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The Minister of Foreign Affairs has announced a contest on the best foreign language publication promoting the history of Poland and the best Polish language publication on the history of Polish diplomacy. The contest welcomes works that were published in 2021. Historians can submit their works until August 31, 2022.

Submissions should be in book-form only (academic monographs, popular science publications, or source editions) and have no more than three authors.

The winner of the contest in the category “Best foreign language publication promoting Poland’s history” will receive a cash prize of EUR 10,000; the first prize in the category “Best publication on the history of Polish diplomacy” is PLN 20,000.

The contest prizes are awarded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the request of the Historical Diplomacy Council.

 

How to enter:

Entries must be submitted by August 31, 2022, or postmarked by that day to be eligible for consideration.

Entries must include three copies and, if possible, accompanied by published reviews, opinions and peer reviews. Books sent in electronic form will also be accepted.

The entry should include a written consent from the author or authors to take part in the contest and their contact details.

This year’s edition of the contest is only open to works published in 2021.

The publications should be sent to: Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Departament Dyplomacji Publicznej i Kulturalnej (Department of Public and Cultural Diplomacy), Al. J. Ch. Szucha 23, 00-580 Warszawa; with the envelope marked “Konkurs Historyczny Ministra SZ” (“History Contest of the Minister of Foreign Affairs”), or delivered at the MFA Incoming Correspondence Log (entrance from Litewska Street), Monday to Friday from 8.15 a.m. to 4.15 p.m.

The MFA does not return copies submitted for the contest.

If you have any questions about the contest, please do not hesitate to write to ddpk.sekretariat@msz.gov.pl with “History Contest of the Minister of Foreign Affairs” in the email subject line.

You can find more information on the contest’s rules in Order No. 24 of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of July 18, 2017 on the History Contest of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Order No. 22 of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of May 24, 2022 amending the Order on the History Contest of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (attached).