XV Congress of Polish Writers

From December 3 to 5 of this year, the 15th Congress of Polish Writers met in Krakow. One of the central issues in the congress's discussions was the issue of creating new literary magazines. A number of speakers emphasized that the insufficient number of magazines was not conducive to the creation of serious literary criticism and journalism, but led to a superficial form of feuilleton criticism. Ideological and artistic initiative was largely stifled, and the literary assessments given by only one central literary organ were inevitably one-sided. The need to publish a magazine dedicated to foreign literature, like the Soviet "Foreign Literature", was emphasized. A group of young writers spoke in favor of publishing a magazine that would print only debut works. However, the first issue raised was the issue of publishing another central literary magazine in Warsaw, which would reflect the creative pursuits of writers from the capital.