The National One Novel Competition 2023 is behind us!
On April 21, 2023 (online) under the patronage of the Dean of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Wrocław, professor at the University of Wrocław, dr hab. Arkadiusz Lewicki, the seventh edition of the National One Novel Competition took place. This time the competition was dedicated to the novel ‘Death and the Dervish’ by Meša Selimović. The event, chaired by dr Marcin Maksymilian Borowski, was organised by the Student Scientific Association of Russicists WroSlawianie in cooperation with the Department of Russian Literature and Culture of the IFS UWr and the Department of Practical Russian Language Learning at the University of Wrocław and the Student Scientific Association Ljudi. The One Novel Competition has been held at the University of Wrocław for seven years and has become one of the showcases of the Institute of Slavic Studies.
The sponsors of the awards were:
Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of the University of Wrocław, dr hab. Maciej Cesarz; Dean of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Wrocław dr hab. Arkadiusz Lewicki professor at the University of Wrocław; Director of the Institute of Slavic Studies, dr hab. Oleh Beley, professor at the University of Wrocław; ‘Tajne Komplety’ bookstore, ‘Cegła’ Literary Materials Magazine, the ‘Rita Baum’ Cultural and Artistic Association, ‘Czasoprzestrzeń’ Center for Culture and Local Initiatives, and many others.
This year, 185 people took part in the competition. The test had a score of 40.
The Committee composed of:
- Dean of the Faculty of Letters, dr hab. Arkadiusz Lewicki, professor at the University of Wrocław;
- Director of the Institute of Slavic Studies, dr hab. Oleg Beley, professor at the University of Wrocław;
- prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Klimowicz;
- dr hab. Ewa Komisaruk, professor at the University of Wrocław;
- dr Marcin Borowski;
- dr Katarzyna Kordas-Shaginyan;
- dr Katarzyna Martyniuk;
- Maciej Kanty
has selected the following winners:
Winners in the category ‘UWr students’:
1st place: MAGDALENA CHYŁA (Mam chusteczkę haftowaną / co ma cztery ptaki. / Dam w niej księgę derwiszowi / pomysł mój jest taki) – Croatian Studies with Serbian, 36 points out of 40
2nd place: BARTOSZ CIEŚLA (Derwisz ze mnie czy jak?) – Information Management, 35/40
Winners in the category: ‘Rest of the world’:
1st place (ex aequo):
MICHAŁ SACHAJKO (Derwisz okrutny jak krogulec) – Wrocław, 35/40
WERONIKA KOZIARA (averagederwiszenjoyer) – Sędziszów Małopolski, 35/40
2nd place (ex aequo):
ELŻBIETA GUMUL (Oj MiESZA w duszy SELIMOVIC) – Wrocław, 34/40
ANGELIKA Ziemska (Marena Fakir) – Wrocław, 34/40
3rd place (ex aequo):
WERONIKA WAJDA (Dżenaza kota Schrödingera) – Łączki Kucharskie, 33/40
KLIM GROCHOWSKI (Karakondżolos) – Wrocław, 33/40
ALEKSANDRA TOMALA (Powieść taka, że się nie oDERWISZ) – Wrocław, 33/40
Awards for creative nicknames:
- ANNA SROKA – Zawsze warto być wiertarką
- ZYGMUNT KUSTOSZ – L jak Elvis
- RENATA KUPISZ – Wyluzowany paranoik
- DARIUSZ SAMKA – Badbinton… Badinton… Paddington… No te rakietki
- KINGA LEWANDOWSKA – D(e)rwisz ze mnie, bo i na śmierć zapomniałxm o tym konkursie
- ALEKSANDRA TOMALA – Powieść taka, że się nie oDERWISZ
- ELŻBIETA GUMUL – Oj MiESZA w duszy SELIMOVIC
- BARTOSZ CIEŚLA – Derwisz ze mnie czy jak?
Congratulations to the winners, and we look forward to seeing you all next year!
On behalf of the National One Novel Competition organisers – Marcin M. Borowski
Winners in the category ‘UWr students’:
1st place: MAGDALENA CHYŁA (Mam chusteczkę haftowaną / co ma cztery ptaki. / Dam w niej księgę derwiszowi / pomysł mój jest taki) translation: (I have an embroidered handkerchief / with four birds. / I will give a book in it to a dervish / this is my idea) – Croatian Studies with Serbian, 36 points out of 40
2nd place: BARTOSZ CIEŚLA (Derwisz ze mnie czy jak?), translation: (Are you dervishing me or what?)* – Information Management, 35/40
*dervish in Polish is similar to drwisz which means mock, the title means ‘are you mocking me or what?’
Winners in the category: ‘Rest of the world’:
1st place (ex aequo):
MICHAŁ SACHAJKO (Derwisz okrutny jak krogule), translation: (A dervish as cruel as a sparrowhawk) – Wrocław, 35/40
WERONIKA KOZIARA (averagederwiszenjoyer) – Sędziszów Małopolski, 35/40
2nd place (ex aequo):
ELŻBIETA GUMUL (Father MIESHA in SELIMOVIC’s soul) – Wrocław, 34/40
ANGELIKA Ziemska (Marena Fakir) – Wrocław, 34/40
Place III (ex aequo):
WERONIKA WAJDA (Genase of Schrödinger’s cat) – Łączki Kucharskie, 33/40
KLIM GROCHOWSKI (Karakonjolos) – Wrocław, 33/40
Translated by Milena Topolska (student of English Studies at the University of Wrocław) as part of the translation practice.
