A discussion with the following panellists: prof. Grażyna Borkowska, Eliza Kącka, PhD, Magdalena Knedler and Wojciech Pieniążek. Moderated by: Janina Koźbiel

The meeting as part of jubilee meetings of the 10th Warsaw Book Fair. will be hosted by Marek Radziwon.

Partner of the meeting: Warsaw Book Fair

Meeting with Kamila Buchalska, Ludmiła Koza, Jakub Kornhauser and Bogdan Baran, moderated by Justyna Czechowska.

Katarzyna Bażyńska, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

A graduate of history at the University of Warsaw, she specializes in biographies and nonfiction books. Awarded with the KSIĄŻKI magazine prize for translating Tim Weiner's book “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA”. She cooperates with such publishers as Prószyński, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, Rebis, Wydawnictwo Literackie.

Ewa Stopa-Borówka, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

She graduated from philosophy at the University of Silesia and lived in Dún Laoghaire in Ireland for a long time. She has translated such books as: Emma Donoghue's “Room” and Elena Favilla and Francesca Cavallo's “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls” (KSIĄŻKI magazine’s award), and about forty other books and numerous articles, scripts and TV texts.

APTI’s panel will be dedicated to the situation of literary translators on the Polish book market. The panellists will include: Marek Bieńczyk, writer, translator; Milena Rachid Chehab, editor, Prószyński Media publishing house; Justyna Czechowska, translator, president of the Polish Literary Translators Association; Grażyna Szarszewska, general director, Polish Chamber of Books; Anna Wasilewska, translator, publisher, “Literatura na Świecie”. The meeting will be moderated by Wojciech Gilewski, translator and member of APTI’s Management Board.

Marta Bogdanowicz (Facebook: Spacerowiczka), Aleksandra Perzyńska (Facebook: AP.ART), Katarzyna Pierzchała (Facebook: Obywatel KP Fotograf) oraz  Robert Kuszyński (Facebook: JohnBoB & Sophie Art) will be signing „We the people!” album presenting civil protests between 2016 and 2018. It’s an opportunity to purchase the first and so far the only professional book about the activity of street opposition under PiS rule.

A discussion with the following panellists: prof. Grażyna Borkowska, Eliza Kącka, PhD, Magdalena Knedler and Wojciech Pieniążek. Moderated by: Janina Koźbiel

Suggested activities focusing on the languages of love, on gratitude, creating traditions, and on the power of family bonds, building a healthy self-esteem, on judging, the ability to use resources, and on social roles.

A meeting with Masha Gessen, author of “The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia” (Prószyński i S-ka), with the participation of translators: Magdalena Iwińska and Hanna Faryna-Paszkiewicz, hosted by William Brand.

Meeting in English, consecutive translation into Polish

Meeting about the book with the same title (Amaltea 2019). Meeting led by dr hab. Błażej Brzostek. An event dedicated to the students and lecturers of the University of Warsaw.

Adrian Cioroianu, currently Ambassador of Romania to UNESCO in Paris, is one of the most eminent Romanian historians and politicians: former dean of the Faculty of History at the University of Bucharest, senator, member of the European Parliament, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania between 2007-2008.

The book is a brief tale about the most important events, problems and figures of Romanian history (from the second world war to the overthrow of communism in 1989), allowing the readers to understand Romania's history. For a Polish reader who usually does not know much about the history of his pre-war neighbor, this story will be a fascinating discovery.

Meeting with Kamila Buchalska, Ludmiła Koza, Jakub Kornhauser and Bogdan Baran, moderated by Justyna Czechowska.

A conversation about tolerance, diversity, education, literature and readership between R.J. Palacio, whose book became the inspiration of the Choose Kind social campaign (that gained traction also outside of the US) and Sylwia Chutnik, a writer, columnist, social activist and readership promoter, curator of festivals and literary initiatives, winner of awards for her literary works and social activity.

Sylwia Chutnik – writer, culture expert, social activist, author of the novel "Kieszonkowy Atlas Kobiet" ("Pocket Atlas of Women", published by Ha!Art in 2008), "Diddums" ("Dzidzia", published by Świat Książki in 2009), "Cwaniary" (The Hustlers, published by Świat Książki in 2012), "Jolanta" (published by Znak in 2015). "The Sadness of a Shylock" ("Smutek cinkciarza", published by Od Deski do Deski in 2016) and a historical book "Women’s Warsaw" ("Warszawa kobiet", Biblioteka Polityki, 2011), fairy tales for children "Nieśmiałek" (Muza, 2015) "Dino Bambino" (Wytwórnia, 2018), a collection of column texts "Mama ma zawsze rację" (Mamania, 2012), a collection of short stories entitled "Proszę wejść. Więzienie, historie nieprawdziwe" (Nowy Teatr, 2012) and "W krainie czarów" (Znak, 2014), as well as a collection of interviews "Kobiety, które walczą. Rozmowy z kobietami uprawiającymi sporty walki" (GW Foksal, 2017).

Winner of Paszport Polityki (the award of the Polityka weekly) in 2008 for literature. Three-time nominee for the Nike Award (in 2009, 2012 and 2015). Her books and short stories have been translated and published in Germany, Russia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, North America, Serbia and Lithuania.

The meeting will be moderated by Szymon Kloska.

Meeting about the book with the same title (Amaltea 2019). Meeting led by dr hab. Błażej Brzostek. An event dedicated to the students and lecturers of the University of Warsaw.

Adrian Cioroianu, currently Ambassador of Romania to UNESCO in Paris, is one of the most eminent Romanian historians and politicians: former dean of the Faculty of History at the University of Bucharest, senator, member of the European Parliament, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania between 2007-2008.

The book is a brief tale about the most important events, problems and figures of Romanian history (from the second world war to the overthrow of communism in 1989), allowing the readers to understand Romania's history. For a Polish reader who usually does not know much about the history of his pre-war neighbor, this story will be a fascinating discovery.

The talk will focus on the launching of the book "We cannot escape our past" (Amaltea 2019, translated by Bogumił Luft) about the events in Romania after WWII, the era of communism and its overthrown in 1989. This is a continuation of the book "Beautiful Stories of the History of Romanians" (Amaltea 2018, translated by Bogumił Luft), covering the period from the beginnings of Romanian statehood, in the 19^th century, to the 20^th century. These books bring the Romanian experience closer to the Polish reader, drawing the attention on their own history and of other nations’ in our region of Europe.

Adrian Cioroianu is professor of history, writer and politician, currently the Romanian ambassador to UNESCO. Thanks to the television series "Five Minutes of History", largely appreciated by the audience, in which he presented the most important figures and events from the country's history in a short and captivating way, Adrian Cioroianu enjoys a large popularity among his countrymen.

Meeting with translators: Marta Cmiel-Bażant, Małgorzata Gierałtowska, Marta Grzybowska and Anna Michalczuk.

APTI’s panel will be dedicated to the situation of literary translators on the Polish book market. The panellists will include: Marek Bieńczyk, writer, translator; Milena Rachid Chehab, editor, Prószyński Media publishing house; Justyna Czechowska, translator, president of the Polish Literary Translators Association; Grażyna Szarszewska, general director, Polish Chamber of Books; Anna Wasilewska, translator, publisher, “Literatura na Świecie”. The meeting will be moderated by Wojciech Gilewski, translator and member of APTI’s Management Board.

Meeting with Kamila Buchalska, Ludmiła Koza, Jakub Kornhauser and Bogdan Baran, moderated by Justyna Czechowska.

Are the Czechs really “pepiki”? A meeting with Czech translators on their perspective of the Czech literature, culture and history. Panellists: Olga Czernikow, Katarzyna Dudzic-Grabińska, Renata Putzlacher, Julia Różewicz, Leszek Engelking, Andrzej Jagodziński and others. The meeting will be moderated by Lucie Zakopalová from the Polish Institute in Prague.

Partner of the event – Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury (the Mazovian Institute of Culture)

Meeting with Paweł Kapusta¸author of the book “Agonia. Lekarze i pacjenci w stanie krytycznym” (Agony. Doctors and patients in a critical state), published by Wielka Litera, hosted by Julia Fiedorczuk, meeting with Mariusz Szczygieł, author of the book “Nie ma” (Missing), hosted by Dorota Danielewicz.

During this event awards will be presented in an educational competition “Mój Busz po polsku” (around 11 o’clock).

Partners of the event: Stołeczne Centrum Edukacji Kulturalnej, Wirtualna Polska, Wielka Litera, „Nowy Folder”

Are the Czechs really “pepiki”? A meeting with Czech translators on their perspective of the Czech literature, culture and history. Panellists: Olga Czernikow, Katarzyna Dudzic-Grabińska, Renata Putzlacher, Julia Różewicz, Leszek Engelking, Andrzej Jagodziński and others. The meeting will be moderated by Lucie Zakopalová from the Polish Institute in Prague.

Partner of the event – Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury (the Mazovian Institute of Culture)

What does the moon look for at night in the garden? Who is the lady from the chestnut? And can one cat be more feline than the other? Meeting with the authors of the book "Four angles and the fifth cat". A chance to get autographs and talk about the magic hidden in poems and unusual illustrations made with scratched technique on plasterboards.

Are the Czechs really “pepiki”? A meeting with Czech translators on their perspective of the Czech literature, culture and history. Panellists: Olga Czernikow, Katarzyna Dudzic-Grabińska, Renata Putzlacher, Julia Różewicz, Leszek Engelking, Andrzej Jagodziński and others. The meeting will be moderated by Lucie Zakopalová from the Polish Institute in Prague.

Partner of the event – Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury (the Mazovian Institute of Culture)

A meeting with Masha Gessen, author of “The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia” (Prószyński i S-ka), with the participation of translators: Magdalena Iwińska and Hanna Faryna-Paszkiewicz, hosted by William Brand.

Meeting in English, consecutive translation into Polish

Meeting with Paweł Kapusta¸author of the book “Agonia. Lekarze i pacjenci w stanie krytycznym” (Agony. Doctors and patients in a critical state), published by Wielka Litera, hosted by Julia Fiedorczuk, meeting with Mariusz Szczygieł, author of the book “Nie ma” (Missing), hosted by Dorota Danielewicz.

During this event awards will be presented in an educational competition “Mój Busz po polsku” (around 11 o’clock).

Partners of the event: Stołeczne Centrum Edukacji Kulturalnej, Wirtualna Polska, Wielka Litera, „Nowy Folder”

Julia Fiedorczuk in conversation with the authors of short-listed translations: Barbara Gutowska-Nowak (“This is London…” by Ben Judah), Mariusz Kalinowski (“A House with Two Turrets” by Maciej Zaremba Bielawski), Hanna Pustuła-Lewicka (“Street of Eternal Happiness” by Rob Schmitz), Katarzyna Tubylewicz (“Shootings in Copenhagen” by Niklas Orrenius).

During this event award will be presented in the “Translators of the world” Student Competition for a review of a translation.

Partners of the event: Embassy of Sweden in Warsaw, British Embassy in Warsaw, British Council, The Society of Authors ZAiKS, Literary Translators Association, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies of the University of Warsaw, Ryszard Kapuściński Centre for Research and Education

A meeting with Masha Gessen, author of “The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia” (Prószyński i S-ka), with the participation of translators: Magdalena Iwińska and Hanna Faryna-Paszkiewicz, hosted by William Brand.

Meeting in English, consecutive translation into Polish

Meeting with translators: Marta Cmiel-Bażant, Małgorzata Gierałtowska, Marta Grzybowska and Anna Michalczuk.

Meeting with translators: Marta Cmiel-Bażant, Małgorzata Gierałtowska, Marta Grzybowska and Anna Michalczuk.

APTI’s panel will be dedicated to the situation of literary translators on the Polish book market. The panellists will include: Marek Bieńczyk, writer, translator; Milena Rachid Chehab, editor, Prószyński Media publishing house; Justyna Czechowska, translator, president of the Polish Literary Translators Association; Grażyna Szarszewska, general director, Polish Chamber of Books; Anna Wasilewska, translator, publisher, “Literatura na Świecie”. The meeting will be moderated by Wojciech Gilewski, translator and member of APTI’s Management Board.

Maria Gołębiewska-Bijak, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association, will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

Graduate of German philology, a passionate translator from Norwegian, a cultural expert, a former German and Norwegian teacher in the Polish-Norwegian Society and at the University of Warsaw. She has translated books by such authors as Ingar Johnsrud, Thomas Reinertsen Berg, Jacob Heinrich von Flemming, Morten A. Strøksnes, Erika Fatland.

Katarzyna Grochola – one of the most popular contemporary writers who changed the face of genre literature in Poland. Constantly inspiring and surprising, she has been gaining hordes of enthusiastic readers for over two decades. She has sold nearly 5 million copies, and each of her novels has been at the top of bestseller lists. She is a winner of numerous awards. Her books have repeatedly received the title of Empik’s Bestsellers in the category of Polish literature, most recently for her novel "Przeznaczeni" published in 2016. Her popularity is best evidenced by the National Library's report for the years 2000-2017, where she was listed in the top three of the most frequently read Polish authors along Henryk Sienkiewicz and Adam Mickiewicz.

The meeting will be moderated by Jerzy Kisielewski.

Hosted by Remigiusz Grzela. 

Partner of the event: Karakter

Meeting with translators: Marta Cmiel-Bażant, Małgorzata Gierałtowska, Marta Grzybowska and Anna Michalczuk.

Julia Fiedorczuk in conversation with the authors of short-listed translations: Barbara Gutowska-Nowak (“This is London…” by Ben Judah), Mariusz Kalinowski (“A House with Two Turrets” by Maciej Zaremba Bielawski), Hanna Pustuła-Lewicka (“Street of Eternal Happiness” by Rob Schmitz), Katarzyna Tubylewicz (“Shootings in Copenhagen” by Niklas Orrenius).

During this event award will be presented in the “Translators of the world” Student Competition for a review of a translation.

Partners of the event: Embassy of Sweden in Warsaw, British Embassy in Warsaw, British Council, The Society of Authors ZAiKS, Literary Translators Association, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies of the University of Warsaw, Ryszard Kapuściński Centre for Research and Education

Meeting with Ben Judah (Jagiellonian University Press), with the participation of Barbara Gutowska-Nowak, hosted by Olga Stanisławska.

The meeting as part of jubilee meetings of the 10th Warsaw Book Fair. will be hosted by Marek Radziwon.

Partner of the meeting: Warsaw Book Fair

Mocny głos młodego pokolenia pisarzy. Absolwentka filologii angielskiej urodzona i mieszkająca na co dzień w Białymstoku. Jej styl pisania cechują cięty język, czarny humor i cynizm, doceniane i chwalone przez czytelników. Znana z powieści "Krwawy księżyc", "Pod drugiej stronie lustra" i "Władczyni mroku".

What does the moon look for at night in the garden? Who is the lady from the chestnut? And can one cat be more feline than the other? Meeting with the authors of the book "Four angles and the fifth cat". A chance to get autographs and talk about the magic hidden in poems and unusual illustrations made with scratched technique on plasterboards.

Jacek Hugo-Bader – reporter of Gazeta Wyborcza. He adores Russia and the former Soviet countries, where he spent almost four years in total. He crossed all of Central Asia, the Gobi Desert, China, Tibet, the Pamir Mountains by bike and Lake Baikal by canoe. In the winter of 2007, he traveled alone from Moscow to Vladivostok, and his book "White Fever: A Journey to the Frozen Heart of Siberia" is an account of his months-long ramble in a Russian rover. In 2011, his "Kolyma Diaries: A Journey into Russia's Haunted Hinterland" was published, the fruit of a lonely hitchhiking trip to Kolyma. He is also the author of the books "Długi film o miłości. Powrót na Broad Peak" and "W rajskiej dolinie wśród zielska", nominated for the Nike Literary Award. He also co-authored the following documentaries: "Jacek Hugo-Bader. Korespondent z Polszy" and "Ślad po mezuzie". He is a two-time winner of the Grand Press Award and of the main awards of the Association of Polish Journalists (orig. Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich). His penultimate book "Skucha" was nominated for the Newsweek Teresa Torańska Award and the Nike Literary Award. It was also recognized by the Książki magazine as the best reportage book of 2016. His latest book "Audyt" was published in 2018.

A meeting with Masha Gessen, author of “The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia” (Prószyński i S-ka), with the participation of translators: Magdalena Iwińska and Hanna Faryna-Paszkiewicz, hosted by William Brand.

Meeting in English, consecutive translation into Polish

Wojciech Jagielski – a journalist of PAP (Polish Press Agency), a journalist of Gazeta Wyborcza from 1991 to 2012, currently again employed by PAP. He specializes in Africa, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

He published five books: "A good place to die" ("Dobre miejsce do umierania", 1994), "Prayer for Rain" ("Modlitwa o deszcz", 2002; nominated for the Nike Literary Award and winner of the Józef Tischner Award), "Towers of Stone: The Battle of Wills in Chechnya" ("Wieże z kamienia", 2004), "The Night Wanderers: Uganda's Children and the Lord's Resistance Army" ("Nocni wędrowcy", 2009) and "Trębacz z Tembisy".

Winner of multiple awards, such as: Polish Journalists Association (1995, the so-called Polish Pulitzer), Dariusz Fikus Award (2002), and the golden badge for his merit to the Polish Press Agency (2005). Although he is frequently compared to Ryszard Kapuściński, he has followed his own path as a writer from the very beginning.

The meeting will be moderated by Szymon Kloska.

Are the Czechs really “pepiki”? A meeting with Czech translators on their perspective of the Czech literature, culture and history. Panellists: Olga Czernikow, Katarzyna Dudzic-Grabińska, Renata Putzlacher, Julia Różewicz, Leszek Engelking, Andrzej Jagodziński and others. The meeting will be moderated by Lucie Zakopalová from the Polish Institute in Prague.

Partner of the event – Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury (the Mazovian Institute of Culture)

Methodological workshop for French language teachers.

Developing strategies for learning and teaching in groups with advanced language skills using the COSMOPOLITE course as an example. How can you improve your language skills by working with the new FOCUS and EN CONTEXTE publications?

Hanna Jankowska is one of the members of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL) who will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations. Graduate of oriental studies and postgraduate studies in political sciences at the University of Warsaw. She worked as a translator at Polish and Arab diplomatic missions in Tripoli and Warsaw. She has collaborated with such publishers as: PIW, W.A.B., Muza and Czarne. She translates essays, non-fiction books and documentary films from English. Her translations from Arabic are examples of contemporary prose, those from Russian are feature films and TV shows. She received an award from the Association of Polish Translators for her translation of Samuel Huntington's “Clash of Civilizations” in 1997.

We invite you to a meeting with the award-winning Romanian writer Cristian Teodorescu and the translator Radosław Janowska-Lascar. The discussions will be led by Marcin Wilk

Cristian Teodorescu, the author of Medgidia (Amaltea 2016, translated by Radosława Janowska-Lascar), is famous for his colorful way of telling stories. He constructs his heroes with warmth and tenderness, and his books are seasoned with a large dose of humor and a pinch of irony.

The discussions will focus on this year's Polish launching of "The book of the cat" (Amaltea 2019, translated by Radosława Janowska-Lascar). The narrator of the novel is a one-eyed cat, taken in by the writer. The cat's look at the world, though limited as a result of an accident, becomes a pretext to consider family, friendship and the modern world relationships. A book not only for lovers of meowing pets!

The author's previous book, Medgidia qualified for the finals of the ANGELUS Central European Literary Award in 2016.

Meeting with Ben Judah (Jagiellonian University Press), with the participation of Barbara Gutowska-Nowak, hosted by Olga Stanisławska.

A discussion with the following panellists: prof. Grażyna Borkowska, Eliza Kącka, PhD, Magdalena Knedler and Wojciech Pieniążek. Moderated by: Janina Koźbiel

Julia Fiedorczuk in conversation with the authors of short-listed translations: Barbara Gutowska-Nowak (“This is London…” by Ben Judah), Mariusz Kalinowski (“A House with Two Turrets” by Maciej Zaremba Bielawski), Hanna Pustuła-Lewicka (“Street of Eternal Happiness” by Rob Schmitz), Katarzyna Tubylewicz (“Shootings in Copenhagen” by Niklas Orrenius).

During this event award will be presented in the “Translators of the world” Student Competition for a review of a translation.

Partners of the event: Embassy of Sweden in Warsaw, British Embassy in Warsaw, British Council, The Society of Authors ZAiKS, Literary Translators Association, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies of the University of Warsaw, Ryszard Kapuściński Centre for Research and Education

Hosted by Remigiusz Grzela. 

Partner of the event: Karakter

Anna Dorota Kamińska, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

She translates prose, fantasy, books for children and young adults as well as nonfiction. She has translated the books of such authors as: Jaroslav Hašek, Jeremy Rifkin, Rachel Ward, Tomáš Sedláček and David Orrell.

Meeting with Paweł Kapusta¸author of the book “Agonia. Lekarze i pacjenci w stanie krytycznym” (Agony. Doctors and patients in a critical state), published by Wielka Litera, hosted by Julia Fiedorczuk, meeting with Mariusz Szczygieł, author of the book “Nie ma” (Missing), hosted by Dorota Danielewicz.

During this event awards will be presented in an educational competition “Mój Busz po polsku” (around 11 o’clock).

Partners of the event: Stołeczne Centrum Edukacji Kulturalnej, Wirtualna Polska, Wielka Litera, „Nowy Folder”

Methodological workshop for French language teachers.

Developing strategies for learning and teaching in groups with advanced language skills using the COSMOPOLITE course as an example. How can you improve your language skills by working with the new FOCUS and EN CONTEXTE publications?

Anna Klingofer-Szostakowska, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association, will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

PhD student at the Department of Hebrew Studies of the University of Warsaw. Hebrew language teacher at the School of Eastern Languages of the University of Warsaw. Co-founder of the Translation Research Laboratory at the doctoral PhD studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the University of Warsaw. Translator of “The Willoughbys” by Lois Lowry, and "The Chemist" by Stephanie Meyer (winner of the award of Książki magazine), to name a few.

Joanna Kluza, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

Her translation of Maxime Chattam's novel "Prédateurs" received an award for translation from the editors of “KSIĄŻKI” magazine. She has also translated books by: Robert Savian, Marcello Simoni, Delphine de Vigan, Yasmin Reza, Sorja Chalandona, and others.

A discussion with the following panellists: prof. Grażyna Borkowska, Eliza Kącka, PhD, Magdalena Knedler and Wojciech Pieniążek. Moderated by: Janina Koźbiel

The panel will include literary translators from languages that are hardly known in Poland: Agnieszka Matkowska, a translator from the Buryat language and a populariser of the Buryat culture, and Agnieszka Rembiałkowska, a translator from Lithuanian, among others; the panel will be moderated by Dorota Konowrocka-Sawa, a translator from English and a member of the Board of the Polish Literary Translators Association.

Agnieszka Matkowska is a graduate of Polish philology, ethnolinguistics, postgraduate studies for translators and PhD studies in Mongolian Studies (Adam Mickiewicz University). She also studied in Great Britain, in the USA and Buryatia. In addition to translation, she is also involved in research into the Buryatian oral tradition.

Agnieszka Rembiałkowska is a graduate of Baltic philology at the University of Warsaw, and currently a lecturer at the Department of Baltic Studies at the Faculty of Polish Philology at the University of Warsaw. She translates poems and novels from Lithuanian.

Meeting with Kamila Buchalska, Ludmiła Koza, Jakub Kornhauser and Bogdan Baran, moderated by Justyna Czechowska.

Meeting with Kamila Buchalska, Ludmiła Koza, Jakub Kornhauser and Bogdan Baran, moderated by Justyna Czechowska.

A discussion with the following panellists: prof. Grażyna Borkowska, Eliza Kącka, PhD, Magdalena Knedler and Wojciech Pieniążek. Moderated by: Janina Koźbiel

Marek Krajewski – author of seventeen bestselling crime novels, classical philologist. Winner of prestigious literary and cultural awards, including Paszport Polityki, the award of the Polityka weekly, Nagroda Wielkiego Kalibru (Large Caliber Award), the Award of the Mayor of Wrocław, Śląski Wawrzyn Literacki (the Silesian Laurel of Literature). He was also awarded the Silver Medal of Merit to Culture Gloria Artis. So far, his books have been translated into eighteen languages. He made his debut in 1999 with "Death in Breslau" - the year 2019 is the 20th anniversary of his work. Krajewski is an enthusiast of Stoicism, and an avid reader of Marcus Aurelius.

The meeting will be moderated by Szymon Kloska.

Partner of the Warsaw Detective Story Festival: CBS Reality

Daria Kuczyńska-Szymala, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

She has been translating from German and English for over a dozen years. Graduate of applied linguistics, economic studies and postgraduate studies in ethics and philosophy at the University of Warsaw. She has had over fifty translations published, mainly novels (narrative fiction, historical novels and detective books), including books by Charlotte Link and Hans Fallada.

The talk will focus on the launching of the book "We cannot escape our past" (Amaltea 2019, translated by Bogumił Luft) about the events in Romania after WWII, the era of communism and its overthrown in 1989. This is a continuation of the book "Beautiful Stories of the History of Romanians" (Amaltea 2018, translated by Bogumił Luft), covering the period from the beginnings of Romanian statehood, in the 19^th century, to the 20^th century. These books bring the Romanian experience closer to the Polish reader, drawing the attention on their own history and of other nations’ in our region of Europe.

Adrian Cioroianu is professor of history, writer and politician, currently the Romanian ambassador to UNESCO. Thanks to the television series "Five Minutes of History", largely appreciated by the audience, in which he presented the most important figures and events from the country's history in a short and captivating way, Adrian Cioroianu enjoys a large popularity among his countrymen.

The first "Memoirs" of Ionesco, published by Agora Publishing House, will be discussed by Adam Michnik, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta Wyborcza", and theater critic Janusz Majcherek.
"Present Past Past Present "is the most intimate text of the great playwright, showing unexpected shades in his biography and, at the same time, a record of his thoughts on remembrance, fate, politics and history. Eugène Ionesco (Eugen Ionescu, 1909-1994), co-founder of the Theater of the Absurd, author of "The Lessons" and "Rhinoceros", makes an autobiographical confession about his childhood, his key choices during the Second World War and his post-war life in Paris, center of the political and cultural debates of the second half of the twentieth century. Part of the great literature, this book is one of the most important intellectual testimonies of the last century.

Katarzyna Makaruk, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

A graduate of the Warsaw School of Polish Philology and the School of Social Sciences at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Polish Academy of Sciences. Since 2007 she has been translating articles and books from English. Co-translator of three books by Naomi Klein. Her translations include novels for young adults, fictional narratives, handbooks and a guidebook.

Katarzyna Marczewska, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

Translator from French, editor, French language teacher at the Polish Academy of Sciences. She has translated such authors as Jacques Le Goff, Philippe Ariès, Marc Bloch, Michel Leiris, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Gaël Faye. Winner of the Jerzy Kuryłowicz Prize in 2007 for her translation of Georges Ifrah's “From one to zero. A universal history of numbers”.

The panel will include literary translators from languages that are hardly known in Poland: Agnieszka Matkowska, a translator from the Buryat language and a populariser of the Buryat culture, and Agnieszka Rembiałkowska, a translator from Lithuanian, among others; the panel will be moderated by Dorota Konowrocka-Sawa, a translator from English and a member of the Board of the Polish Literary Translators Association.

Agnieszka Matkowska is a graduate of Polish philology, ethnolinguistics, postgraduate studies for translators and PhD studies in Mongolian Studies (Adam Mickiewicz University). She also studied in Great Britain, in the USA and Buryatia. In addition to translation, she is also involved in research into the Buryatian oral tradition.

Agnieszka Rembiałkowska is a graduate of Baltic philology at the University of Warsaw, and currently a lecturer at the Department of Baltic Studies at the Faculty of Polish Philology at the University of Warsaw. She translates poems and novels from Lithuanian.

Natalia Mętrak-Ruda, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

PhD of Cultural Studies, author of the book “Historię wam opowiem, o której śpiewali dawni Bretonowie. O Lais Marii z Francji.” She mainly translates fiction, handbooks and young adult literature, as well as culinary books. She also works as a consecutive interpreter at film festivals.

Meeting with translators: Marta Cmiel-Bażant, Małgorzata Gierałtowska, Marta Grzybowska and Anna Michalczuk.

The first "Memoirs" of Ionesco, published by Agora Publishing House, will be discussed by Adam Michnik, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta Wyborcza", and theater critic Janusz Majcherek.
"Present Past Past Present "is the most intimate text of the great playwright, showing unexpected shades in his biography and, at the same time, a record of his thoughts on remembrance, fate, politics and history. Eugène Ionesco (Eugen Ionescu, 1909-1994), co-founder of the Theater of the Absurd, author of "The Lessons" and "Rhinoceros", makes an autobiographical confession about his childhood, his key choices during the Second World War and his post-war life in Paris, center of the political and cultural debates of the second half of the twentieth century. Part of the great literature, this book is one of the most important intellectual testimonies of the last century.

Zygmunt Miłoszewski – novelist and columnist, co-author of film and television screenplays, winner of Paszport Polityki, the award of the Polityka weekly, in 2014. One of the most popular authors of crime and detective novels, author of a crime trilogy about prosecutor Teodor Szacki. All of his books have been published abroad and translated into several languages, including English, French, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Italian and Spanish.

The meeting will be moderated by Szymon Kloska.

Partner of the Warsaw Detective Story Festival: CBS Reality

Meeting with Wiesław Myśliwski about his book "Ucho igielne" (Wydawnictwo Znak), nominated for the Literary Award of the Capital City of Warsaw in the category of ‘prose’, and about other works by the author.

 Wiesław Myśliwski – twice awarded with the Nike Award (for his novel "Widnokrąg" in 1997 and "Traktat o łuskaniu fasoli" / "A Treatise on Shelling Beans" in 2007). He also wrote the following novels: Nagi sad (1967), "Pałac" / "The Palace" (1970), Kamień na kamieniu / "Stone upon Stone" (1984), "Ostatnie rozdanie" (2013); plays: Złodziej (1973), "Klucznik" (1978), Drzewo (1988), "Requiem dla gospodyni" (2000). His works have been staged in theatres, as well as at Teatr Telewizji (the Polish public TV theatre) and Teatr Polskiego Radia (the Polish radio Theatre), and filmed ("Przez dziewięć mostów", "Pałac", "Klucznik", "Kamień na kamieniu"). Myśliwski has won many awards and distinctions, including the Władysław Reymont Literary Award (1997), Alfred Jurzykowski Award (New York, 1998), the Gdynia Literary Award (2007), Golden Scepter (orig. Złote Berło) of the Polish Culture Foundation (orig. Fundacja Kultury Polskiej) awarded to outstanding Polish artists (2011). He received the Grand Prix Littéraire de Saint-Émilion in France in 2011 for "A Treatise on Shelling Beans", and The Best Translated Book Award for "Stone upon Stone" in 2012 in the USA, together with his translator Bill Johnston.  His books have been translated into many languages, including Spanish, French, Dutch, Hebrew, Czech, Lithuanian, Italian and Slovak.

The meeting will be moderated by Jerzy Kisielewski.

Katarzyna Okrasko, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

A graduate of Warsaw's Iberian Studies, she also took Polish Studies. She has translated works by such authors such as: Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Roberto Bolaño, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Enrique Vila-Matas and Maria Dueñas.

Agata Ostrowska, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

A graduate of the Institute of Applied Linguistics, translator for the following publishing houses: Czarna Owca (Ariana Huffington, Fiona Barton, Imran Mahmood), Rebis (Luis Montero Manglano's trilogy “Los buscadores”), WAB (Guillermo Arriaga), Marginesy (Màxim Huerta).

A conversation about tolerance, diversity, education, literature and readership between R.J. Palacio, whose book became the inspiration of the Choose Kind social campaign (that gained traction also outside of the US) and Sylwia Chutnik, a writer, columnist, social activist and readership promoter, curator of festivals and literary initiatives, winner of awards for her literary works and social activity.

Marta Bogdanowicz (Facebook: Spacerowiczka), Aleksandra Perzyńska (Facebook: AP.ART), Katarzyna Pierzchała (Facebook: Obywatel KP Fotograf) oraz  Robert Kuszyński (Facebook: JohnBoB & Sophie Art) will be signing „We the people!” album presenting civil protests between 2016 and 2018. It’s an opportunity to purchase the first and so far the only professional book about the activity of street opposition under PiS rule.

A discussion with the following panellists: prof. Grażyna Borkowska, Eliza Kącka, PhD, Magdalena Knedler and Wojciech Pieniążek. Moderated by: Janina Koźbiel

Marta Bogdanowicz (Facebook: Spacerowiczka), Aleksandra Perzyńska (Facebook: AP.ART), Katarzyna Pierzchała (Facebook: Obywatel KP Fotograf) oraz  Robert Kuszyński (Facebook: JohnBoB & Sophie Art) will be signing „We the people!” album presenting civil protests between 2016 and 2018. It’s an opportunity to purchase the first and so far the only professional book about the activity of street opposition under PiS rule.

Andrzej Pilipiuk – author of 37 books (published by Fabryka Słów), 3 comic books (also published by Fabryka Słów), 19 volumes of a series about Pan Samochodzik and his adventures, published under the pen name of Tomasz Olszakowski, and a sentimental album "Wojsławice – skarby naszej pamięci; wspomnienie o miasteczku". Literary father of Jakub Wędrowycz – the biggest degenerate among all superheroes. Four-time winner of the prestigious Nautilus Award. Ten-time nominee, one-time winner of Janusz A. Zajdel Award. One of the three most frequently purchased authors at EMPIK bookstores in 2006.

Julia Fiedorczuk in conversation with the authors of short-listed translations: Barbara Gutowska-Nowak (“This is London…” by Ben Judah), Mariusz Kalinowski (“A House with Two Turrets” by Maciej Zaremba Bielawski), Hanna Pustuła-Lewicka (“Street of Eternal Happiness” by Rob Schmitz), Katarzyna Tubylewicz (“Shootings in Copenhagen” by Niklas Orrenius).

During this event award will be presented in the “Translators of the world” Student Competition for a review of a translation.

Partners of the event: Embassy of Sweden in Warsaw, British Embassy in Warsaw, British Council, The Society of Authors ZAiKS, Literary Translators Association, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies of the University of Warsaw, Ryszard Kapuściński Centre for Research and Education

APTI’s panel will be dedicated to the situation of literary translators on the Polish book market. The panellists will include: Marek Bieńczyk, writer, translator; Milena Rachid Chehab, editor, Prószyński Media publishing house; Justyna Czechowska, translator, president of the Polish Literary Translators Association; Grażyna Szarszewska, general director, Polish Chamber of Books; Anna Wasilewska, translator, publisher, “Literatura na Świecie”. The meeting will be moderated by Wojciech Gilewski, translator and member of APTI’s Management Board.

The meeting as part of jubilee meetings of the 10th Warsaw Book Fair. will be hosted by Marek Radziwon.

Partner of the meeting: Warsaw Book Fair

The panel will include literary translators from languages that are hardly known in Poland: Agnieszka Matkowska, a translator from the Buryat language and a populariser of the Buryat culture, and Agnieszka Rembiałkowska, a translator from Lithuanian, among others; the panel will be moderated by Dorota Konowrocka-Sawa, a translator from English and a member of the Board of the Polish Literary Translators Association.

Agnieszka Matkowska is a graduate of Polish philology, ethnolinguistics, postgraduate studies for translators and PhD studies in Mongolian Studies (Adam Mickiewicz University). She also studied in Great Britain, in the USA and Buryatia. In addition to translation, she is also involved in research into the Buryatian oral tradition.

Agnieszka Rembiałkowska is a graduate of Baltic philology at the University of Warsaw, and currently a lecturer at the Department of Baltic Studies at the Faculty of Polish Philology at the University of Warsaw. She translates poems and novels from Lithuanian.

Katarzyna Rosłan, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

Graduate of the Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw (1998), literary translator since 2003. She is the author of translations of such books as: “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate” by Jacqueline Kelly, “The Snowden Files” by Luke Harding and “Pink Sari Revolution” by Amana Fontanella Khan.

Katarzyna Rosłan, a member of the Polish Literary Translators Association (STL), will be available at the STL stand for questions about the work of a translator and about her own translations.

Graduate of the Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw (1998), literary translator since 2003. She is the author of translations of such books as: “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate” by Jacqueline Kelly, “The Snowden Files” by Luke Harding and “Pink Sari Revolution” by Amana Fontanella Khan.

Are the Czechs really “pepiki”? A meeting with Czech translators on their perspective of the Czech literature, culture and history. Panellists: Olga Czernikow, Katarzyna Dudzic-Grabińska, Renata Putzlacher, Julia Różewicz, Leszek Engelking, Andrzej Jagodziński and others. The meeting will be moderated by Lucie Zakopalová from the Polish Institute in Prague.

Partner of the event – Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury (the Mazovian Institute of Culture)