Kościelski Award

The Kościelski Award is an independent Polish literary award, awarded since 1962 by the Geneva-based Kościelski Foundation. The jury issues annual awards to "promising writers" 40 years of age or younger.

Past winners have included Sławomir Mrożek, Zbigniew Herbert, Alicja Iwańska, Bolesław Taborski, Wiktor Woroszylski,[1] Adam Zagajewski, Wojciech Karpiński, Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz, Stefan Chwin, Jerzy Pilch, Marian Stala,[2] Paweł Huelle, Andrzej Stasiuk, Olga Tokarczuk, Tomasz Różycki, Jacek Dehnel, Maciej Płaza,[3] Krzysztof Siwczyk,[4] Jolanta Stefko, Mikołaj Łoziński and most recently Jacek Dukaj.[5] This is the second oldest independent award in Polish literature after the Award of the Union of Polish Writers Abroad that was established in London in 1951.[6]

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References

  1. ^ "Wiktor Woroszylski". culture.pl. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  2. ^ Batora, Katarzyna. "Stala Marian". pisarzeibadacze.ibl.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 2025-02-13.
  3. ^ "Literacki Angelus dla Macieja Płazy". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ Marzęcka, Barbara; Żurek, Łukasz. "Siwczyk Krzysztof". pisarzeibadacze.ibl.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 2025-12-14. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  5. ^ "Kościelski Award 2008 for Dukaj" Instytut Książki".
  6. ^ "Historia Nagrody – Związek Pisarzy Polskich na Obczyźnie". www.zppno.org.