Event Program of Poland-Guest of Honor Pavilion
Everyone is welcome to the events. However, some have been created with specific groups in mind. They have been labelled:
…. - for professional audiences (publishers, agents, etc.)
… – for children
* - events held at venues outside the exhibition grounds
31 Jan (Tuesday)
11:00
TIBE Opening & concert by the Dagadana Band
Theme Square
12:30
Colorful Poland: creative workshop with Marianna Oklejak – for children aged 6-12
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Conducted in English with assistance in Mandarin
14:30
7 Wonders of the World: Manuscriptum Publishing House presents the wonders of the world of books
GoH Pavilion
Presentation in English with Mandarin translation
15:30
Meet a Polish Author: Bartosz Sztybor
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Q&A in Polish with Mandarin translation
16:45
Meet a Polish Author: Andrzej Sapkowski
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Q&A in English with Mandarin translation
1 Feb (Wednesday)
10:00
International Publishing Forum: Selling your Publishing Rights Overseas – Expert Views from Poland, Lithuania and Taiwan
Speakers: Karolina Jaszecka (KaBooks Agency, Poland), Isabella Wu (Taipei Book Fair Foundation, Taiwan), Gray Tan (Grayhawk Agency, Taiwan), Benas Berantas (Book Smugglers Agency, Lithuania)
Conference room no. 3
10:30
How to write a comic book? Creative workshop with Bartosz Sztybor
GoH Pavilion (workshop zone)
Event held in English
11:45
Poland - Contemporary Architecture You should now!
Presentation by Michał Wiśniewski, PhD
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Slides and photographs with English commentary
13:00
Meet a Polish Illustrator: Marianna Oklejak and her work
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Q&A in English with Mandarin translation
14:15
Meet a Polish Author: Andrzej Sapkowski
Theme Square
Q&A in English with Mandarin translation
15:30
Let’s talk about… Cyberpunk 2077
Speakers: Bartosz Sztybor & Rafał Kosik
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Panel discussion in English with Mandarin translation
16:30
Poland on a Silver Platter: Cooking show
GoH Pavilion (workshop area)
Event held in Mandarin
2 Feb (Thursday)
10:15
Colorful Poland: Creative workshops with Marianna Oklejak – for children aged 6-12
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Event in English with assistance in Mandarin
12:00
Book Industry Time: pitching session – adult’s books
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Polish publishers present their bestselling titles – presentation with slides, held in English
13:00
Book Industry Time: pitching session – children’s books
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Polish publishers present their bestselling titles – presentation with slides, held in English
14:15
Translation support & publishing grants from the Polish Book Institute: How to apply?
Beata Górska from the PBI explains how to receive the funding
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Informal talk in English
14:30
Networking time: B2B meetings for professionals
GoH Pavilion (publishers’ area)
Suggested language: English
15:00
7 Wonders of the World: Manuscriptum Publishing House presents the wonders of the world of books
GoH Pavilion
Presentation in English with assistance in Mandarin
16:30
Let’s talk about… The Witcher
Speakers: Andrzej Sapkowski & Bartosz Sztybor
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Panel discussion in English with Mandarin translation
3 Feb (Friday)
10:15
Creative Painting Workshop with Piotr Socha, inspired by The Book of Bees – for children aged 6-12
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Workshop in Polish with Mandarin translation
13:00
Meet a Polish Author: Rafał Kosik
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Q&A in Polish with Mandarin translation
14:15
Sea, Trash and Post-Covid Biological Insights: the waste apocalypse
Speakers: Stanisław Łubieński and Hung-Chi Liao
Theme Square
Panel discussion in English with Mandarin translation
16:45
Meet a Polish Poet: Marzanna Bogumiła Kielar
Red Salon
Reading and Q&A in Polish with Mandarin translation
18:00
Meet a Polish Author: Witold Szabłowski
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Q&A in English with Mandarin translation
19:30
TIBE Reading Night: Listening to different sounds, with Marzanna Bogumiła Kielar
Theme Square
4 Feb (Saturday)
9:30
Let’s walk… an educational nature trail with Stanisław Łubieński*
Daan Forest Park, meeting point: MRT Daan Forest Park Station Exit 2
10:30
Creative Painting Workshop with Piotr Socha, inspired by The Book of Trees – for children aged 6-12
Children’s Salon
Workshop in Polish with Mandarin translation
12:00
Let’s play... Polish board games
GoH Pavilion (workshop area)
Fun lesson in English with assistance in Mandarin
14:00
Meet a Polish Author: Bronisław Wildstein
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Video-meeting in Polish with Mandarin translation
15:30
Meet a Polish Author: Witold Szabłowski
Theme Square
Q&A in English with Mandarin translation
16:45
Poland – country of poets? Let’s talk about Polish poetry!
Speakers: Marzanna Bogumiła Kielar, Krzysztof Koehler, Hsiao-jing Janyga
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Panel discussion in Polish, with Mandarin translation
18:00
Meet a Polish Author: Prof. Piotr Nowak. The launch of the book After Jews
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Video-meeting in English
Organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute
19:30
Polish Night. Cooking show & folk music concert by the Dagadana band
Theme Square
Event held in Mandarin
5 Feb (Sunday)
11:00
Let’s learn Polish! – first steps
GoH Pavilion (workshop area)
Fun language lesson held in Mandarin and Polish
13:00
Meet a Polish Author: Stanisław Łubieński
GoH Pavilion (stage)
Q&A in English with Mandarin translation
14:00
Writing in an Age of War: Conversation between Witold Szabłowski and the Reporters*
National Central Library
Panel discussion in English with Mandarin translation
14:15
Meet a Polish Illustrator: Piotr Socha and his work
Theme Square
Q&A in Polish and Mandarin
16:30
TIBE Closing Ceremony
Theme Square