Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award
ずびぐにぇふ・へるべるとこくさいぶんがくしょう
The Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award from Poland is an international literary award established in 2013 that recognizes outstanding artistic and intellectual literary achievements close to Herbert's values.
- Established
- 2013
- Organizer
- The Zbigniew Herbert Foundation
- Category
- Poetry and Contemporary Poetry
- Selection Method
- Selection
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Announcement Period
- around March
- Status
- Active
Description
The Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award (Międzynarodowa Nagroda Literacka im. Zbigniewa Herberta) is an international literary award established in Warsaw in 2013, named after Zbigniew Herbert. It is awarded annually by the Zbigniew Herbert Foundation to recognize "outstanding artistic and intellectual literary achievements on the world stage which have a bearing on the world of values towards which Zbigniew Herbert’s work gravitated." The foundation was established in 2010, with Herbert's wife Katarzyna Dzieduszycka-Herbert involved in the founding initiative. The jury includes international literary experts such as Edward Hirsch, Jaume Vallcorba Plana, and Tomas Venclova, and winners are announced through the foundation's official announcements and media reports.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Winners receive prize money and commemorative items (no specific amount mentioned in the materials)
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nomination / Candidate Selection | Selection committee selected by Zbigniew Herbert Foundation (past judges examples: Edward Hirsch, Jaume Vallcorba Plana, Tomas Venclova, Yurii Andrukhovych, Agneta Pleijel, Michael Krüger, Lidija Dimkovska, Jarosław Mikołajewski) | — | Candidates are selected by the jury. |
| Final Selection / Winner Determination | Final winner decided by deliberation of the jury | — | Winners are announced on the foundation's official website and in the media. |
Criteria
- "outstanding artistic and intellectual literary achievements on the world stage which have a bearing on the world of values towards which Zbigniew Herbert’s work gravitated" (outstanding artistic and intellectual literary achievements on the world stage, especially those related to the values that Herbert's work aspired to)
- International influence and contribution to humanistic values
Related Awards
- Angelus Award
- Silesius Poetry Award