary critics, scholars and organizers of cultural events).

The prize is awarded annually and is worth €10,000.

The winner is chosen by a Transatlantic Prize Committee including: Anders Bodegard, Jerzy Jarniewicz, Albrecht Lempp, Jarosław Mikołajewski, Ksenia Starosielska and the Director of the Book Institute.

Up to this date the prize has been awarded to: Henryk Bereska (2005), Anders Bodegård (2006), Albrecht Lempp (2007), Ksenia Starosielska (2008) and Biserka Rajčić (2009).

Candidates may be nominated by Polish and foreign cultural organizations, academic institutions, publishers, associations and private persons. Nominees may be of any citizenship other then Polish (including Poles with a foreign passport).

Please do remember to include:
- a short CV of a nominated (additional information documenting her/his activity may be included);
- relevant contact details (of the nominated and the nominating).

In case of the nomination the same as last year it is sufficient to simply inform us that the nomination is repeated without any further information.

Please submit your nominations to:
The Book Institute
ul. Szczepańska 1,
PL 31-011 Kraków,
fax: +48 12 4293829
a.bobr@bookinstitute.pl
office@bookinstitute.pl)

All nominations have to submitted by March 31st, 2010.

For further information please contact: Agnieszka Rasińska-Bóbr (tel. +48 12 4337040).