Norwid Awards – call for candidates extended

The call for candidates for this year's Cyprian Kamil Norwid Awards is open. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Masovian Voivodeship Regional Council extends the deadline for submitting candidates until 31 May 2020.

The local government invites national creative associations or their branches, universities, cultural institutions, publishing houses and editorial teams as well as artists to submit candidates for the 19th edition of the Award, which is granted to artists in Mazovia region. Candidates can be submitted in four categories: literature, music, visual arts and theater – for a work created in 2019. Candidates for the 'Life's Work' award, awarded for lifetime achievement, can also be submitted by residents of the Masovian Voivodeship.

A scan of the application together with the candidate's statement (available at www.norwid.mazovia.pl) can be sent by e-mail to the following address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Applications may be also sent by post to the following address: Chairman of the Masovian Voivodeship Regional Council, 3/5 Bank Square, 00-142 Warsaw (with the note "Norwid Awards").

Who will win the Norwid Awards this year? We will find out on 24 September 2020 (on Norwid's birthday) during the award ceremony at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.

More information at: http://biuro-prasowe.mik.waw.pl/86448-zglos-kandydata-do-nagrody-im-c-k-norwida