The competition jury consisted of writer Rafał Podraza and poet Róża Czerniawska-Karcz, who spoke about their new publications during an author evening. After the meeting, it was time to present the awards to the winners of this year’s Handwritten Letter Competition, titled “Letter to a Friend.” Awards and distinctions were presented in three age categories.
Age category I (7–12 years)
- 1st prize – Andrzej Machnik (Gliwice)
- 2nd prize – Zuzanna Pyc (Brzeg Dolny)
- 3rd prize – Michał Zapiór (Nowy Sącz)
Distinction
- Oliwia Grudzińska (Żagań)
- Aleksandra Gortych (Brzeźnik)
- Zuzanna Kęsik (Szczecin)
- Kubuś Miś (Trzebnica)
- Anna Kulesz (Żukowo)
Age category II (13–15 years)
- 1st prize – Julia Kujawińska (Bolesławiec)
- 2nd prize – Andrzej Jagiełłowicz (Warsaw)
- 3rd prize – Wiktoria Jędryczka (Bolesławiec)
Distinction
- Maja Siegień (Bolesławiec)
- Julia Roszkowska (Gdynia)
- Mirela Sleboda (Czerwieńsk)
- Angelika Bachciak (Bolesławiec)
- Julia Dudek (Kraków)
Age category III (16 years and older)
- 1st prize – Anna Guzik (Bolesławiec)
- 2nd prize – Czesława Knafel (Bolesławiec)
- 3rd prize – Helena Pilarska (Police)
Distinction
- Karolina Moras (Szczecin)
- Martyna Marzec (Chełm)
- Zbigniew Witosławski (Gorzów Wlkp.)
- Oskar Łoboda (Trzebież)
- Zbigniew Kaźmierski (Bolesławiec)
- Dorota Nowakowska de Abreu e Castro (Kleczew)
- Maria Szafran (Świebodzin)
- Kazimierz Surma (Bolesławiec)
- Edward Siekierzyński (Stargard Szczeciński)
Among the winners and recipients of distinctions, the jury was impressed by letters displaying calligraphic qualities: written with a pen in careful, legible handwriting and following all the rules of calligraphy.
Category I
- Ewa Rośleń (Kwidzyń) – 1st prize
- Oliwia Szczepańska (Nowogrodziec) – 2nd prize
Category II
- Wiktoria Jędryczka (Bolesławiec) – 1st prize
- Andrzej Jagiełłowicz (Warsaw) – 2nd prize
- Maja Siegień (Bolesławiec) – 3rd prize
- Angelika Bachciak (Bolesławiec) – distinction
- Jakub Woźniak (Warsaw) – distinction
- Katarzyna Bielawska (Warsaw) – distinction
Category III
- Helena Pilarska (Police) – 1st prize
- Janina Zernowska (Myślenice) – 2nd prize
- Aleksandra Zakrzewska (Żagań) – 3rd prize
- Kinga Nerlicka (Szczecin) – distinction
- Zbigniew Kaźmierski (Bolesławiec) – distinction
The competition was organized by the Gminny Ośrodek Kultury i Sportu w Bolesławcu z/s w Kruszynie and the Polish Writers’ Union, Szczecin branch.
