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).
| Wisława Szymborska Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | best poetry book |
| Country | Poland |
| Presented by | The Wisława Szymborska Foundation[1] |
| Reward(s) | PLN 200,000 ($50,000) |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Website | https://www.szymborska.org.pl/projekty/nagroda-im-wislawy-szymborskiej/  |
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.[2][3][4][5]
Laureates edit
2021 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Nominations:[6]
- 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 edit
Nominations:
- Tomasz Bąk for [beep] generation
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Nominations:[11]
- 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[12]
2013 edit
Nominations:[13]
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "The Wisława Szymborska Foundation". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "The Wisława Szymborska Foundation". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "The Wisława Szymborska International Literary Award". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "The Wisława Szymborska Award". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Szymborska Poetry Prize to be Poland's most generous literary award". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Oto laureatki Nagrody im. Wisławy Szymborskiej: Julia Fiedorczuk, Linn Hansen, Justyna Czechowska". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "AFTER SZYMBORSKA: THE 2016 SZYMBORSKA PRIZE AND POLISH POETRY TODAY". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Nominowani w V edycji". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "2017-12-22".
- ^ "Nominowani w III edycji". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Nominowani w II edycji". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Hartwig Wins Poetry Prize". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Nominowani w I edycji". Retrieved 22 December 2017.