Wisława Szymborska Award

The Wisława Szymborska Award is a Polish annual international literature prize presented by the Wisława Szymborska Foundation. It was established in 2013, and was named in honour of the Nobel Prize-winning poet Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012).

It is awarded to authors of best poetry works published the previous year. Both books written in Polish and translated into Polish are eligible for the award and can be submitted by the authors themselves, publishing houses, cultural institutions as well as members of the award committee. The award carries a cash prize of PLN 200,000 ($50,000) for the winner and PLN 50,000 ($15,000) for the translator, which makes it one of the most valued literary prizes in Poland.

Laureates

2021

Nominations:

*Anna Adamowicz for ''Animalia''
*Justyna Bargielska for ''Dziecko z darów''
*Jakub Kornhauser for ''Dziewięć dni w ścianie''
*Joanna Mueller and Joanna Łańcucka for ''Waruj''
*Michał Sobol for ''Wieść''

Winner: Anna Adamowicz

2020

Nominations:

*Genowefa Jakubowska-Fijałkowska for ''Rośliny mięsożerne''
*Adam Kaczanowski for ''Zabawne i zbawienne''
* Tomasz Różycki for ''Kapitan X''
*Mirka Szychowiak for ''Uwaga, obiekt monitorowany''
*Urszula Zajączkowska for ''Piach''

Winner: Genowefa Jakubowska-Fijałkowska

2019

Nominations:

*Kamila Janiak for ''Wiersze przeciwko ludzkości'' ("Poems Against Humanity")
*Piotr Janicki for ''Psia książka'' ("Dog's Book")
*Marzanna Bogumiła Kielar for ''Nawigacje'' ("Navigations")
*Robert Król for ''Polka''
*Marta Podgórnik for ''Mordercze ballady'' ("The Murderous Ballades")

Winner: Marta Podgórnik

2018

Nominations:

*Wojciech Bonowicz for ''Druga ręka''
* Julia Fiedorczuk for ''Psalmy. 2014–2017''
*Natalia Malek for ''Kord''
*Marta Podgórnik for ''Zimna książka'' ("The Cold Book")
*Ilona Witkowska for ''Lucyfer zwycięża''

Winner: Julia Fiedorczuk

Best translation winner: Linn Hansen for ''Przejdź do historii'' (Sweden)

2017

Nominations:

*Tomasz Bąk for '' eepgeneration''
* Jerzy Kronhold for ''Skok w dal'' ("Long Jump")
* Tomasz Różycki for ''Litery'' ("Letters")
* Marcin Sendecki for ''W''
* Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki for ''Nie dam ci siebie w żadnej postaci''

Winner: Marcin Sendecki

2016

Nominations:

* Jakub Kornhauser for ''Drożdżownia'' ("The Yeast Factory")
* Edward Pasewicz for ''Och, Mitochondria''
* Marta Podgórnik for ''Zawsze'' ("Always")
* Joanna Roszak for ''Tego dnia'' ("On That Day")
* Marcin Świetlicki for ''Delta Dietla'' ("Dietl's Delta")

Winner: Jakub Kornhauser

2015

Nominations:

* Roman Honet for ''Świat był mój'' ("The World Was Mine")
* Jakobe Mansztajn for ''Studium przypadku'' ("The Case Study")
* Mirosław Mrozek for ''Horyzont zdarzeń'' ("The Horizon of Events")
* Jacek Podsiadło for ''Przez sen'' ("Through a Dream")
* Maciej Robert for ''Księga meldunkowa'' ("The Registration Book")

Winner: ''ex aequo'' Roman Honet and Jacek Podsiadło

2014

Nominations:

* Wojciech Bonowicz for ''Echa'' ("Echoes")
*Jacek Dehnel for ''Języki obce'' ("Foreign Languages")
* Mariusz Grzebalski for ''W innych okolicznościach'' ("In Other Circumstances")
* Julia Hartwig for ''Zapisane''
* Michał Sobol for ''Pulsary'' ("Pulsars")

Winner: Julia Hartwig

2013

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* Justyna Bargielska for ''Bach for my baby''
*Krystyna Dąbrowska for ''Białe krzesła'' ("White Chairs")
*Łukasz Jarosz for ''Pełna krew'' ("Full Blood")
* Krzysztof Karasek for ''Dziennik rozbitka'' ("Journals of a Castaway")
* Jan Polkowski for ''Głosy'' ("Voices")

Winner: ''ex aequo'' Krystyna Dąbrowska and Łukasz Jarosz

See also

* Nike Award
* Silesius Poetry Award
* Polish literature
* List of Polish-language poets

References

First book awards
Polish literary awards
Awards established in 2013
2013 establishments in Poland