Kuba Dąbrowski
Kuba Dąbrowski, born in 1980 in Białystok. Photographer and sociologist. One of the Polish pioneers of first-person documentary and self-publishing. He had a solo exhibition at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art. He works in the fashion industry, shooting for magazines and fashion houses in Paris and Milan.
Ewa Tondys-Kohmann
Ewa Tondys-Kohmann (1984) – author of short stories, two-time finalist of the Połów Biura Literackiego in the Prose category (2021, 2022), honored in the ”Odwrócona strefa” competition during the 26th Stacja Literatura (2021) and as part of the 19th. MF Opowiadania (2023). A graduate of the Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw and the Faculty of Medicine at the Warsaw Medical University, she holds a doctorate in medical sciences. She has published her prose in ”Fabularia”, ”Tlen Literacki” and ”Magazyn Zakład”. From Grochów by birth and by choice.
Wojciech Bociański
Wojciech Bociański – a game developer, musician, songwriter, and retro Atari computers enthusiast. He is the creator and organizer of the annual 8-bit game jam “Grawitacja” and the FujiCup competition. Co-author of the experimental book “Robbo. Solucja” (Ha!art, 2018).
Maciej Piotr Prus
Writer, journalist, and cultural animator. In the 80s he worked as an editor in the uncensored periodical “Bez Dekretu” and the Parisian monthly “Kontakt”, in the editorial offices of “Playboy” and “Max”, and as editor-in-chief of “Przekrój”. He has published the novels “Confessions of a Beautiful Dog Club Owner” (2009), “Suffocation” (2017), and “The Island and the Other People” (2020). In 2020, he was awarded the Krakow City of Literature UNESCO Prize.
Juliusz Strachota
Juliusz Strachota – the writer of, amongst others, the novels “Relaks amerykański” and “Turysta polski w ZSRR”. For the latter, he was nominated for the Nike Literary Award. He hosted the “Co ćpać po odwyku” podcast with Jakub Żulczyk.
korbusje
korbusje [born jakub jakobiszyn; 1990s] – an artist, photographer, filmmaker, wrocław-based. his works have been displayed all over the world, including in the united states, the united kingdom, and germany. in 2019 his first photo book this was released by an american publishing house. dislikes capital letters, hangs out in cafes all too long, a heavy coffee drinker. makes music videos, video art, and photo shoots.
Marek Wolski
Marek Wolski (born 1984) – a printer, graphic designer, climber, and urban explorer. He studied paper making and polygraphic techniques. He used to work at the pawnshop for a few years. Nowadays he is engaged in the business of printing and climbing. Na żywo z lombardu is his debut novel.
Piotr Fiedler
Piotr Fiedler – a poet and story-teller. Czułość is his debut novel. He published for such magazines as: Twórczość, Chimera, Malemen, Playboy, Elle Man, and Vice. Author of a poetry book Pod moim oknem gryzą się jeże. Bon vivant and libertine. Carpenter by education. In the summertime, a gondolier in the Royal Łazienki Park, a DJ in the Glass Hunters band in the evenings. He used to be a bar-back and guest selector for Warsaw night clubs. He worked as creative director for a clothing brand, photo shoot and fashion show producer, and a TV host. Fiedler in his own words – “I am 40 years old, that’s it. I deal with belles-lettres in a nasty way, and there are way more other vices of mine.
Wojtek Friedmann
Wojtek Friedmann – a writer and traveller, adventure seeker. Varsovian. Father of a 15-year-old son, Szymon. A storyteller who has a gift for telling and writing in equal measure. He brings street slang to the fore. His exquisite sense of humor combined with natural ability to weave beautiful and captivating stories cannot go unnoticed.