29 December 2025

Premiere of the Two-Volume Edition of ‘Complete Poems’ by Wisława Szymborska in Taipei

Recently, the edition of ‘Complete Poems’ by Wisława Szymborska was published in Taiwan, translated into traditional Chinese by Wei-Yun Lin-Górecka. The premiere took place on Saturday, December 20, in Taipei.

The two-volume edition, published by Horizon (an imprint of Alluvius Books), generated significant interest even before its release.

The event attracted a large audience, who not only had the opportunity to listen to discussions about Wisława Szymborska’s poetry but also participated in a prize draw, a group reading, and stamping activities featuring the translator’s own stamps.

The edition was supported by the Book Institute as part of its flagship ©Poland Translation Programme.

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Premiere in Taipei / photo: translator's materials

Translator Wei-Yun Lin-Górecka during the premiere / photo: translator's materials

Premiere in Taipei / photo: translator's materials

Stamps prepared by translator Wei-Yun Lin-Górecka / photo: translator's materials

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Publishing Proposals – Open Call in 2026

The Publishing Proposals Program is aimed at Polish publishers and agents who wish to present Polish publishing proposals abroad. Under this program, the Book Institute finances up to 15 pages of a publishing presentation in a foreign language. A minimum of 2/3 of the total must consist of a sample translation of the book into a foreign language.

9 January 2026

‘The Books of Jacob’ by Olga Tokarczuk in Bulgarian and Other Translations

Among the new translations recently published abroad, special attention should be paid to the Bulgarian translation of Olga Tokarczuk's ‘The Books of Jacob,’ translated by Krum Krumov and published by ICU.

2 January 2026

Over 90 Supported Publications: Summary of the First Year of the “Other Traditions” Programme

In May 2025, the Book Institute launched the 'Other Traditions' programme. The goal of this initiative directed at publishers is to support valuable publications that are difficult to release under strictly market conditions. In the first, incomplete year of the program, we funded 91 publications totaling PLN 1,592,818. So far, 42 publishers have benefited from it, and the total print run of the supported publications reached 96,690 copies.

15 December 2025

Agata Dudek at the Guadalajara International Book Fair

Last Sunday, December 7, the largest book fair in the world after the Frankfurt Book Fair concluded — the Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara. The Book Institute prepared the Polish program in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Mexico.

12 December 2025

Call for illustrators

The Book Institute invites Polish illustrators to take part in a competition aimed at supporting creators in promoting their work internationally at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, 13–16 April 2026.

8 December 2025

Two translations of Olga Tokarczuk’s books in Macedonia and other translations

Thanks to the ©Poland Translation Programme, several new translations of Polish books have recently been published abroad. Notably, two translations by Olga Tokarczuk – the essay ‘Czuły narrator’ and the novel ‘Empuzjon’ – were released by the Macedonian publisher Antolog, translated by Lidija Tanushevska.