We are a small, niche press dedicated to the literature and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, active since 2014.

Since 2014, we have focused on the literature and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe. Our roots go back to Wschodni Express, a project by the Ukrainian writer and translator Andrij Sawenets, who lived in Lublin and first prepared it during the city’s bid for European Capital of Culture. The name referred both to the famous Orient Express – the luxury train connecting west and east – and to Literaturexpress Europa, which in 2000 carried one hundred poets from 43 countries across the continent for six weeks.

From the very beginning, our aim has been to create a platform for countries and cultures that had little or no space to share their voices internationally. We also want to promote the languages and cultures of Poland’s neighbors and to foster direct encounters with writers and translators. Although the original project paused after Lublin’s unsuccessful bid for European Capital of Culture 2016, we revived it a few years later in a new form.

Today, we publish contemporary literature across many genres: poetry, prose, drama, young adult fiction, and comics. Our mission is to broaden awareness of cultural diversity, to promote the literature, culture, and art of Central and Eastern Europe, to support democratic and civic values, and to introduce Polish readers to authors who are little known or absent from the Polish literary scene.

WHEN: Book launches and presentations take place during East of Culture – Different Sounds
ADMISSION: free

STORE: our books (Polish)

CONTACT: FB page