Dorota Wieczorek
, b. 1982
A Gdynia-born writer, graphic designer, copywriter. She graduated in Polish Philology from the University of Gdańsk and completed postgraduate studies in book illustration at the Władysław Strzemiński Academy of Art in Łódź. She has published several children’s and young adults’ fantasy and science fiction novels: Dotyk mroku [The Touch of Darkness] (2011), Statek magów [The Wizards’ Ship] (2012), Strachopolis [Monsteropolis] (2015), and Jesień magii [The Autumn of Magic] (2016). She has also authored works in the field of didactics of teaching and actively takes part in the actions performed by the Odyssey of the Mind Poland, a section of an international educational programme aiming to develop creative thinking of children and young adults. As a member of the foundation, she coached the competing teams for seven years and, now, is a referee. She is a fan of Fantasy and Science Fiction. When asked about the books she would bring to a desert island, she mentioned works by Anne McCaffrey, Orson Scott Card, Frank Herbert, Kir Bulychov, and Peter S. Beagle. She also likes René Goscinny’s and Jean-Jacques Sempé’s books about Little Nicolas.
Sources:
An interview with Dorota Wieczorek conducted by Darek Baczewski, 2011, available at www.literatura.gildia.pl (accessed: October 1, 2018).
Additional information kindly provided by the Author.
Bio prepared by Maciej Skowera, University of Warsaw, mgskowera@gmail.com
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