Agnieszka Stelmaszyk
, b. 1976
Agnieszka Stelmaszyk was born in 1976 and trained as a Polish teacher, although she has never worked as one. Before she discovered her literary talent, she took up various jobs. Her initial interests were inspired by her mother, a biology teacher – as a girl she dreamt of becoming a doctor or a naturalist. Then she considered becoming an archeologist or even a painter. She eventually became fulfilled as a writer – she claims that what she likes the most about this profession is the fact that she can impersonate any character and for a moment become someone completely different.
The author made her debut in 2007 with her series Opowiadania z morałem [Stories with a Moral] published by Papilon. In the same year, she also published the first part of her children’s novel – Mali agenci [Little Spies]. A breakthrough for the author came in 2010 with the first volume of Kroniki Archeo [The Archeo Chronicles] – a book that became such a success that she is still working on newer and newer parts of the series. Since then, she has published multiple children’s books and remains an active and widely-read author of children’s and youth literature.
Agnieszka Stelmaszyk is currently working on the next volume of The Archeo Chronicles. She lives with her family in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Books:
- Opowiadania z morałem [Stories with a Moral], 2007;
- Już czytam [I can already read] (a series of 12 stories + 2), 2009, 2016;
- Niezwykłe święta Kornelii [The Extraordinary Christmas of Cornelia], 2009, 2015;
- Hinkul na bezkociej wyspie [Hinkul on a Catless Island], 2010;
- Kroniki Archeo [The Archeo Chronicles] (13 vol.) 2010 – current;
- Kto mnie przytuli? [Who Wants to Hug Me?], 2012, 2016, 2017 – current;
- Grafit ma kłopoty [Grafit in Trouble], 2013;
- Koalicja Szpiegów [The Coalition of Spies] (trilogy), 2013 – current;
- Hotel Pod Twarożkiem [The Soft Cheese Hotel], 2014;
- Dropsik potrzebuje pomocy [Dropsik Needs Help], 2014;
- Biuro śledcze. Tomuś Orkiszek i Partnerzy [The Bureau of Investigation. Tommy Orkiszek and Partners] (7 vol.), 2014 – 2016;
- Terra Incognita (trilogy), 2014-2015;
- Klub Poszukiwaczy Przygód [The Adventurers’ Club] (5 vol.), 2014-2016;
- Odyseusze (trilogy), [The Odysseuses], 2016-2017;
- Nieustraszona Babcia Adela i kosmiczna przygoda [The Fearless Grandma Adele and The Cosmic Adventure], 2016;
- Opowieści spod czereśni [Stories Under the Cherry Tree], 2016;
- Imaginarium, 2017-2018;
- Buntalki, 2018;
- Wesołe przypadki kociej gromadki [The Jolly Adventures of the Feline Crew], 2018.
Her books have been translated into Azeri, Czech, Estonian, Lithuanian, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Sources:
pl.wikipedia.org (accessed: October 30, 2020).
lubimyczytac.pl (accessed: October 30, 2020).
stelmaszyk.fandom.com (accessed: October 30, 2020).
Bio prepared by Marta Pszczolińska, University of Warsaw, m.pszczolinska@al.uw.edu.pl and Milena Pszczolińska, University of St Andrews, mp261@st-andrews.ac.uk
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