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2022 Pilecki International Book Awards
/in Katyń Forest, Polish History, Second World WarSurviving Katyń has been awarded second prize in the category historical reportage for the 2022 Witold Pilecki International Book Awards.
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/in Katyń Forest, Russia & UkraineI’ve spent the past few years writing about the 1940 Katyń Massacre of 22,000 Polish prisoners of war by Stalin’s NKVD and the decades-long cover-up of their crime . . .
Artists’ Residency in France
/in Artists' ResidencyI’ve recently returned from a 10-day residency at Sainte Valière in France and would highly recommend it. Sainte Valière is a unique proposition as a residency, providing visiting artists with the luxury of solitude to work . . .
Surviving Katyń longlisted for RSL Ondaatje Prize 2022
/in Katyń Forest, Polish History, Second World WarThe Royal Society of Literature (RSL), the voice for the value of literature in the UK, has today unveiled the longlist for the 2022 RSL Ondaatje Prize.
Surviving Katyń wins 2022 Mark Lynton History Prize
/in Katyń Forest, Polish History, Second World War