Books from Poland

The Book Forum, a book fair and literary festival, returned to Lviv. In-person events, the participation of international guests, and publishers' stands filled with books restored the long-awaited spirit of the event. Russian attacks cast a shadow over the fair though.

We are pleased to announce the results of the competition for comic book creators, organized by the Book Institute in cooperation with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

We invite you to apply to participate in the Polish collective booth organized by the Book Institute at the Bologna International Book Fair, which will take place from April 13-16, 2026.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, in cooperation with the Polish Embassy in Ankara and the Book Institute, is organizing literary workshops for translators in Ankara from October 20–24, 2025. The event aims to support translation, develop translators’ competencies, and deepen cultural exchange between the countries.

The sixteenth Le Livre sur les Quais Festival took place in Morges from September 5th to 7th. This literary celebration on Lake Geneva was full of meetings, discussions, workshops, and readings with the public. The theme of this edition of the Swiss event was the five senses.

This Friday, August 29th, the International Literature Festival Graal-Müritz will begin. All meetings with Polish authors will be led by the renowned translator Olaf Kühl.

We invite publishing houses and literary agencies involved in the sale of international rights to children's books to submit applications.

The Book Institute, in collaboration with the Polish Institute in Beijing, would like to enable publishers/agents to present their offerings and hold industry meetings during the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (November 14-16, 2025). We invite publishing houses and literary agencies involved in the sale of foreign rights to children's books to submit applications.

The Book Institute is organising a Polish stand, as it does every year, in order to make it easier for domestic publishers to establish business contacts and to enable the sale of copyrights and thus increase the presence of Polish literature on foreign markets.

The Polish programme was prepared by the Book Institute in cooperation with the Polish Embassy in Mexico, and guests included Witold Szabłowski and Jacek Dukaj.

This year, Poland showcased in Frankfurt for the 25th time, and the Polish stand was traditionally prepared by the Book Institute.

On the third and final day of the LIBER Book Fair in Madrid, during which Poland acted as Guest of Honour, four meetings were held. These included discussions on bookstart programmes as important measures to promote reading, as well as the growing popularity of Polish children's books.