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  • +/-Feb 2 2012In memory of Wisława SzymborskaBy:
    Wisława Szymborska, a Polish poet who won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature, died on Wednesday in her apartment in Kraków.
  • +/-Jan 27 2012The 2011 Olof Palme PrizeBy:
    The 2011 Olof Palme Prize is awarded to Lydia Cacho from Mexico, and Roberto Saviano from Italy, for their tireless, selfless and often lonely struggle for their ideals, and for the benefit of fellow human beings.
  • +/-Jan 16 2012The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is celebrating its 10th anniversaryBy:
    The world’s largest award for children’s and young adult literature is turning ten years old in 2012. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) has contributed to raising the status of books for children and young people for a decade now.
  • +/-Jan 5 20122012 - the year of important anniversaries By:
    The Government has decided to commemorate, in Sweden and internationally, Raoul Wallenberg´s centenary in 2012 by honouring his memory with various events and activities. Year 2012 is also the 100th anniversary of August Strindberg's death.
  • +/-Jan 1 2012Happy New Year!By:
    Swedish Embassy in Warsaw wishes Happy New Year!