We have announced the winners of the illustration creators’ contest

There are still just under two weeks to submit entries for the Adam Wodnicki Scholarship. The scholarship was established to honor Adam Wodnicki, an outstanding visual artist, translator of French literature, and writer. Its purpose is to recognize the best translation into Polish, published in book form.

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.

From December 4–8 the La Nuvola convention center in Rome hosted a book fair for small and medium-sized publishers. As part of the event, the Book Institute, in cooperation with the Polish Institute in Rome and the Keller Editore publishing house, organized an author meeting with Wojciech Górecki, whose 'Abkhazia' was published this year in Italy.

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.

The Polish-German Cooperation Foundation, the Book Institute, and the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin are accepting applications for the Albrecht Lempp Scholarship for 2026.

The Book Institute has decided to withdraw from participating in the Angoulême International Comics Festival.