More than 600 exhibitors and creators from Poland, the Republic of Korea, and 18 other countries participated in the largest literary fair event of the year.
More than 1,000 authors, translators, illustrators, and others involved in the industry and cultural world met with the public, including authors from the Republic of Korea, which was the Fair’s Guest of Honour.
More than 200 meetings were held on five stages and in seven halls, in addition to nearly 1,000 meetings at publishers’ booths – in total, more than 1,200 events took place over the course of four days.
We estimate that this year, despite the rainy weather, attendance at the Fair exceeded 130,000!
We would like to thank the publishers, authors of books, translations and illustrations, emcees, volunteers, and all visitors who took part in the international literary feast in the heart of Warsaw!
We congratulate the representatives of the Republic of Korea for their excellent appearance at the Fair, which won the hearts of lovers of Korean culture and literature in Poland and was met with lively interest and excellent reception by the general public of the Fair.
We would like to thank the honorary patrons of the Warsaw International Book Fair, especially the Marshal of the Senate Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, the Mayor of the City of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski and the team of the City Hall Culture Office for their invaluable support and kindness of the City of Warsaw.
We would like to thank the partners of the Fair: Association of Authors ZAiKS, Committee for the Protection of Children’s Rights, Palace of Culture and Science, and Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.
We thank the media patrons, among whom are: Polskie Radio, Onet, tvp.info, tvp3, Histmag.org, and rynek-ksiazki.pl.
We thank the organizers of the accompanying events, which were: Warsaw of Comics, Intergenerational Children’s Literature Festival – Fathers and Children, and Reportage Day with the Ryszard Kapuściński Award.
We invite you to the International Book Fair in Warsaw on May 28-31, 2026 – we will see you at PGE Narodowy!
Photo: Marcin Selerski
