| Gdynia Literary Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | best books written in Polish published in the previous year |
| Country | Poland |
| Presented by | Mayor of Gdynia |
| Reward(s) | PLN 50,000 ($13,000) |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Website | https://nagrodaliterackagdynia.pl/  |
Gdynia Literary Prize (Polish: Nagroda Literacka Gdynia) is a Polish literary prize, which is awarded annually to authors of the best books published in the previous year in the prose, poetry, essay and (since 2014) translation categories.
It was established in 2006 by Wojciech Szczurek, mayor of Gdynia,[1][2] who stated that "The idea of Gdynia Literary Prize is to honour unique achievements of contemporary Polish authors which shall determine a strong and also permanent impulse to further intensify activities in literature and art in its broad meaning".[3]
The list of nominees is announced in May during the International Book Fair (Międzynarowe Targi Książki)[4][5] in Warsaw. The prizes which consist of the "Literature Cube" statuette and 50.000 PLN are presented at the Grand Gala in June in Gdynia. Since 2008 the Grand Gala is accompanied by Literaturomanie Days of Gdynia Literary Prize (Literaturomanie Dni Nagrody Literackiej Gdynia). Moreover, at the turn of October and November, The Autumn Meetings with Winners of the Gdynia Literary Prize take place.
Public City Library (Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna) in Gdynia publishes Literary Supplement. Gdynia Literary Prize Newspaper magazine.
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