The Jan Długosz Contest is an independent cultural event hosted in Krakow each year. The interest shown in academic cicles and accompanying the Krakow Book Fair ensures the growing attention of bookshops and publishers. The contest has been marked as an important cultural happening in the Krakow calendar of events. Interest from the media, especially professional publications and the nationwide dailies, helps in promoting culture and combining it with commercial activities in an unconventional way.

This Krakow initiative contributes to the promotion of serious and worthy literature that has been appreciated in academic circles, enhanced by the award designed by professor Chromy. The Jan Długosz Contest is an opportunity for Polish authors writing in the field of the widely understood humanities.