Our thanks go out to the great Publishers, Authors, Meeting Hosts, the wonderful Silesian Audience, and everyone who contributed to the success of this year’s edition. Over the course of three days, nearly 250 publishers and 200 authors participated, and the Fair welcomed more than 60,000 visitors. It is thanks to all of you that the Katowice Book Fair was a fantastic celebration for all book lovers.
Our deep gratitude goes to our Patrons and Partners. The Co-Host City of the Fair is Katowice, and the Special Guest was Free Belarus.
The Fair was held under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Mayor of Katowice, Marcin Krupa, and the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship, Jakub Chełstowski. Institutional patrons included the Silesian Library, the Polish Academy of Sciences Department in Katowice and the Association of University Presses.
Patrons: the Book Institute, the Municipal Public Library in Katowice, the Polish Book Publishers Association, the Polish Librarians Association, and the Polish Chamber of Books. Media patrons: Radio Katowice, Dziennik Zachodni, naszemiasto.pl, rynek-ksiazki.pl, Biblioteka Analiz, smakksiazki.pl, wydawca.com.pl, Radio Egida.
The event was sponsored by the Society of Authors ZAiKS and the W. L. Anczyc Printing House. We invite you to join us again at the Katowice Book Fair next year!