Polish November in France

The 78th Frankfurt International Book Fair, the world’s most important publishing industry event, has come to an end. Poland participated in the Frankfurt event for the 26th time.

The catalogues are intended for foreign publishers and present a selection of the best Polish books published over the past twelve months. As last year, the catalogue entries were written by translators of Polish literature—people who are closer to the texts than anyone else. They also know best how to communicate with publishers in their own countries and can often most effectively encourage foreign publishing houses to publish translations.

The Polish-German Cooperation Foundation, the Book Institute, and the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin are accepting applications for the Albrecht Lempp Scholarship for 2027.

Jakub Szamałek has been awarded the Grand Prix de littérature policière 2026, a prestigious French prize for crime fiction, in the foreign-language category for Stacja (“The Station”). The novel by the Polish author was published last October in Kamil Barbarski’s translation by the Métailié publishing house.

The Galaxy Award is one of the most prestigious science fiction book polls in China. Winners are chosen by a jury together with readers who vote in the poll. The Galaxy Awards have been presented since 1986.

The International Literary Festival Vilenica 2026 is taking place in Slovenia from 1 to 5 September. This is the 41st edition of the event. This year it features three authors from Poland — Joanna Łępicka, Robert Rybicki and Natalka Suszczyńska.