This year's Competition includes books published in 2023 and 2024. Awards will be granted in two categories:
1.    Best publication in Polish on the history of Polish diplomacy
2.    Best foreign-language publication on the history of Poland

After formal verification, 51 publications were qualified for the first stage: 10 in the Polish-language category and 41 in the foreign-language category. All titles submitted to the Competition demonstrated a high standard of academic quality as well as significant potential for public engagement.

After conducting a substantive evaluation and discussion, the Competition Jury agreed to qualify the following for the second, final stage of the competition:

Four books in the Polish-language category:
•    Polish Contributions to International Criminal Law between 1918 and 2018, authors Patrycja Grzebyk, Bartłomiej Krzan, Karolina Wierczyńska (original title: Polski dorobek w zakresie międzynarodowego prawa karnego w latach 1918-2018)
•    Polish Diplomatic Documents 1943, author Prof. Jacek Tebinka (original title: Polskie Dokumenty Dyplomatyczne 1943)
•    Polish Diplomacy Regarding the “Jewish Question” in the Years 1932–1939, author Kinga Czechowska (original title: Polska dyplomacja wobec „kwestii żydowskiej” w latach 1932–1939)
•    Ambassador’s Diary 1994–1995, author Ryszard Stemplowski (original title: Dziennik ambasadora 1994 – 1995)

Sixteen books in the foreign-language category:
•    Hôtel Lambert and the Austrian Empire, 1831–1846: The Political Discourse and Activities of Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, author Olivier Zajac  
•    Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Fearless WW2 Resistance Fighter Elżbieta Zawacka, author Clare Mulley  
•    A Turbulent Decade: Romania and the Crisis of the Communist Regime in Poland in the 1980s, author Daniel Filip (original title: Un deceniu zbuciumat. România şi criza regimului comunist din Polonia în anii ‘80’)  
•    The Forgers: The True Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation, author Roger Moorhouse  
•    Poland and Ukraine: Intertwined History, Asymmetric Memory, author Andrii Portnov (original title: Польща та Україна: переплетена історія, асиметрична памʼять)  
•    Kingdom of Barracks: Polish Displaced Persons in Allied-Occupied Germany and Austria, author Katarzyna Nowak  
•    The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles during the Holocaust, authors Elizabeth B. White and Joanna Sliwa  
•    Haren – Maczków 1945–1948: Two Perspectives on the Emsland Community of Haren in the Post-War Period, authors Rüdiger Ritter and Britta Albers (original title: Zwei Perspektiven auf die emsländische Gemeinde Haren in der Nachkriegszeit)  
•    The Keys of the World: Taiwan and Poland between Great Powers, author Wei-Yun Lin  (original title: 《世界之鑰：帝國夾縫下的台灣與波蘭 》)
•    In War for Peace: The 2nd Polish Corps in Italy — Culture, Education, and Civil Service. From Documents to Memoirs, authors Paolo Morawski and Krystyna Jaworska (original title: In guerra per la pace. Il 2° Corpo d’armata polacco in Italia tra cultura, istruzione, impegno civile. Dai documenti alle testimonianze)  
•    Project Eagle: The Top-Secret OSS Operation that Sent Polish Spies Behind Enemy Lines in World War II, author John S. Micgiel  
•    Augustus the Strong: A Study in Artistic Greatness and Political Fiasco, author Tim Blanning  
•    Janina and the Katyn Forest, author Ayano Kobayashi (original title:『カティンの森のヤニナ』)  
•    Train to the Future, or a Book for Adults for Children, authors Olena Tunik-Mozghovenko and Danylo Mozghovenko (original title: Потяг у майбутнє, або Доросла книжка для дітей)  
•    Kościuszko, author Anthony Sharwood  
•    History of the Municipality of Carlos Gomes: Immigration, Culture, and Resistance, authors Fábio Roberto Krzysczak, Humberto José da Rocha, Isabel Rosa Gritti (original title: Historia do município de Carlos Gomes: imigração, cultura e resistȇncia)

The Competition Jury will make the final selection of the laureates at its forthcoming meeting in November 2025. Following approval by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, their names will be published on the official website. The awards will be presented to the laureates at a formal ceremony in December.