About festival — Międzynarodowy Festiwal Opowiadania

organiser

Since 2024, Paweł Rogowski has served as the president of the Association.

About the Active Communications Association (Towarzystwo Aktywnej Komunikacji):

Year of establishment: 1999
KRS (National Court Register Number): 0000045825
NIP (Tax Identification Number): 894-25-67-840
REGON (National Business Registry Number): 931998437
Address: ul. Hermanowska 6A, 54-314 Wrocław, Poland
Phone: +48533283928
Email: biuro@tak.net.pl

The International Short Story Festival is a multifaceted celebration of short prose, dedicated to promoting ambitious literature. It focuses on unique presentations of narrative forms, exploring the impact of literature on other areas of art, encouraging interaction between authors and audiences, and facilitating the exchange of experiences among Polish and international creators. It actively participates in discussions about cultural and social transformations in the modern world and strives to restore the connection between literature and the tradition of oral storytelling.

The central feature of the festival includes short story presentations by authors in their original languages, accompanied by simultaneous translations displayed in scenographically altered and annually varied locations. The festival is complemented by performative readings, meetings and workshops for children, exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, a short story and literary translation competition, and creative writing workshops. Additionally, the festival engages in publishing activities, resulting in thematic anthologies.

The Active Communications Association (Towarzystwo Aktywnej Komunikacji) has been operating since 1999. It brings together individuals interested in actively participating in the communication and cultural processes of the modern world. As specialists in various fields such as new media, advertising, television, literature, and information technology, we run educational, social, and artistic projects.

TAK’s activities focus on areas such as literature, theatre, visual arts, and electronic media. Since 2011, the Association has concentrated on developing international projects. Utilizing funds obtained from numerous foreign institutions, we have organized initiatives that promote a fresh perspective on Polish culture in countries like Germany, the Czech Republic, Norway, Liechtenstein, Hungary, France, Slovakia, and Iceland. Additionally, we launched an extensive artistic and social project called the Storytelling Workshop, which was a key component of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 program. We produce television programs, documentary films, books, magazines, theatrical performances, and film scripts.

The Association is a member of the Anna Lindh Foundation network and collaborates regularly with institutions across Europe, including Literaturhaus Zurich, Literaturhaus Rostock, ShortStory.EU, Literaturhaus Liechtenstein, Větrné mlýny, Home Théâtre, Hulapa Film, Second Collective, Carpe Artem, Norsk Litteraturfestival, and Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature. Through programs conducted in Poland and across Europe, we have secured grants from institutions such as the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, National Centre for Culture, IMPART 2016 Festival Office, Marshal’s Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Visegrad Fund, the European Commission (GRUNDTVIG Program), the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009–2014, European Cultural Foundation, Ramon Llull Institute, Basque Etxepare Institute, Icelandic Literature Centre, NORLA, Italian Cultural Institute in Kraków, Culture Ireland, Camoes Institute and the Embassy of Portugal, Goethe Institute, and Danish Arts Council.

Team

A poet, novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She is a doctoral student at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBL PAN) and academically focuses on camp in contemporary Polish poetry.
She has published numerous collections of poetry, including: „Mocno poszukiwana” (1999), „Lonty” (2001), „Gospel” (2004), „Ani mi się śni” (2005), „Spamy miłosne” (2007), „nikon i leica” (2010), „Borderline” (2013), „Występy gościnne” (2014), „Panama smile” (2017), „Zerwane rozmowy. 105 wierszy na różne okazje” (2020, selected with commentary by Jakub Skurtys), „Raster Lichtensteina” (2021).
She is also the autho of acclaimed novels, including: „Zaćmienie” (2013), „41 utonięć” (2015), „Moja córka komunistka” (2018), and the novella „Lato Adeli” (2019).
Her works also include the essay collection „Inicjał z offu” (2013) and the long-form poem „Nikt nas nie upomni” (2016).
As a playwright, her works include titles such as „Dzień dobry wszyscy umrzemy,” „Leśni. Apokryf,” „Wyzwolenie: królowe,” „Kronika polska. Opera lalkowa,” „Susan Sontag. Dwie lub trzy rzeczy, które o niej wiem,” „Alicja,” and „Niewolnica Izaura,” which have been staged in theaters like the Szaniawski Drama Theatre in Wałbrzych, the Dramatyczny Theatre in Warsaw, the Polski Theatre in Wrocław, the Capitol Musical Theatre, and the Grotowski Institute during the International Short Story Festival (MFO). Her play „Dzień dobry wszyscy umrzemy” was adapted for the screen by Joanna Kaczmarek as part of the Teatroteka series.
She is the author of four children’s books: „Nochal czarodziej” (2007), „Rzecz o tym, jak paw wpadł w staw” (2011), „12 miesięcy byliśmy szczęśliwi (a potem nam było już tylko wesoło)” (2019), and „Gdzie jest noc” (2019).
She has edited five story anthologies, as well as the anthology „Sąsiadki. 10 poetek czeskich.”
She is a columnist for Przegląd and has been nominated for several awards, including the Gdynia Literary Prize, the Cogito Public Media Award, and the Polish IBBY Section Award (with a distinction for „Nikt nas nie upomni”). She won the IBBY Award for „Lato Adeli” (Book of the Year 2019) and the Polish Writers’ Association Award. She has also been a recipient of a scholarship from the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin.
Currently, she is the literary curator of the International Short Story Festival, a co-founder and editor of the socio-poetic magazine „Zakład,” and an editor of „Notatnik Literacki.”
She holds a degree in cultural studies and resides in Wrocław.