POZNAŃSKA NAGRODA LITERACKA 2026 | JUSTYNA KULIKOWSKA, PAWEŁ RZEWUSKI, MONIKA GROMALA

The film presents the winner of the 2026 Poznań Literary Award – Stanisław Barańczak Scholarship – Justyna Kulikowska, and the authors nominated for this Award: Paweł Rzewuski and Monika Gromala. JUSTYNA KULIKOWSKA (winner of the 2026 Poznań Literary Award – Stanisław Barańczak Scholarship for her poetry collection "Wnyki dla Światło") is the author of the poetry collections "Hejt i inne bangery" (Ha!art, 2018), "Tab_s" (WBPiCAK, 2020), "gift. z Podlasia" (WBPiCAK, 2021), "Obóz zabaw" (WBPiCAK, 2023), and her latest work, "Wnyki dla Światło," which is also included in her book "Wiersze zebrane (Collected Poems 2018–2025)". Nominated for the Capital City of Warsaw Literary Award She has been nominated for the Warsaw Prize (2022) and twice for the Nike Literary Award (2021, 2022). She has won the Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna Prize (2019), the Gdynia Literary Prize (2022), the Wiesław Kazanecki Literary Award of the Mayor of Białystok (2022, 2024, 2026), and the Warsaw Literary Award (2024). PAWEŁ RZEWUSKI (nominated for the novel "Krzywda") is a doctor of philosophy and historian specializing in political philosophy and social history. He is the author of "Piłsudski's Philosophy" and the book "Grzechy Parisa Północy" (Sins of Northern Paris), published by Wydawnictwo Literackie in 2019. Thanks to his nomination for the Identitas Special Prize, he also participated in workshops on the island of Uløya. His other works include the novels "Syn marien" (Son of the Marshes) and "Krzywda" (The Harm). MONIKA GROMALA (nominated for her essay "The Peddlers. Celan – Bachmann – Jelinek") is a PhD in humanities, literary scholar, and essayist. She researches the work of Paul Celan, twentieth-century Austrian literature, and cultural texts responding to the experience of the Holocaust. She is interested in uncanny stories. She heads the Necropoetics Workshop at the Franz Kafka University of Muri. She is the author of the books "Celan's Resuscitations – A Haunting Strategy" (Austeria, 2018), "The Peddlers. Celan – Bachmann – Jelinek" (Austeria, 2025), and the poetry collection "Mother Is" (WBPiCAK, 2021). She lives in Vienna. The Poznań Literary Award ceremony took place at the ZAMEK Cultural Center in Poznań on May 22, 2026. Founding the Poznań Literary Award: The City of Poznań and the University of Poznań. Adam Mickiewicz University. The film uses excerpts from the books: Justyna Kulikowska's "Wnyki dla Światło" (Snares for Light), which was also included in her book "Wiersze zebrane (2018–2025)" (WBPiCAK, 2025); Paweł Rzewuski's "Krzywda" (ArtRage Publishing House, 2025); and Monika Gromala's "Domopedcy. Celan – Bachmann – Jelinek" (Austeria Publishing House, 2025). Production: Irek Bednorz Color grading: Paweł Dembiński Contributing editor: Prof. Marcin Jaworski, Prof. Piotr Śliwiński, Karol Francuskiik Coordinator: Joanna Przygońska Production: Blow Up Film Studio Sp. z o.o. Poznań 2026 Thanks to Paweł Swoboda, Scientific Center of the State Academy of Sciences in Vienna, and the Ogniwo Cooperative in Kraków for their assistance in filming. The film features Justyna Kulikowska, Paweł Rzewuski, and Monika Gromala. Each protagonist first reads an excerpt from their book indoors and then comments on their work. Justyna Kulikowska does this while walking through spaces on the outskirts of the city. Paweł Rzewuski is filmed against the backdrop of an abandoned historic building surrounding a park. Monika Gromala walks through a small park dominated by two World War II-era gun towers. More information: https://poznanskanagrodaliteracka.pl, https://festiwalfabuly.pl --- The ZAMEK Cultural Center in Poznań is one of the largest cultural institutions in Poland. Each year, it hosts 2,500 events that showcase and stimulate the development of the most interesting cultural phenomena. Within the spaces of ZAMEK, visual arts, theater, film, music, and literature intertwine and complement each other. The institution builds its program based on established forms of expression (including concerts, performances, art exhibitions, literary meetings, and film screenings), as well as conducting artistic experiments and implementing new activities, often site-specific in nature. The artist-in-residence program also supports this exploration. More information: https://ckzamek.pl/ Facebook:   / ckzamek   Instagram:   / ckzamek