The Ryszard Kapuściński Award () is a major annual Polish international
literary prize
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Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Man ...
, the most important distinction in the genre of literary reportage.
History
The award was founded to celebrate and promote most worthwhile
reportage
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books which touch on important contemporary issues, evoke reflection, and deepen knowledge of the world of other cultures, and thus also about oneself. Intended to honour the legacy of the journalist and writer
Ryszard Kapuściński
Ryszard Kapuściński (; 4 March 1932 – 23 January 2007) was a Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author. He received many prestigious awards and was considered a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Kapuściński's personal jo ...
(1932–2007), the award cherishes the honorary patronage of Mrs Alicja Kapuścińska, the wife of the writer.
Established in January 2010 by the Council of the Capital City of
Warsaw
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, the award takes form of a monetary prize: 100,000
złoty for the author of the best literary reportage of the year and 20,000 PLN to the author of the best translation of the reportage of the year. Past members of the jury have included figures such as
Joanna Bator,
Maciej Drygas,
Olga Stanisławska
Olga Stanisławska is a Polish writer and freelance journalist(26 February 2009)Rozmowa z Olgą Stanisławską ''Gazeta Łódź'' who has studied American literature in Warsaw and Aix-en-Provence. She has lived in Paris since 2001.
She has worke ...
,
Maciej Zaremba,
Małgorzata Szejnert
Małgorzata Szejnert (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 April 1936, Warsaw) is a Polish journalist and writer.
Biography
She graduated from the Emilia Plater Girls' High School in Biała Podlaska. She also graduated from the Faculty of Journalis ...
, Anders Bodegård, Julia Fiedorczuk, William R. Brand and Piotr Mitzner.
The award should not be confused with two other awards named after
Ryszard Kapuściński
Ryszard Kapuściński (; 4 March 1932 – 23 January 2007) was a Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author. He received many prestigious awards and was considered a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Kapuściński's personal jo ...
: the
Polish Press Agency
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PAP serves pri ...
Ryszard Kapuściński Award established in 2010 and the Ryszard Kapuściński Translation Award established in 2015.
Winners
See also
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Angelus Award
The Angelus Central European Literature Award also known as Angelus Award () is a Polish international literary award established in 2006 and presented by the city of Wrocław, Lower Silesia. The award is given annually for best prose books writ ...
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Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award
The Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award (Polish: ''Międzynarodowa Nagroda Literacka im. Zbigniewa Herberta'') is a Polish international literary award, literature prize established in 2013 in Warsaw and named after a Polish poet, essa ...
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Polish literature
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References
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Non-fiction literary awards
Awards established in 2010
Literary awards honoring writers
Polish literary awards
Ryszard Kapuściński