# Silesius Poetry Award

The Silesius Poetry Award (Polish: Wrocławska Nagroda Poetycka Silesius) is an annual Polish literary prize presented by the city of Wrocław, Lower Silesia.

## History

The award was established in 2008 and is presented during the Port Literacki Wrocław Festival. It takes its name from a prominent Silesian Baroque poet Angelus Silesius (1624–1677). The award was created on the initiative of Jarosław Broda, head of the Wroclaw Department of Culture, and is funded by the city of Wrocław. It is awarded in three major categories: lifetime achievement, best debut and book of the year and the laureates receive cash prizes of PLN 100,000 (c. $25,000), PLN 50,000 and PLN 20,000 respectively. They are also presented with a statuette designed by a Polish sculptor Michał Staszczak.

## Laureates

2022
* Book of the Year: Krzysztof Siwczyk (for Krematoria I. Krematoria II)
* Best Debut: Marta Stachniałek (for Polski wrap)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcin Sendecki
2021
* Book of the Year: Kamila Janiak (for Zakaz rozmów z osobami nieobecnymi fizycznie)
* Best Debut: Aleksander Trojanowski (for Parkingi podziemne jako miasta spotkań)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Ryszard Krynicki
2020
* Book of the Year: Konrad Góra (for Kalendarz Majów) (The Maya Calendar)
* Best Debut: Jakub Pszoniak (for Chyba na pewno)
* Lifetime achievement Award: Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki
2019
* Book of the Year: Adam Kaczanowski (for Cele)
* Best Debut: Maciej Bobula (for Wsie, animalia, miscellanea)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Ewa Lipska
2018
* Book of the Year: Jerzy Jarniewicz (for Puste noce) (Empty Nights)
* Best Debut: Agata Jabłońska (for Raport wojenny) (The War Report)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Bohdan Zadura
2017
* Book of the Year: Jacek Podsiadło (for Włos Bregueta) (Breguet's Hair)
* Best Debut: Radosław Jurczak (for Pamięć zewnętrzna)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Andrzej Sosnowski
2016
* Book of the Year: Barbara Klicka (for Nice)
* Best Debut: Aldona Kopkiewicz (for Sierpień) (August)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Julian Kornhauser
2015
* Book of the Year: Marcin Sendecki (for Przedmiar robót)
* Best Debut: Michał Książek (for Nauka o ptakach)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Jacek Podsiadło
2014
* Book of the Year: Mariusz Grzebalski (for W innych okolicznościach) (In Other Circumstances)
* Best Debut: Martyna Buliżańska (for Moja jest ta ziemia) (This Land is Mine)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Darek Foks
2013
* Book of the Year: Marcin Baran (for Niemal całkowita utrata płynności) (A Near Total Loss of Fluency)
* Best Debut: Ilona Witkowska (for Splendida realta)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Krystyna Miłobędzka
2012
* Book of the Year: Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki (for Imię i znamię) (The Name and the Mark)
* Best Debut: Tomasz Bąk (for Kanada) ("Canada")
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcin Świetlicki
2011
* Book of the Year: Bohdan Zadura (for Nocne życie) (Night Life)
* Best Debut: Kira Pietrek (for Język korzyści)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Urszula Kozioł
2010
* Book of the Year: Piotr Matywiecki (for Powietrze i czerń) (Air and Blackness)
* Best Debut: Jakobe Mansztajn (for Wiedeński high life) (The Vienna High Life)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Piotr Sommer
2009
* Book of the Year: Krystyna Miłobędzka (for Gubione)
* Best Debut: Dariusz Basiński (for Motor kupił Duszan)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Stanisław Barańczak
2008
* Book of the Year: Andrzej Sosnowski (for Po tęczy) (After the Rainbow)
* Best Debut: Julia Szychowiak (for Po sobie)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Tadeusz Różewicz