Ishbel Szatrawska

(born in 1981) - Playwright and theatre scholar. Graduate in Polish Studies (with a major in theatre studies) from the Jagiellonian University, she also studied American Studies in Münster. Author of the dramas Totentanz. Czarna noc, czarna śmierć (finalist of the Gdynia Drama Award 2021) and Żywot i śmierć pana Hersha Libkina z Sacramento w stanie Kalifornia (nomination for Paszport Polityki Award in 2022, Empik's Discovery 2022, Wawrzyn - Literary Award of Warmia and Mazury 2022). Her debut novel, Toń (2023), was recognised by Książki. Magazyn do czytania for being one of the best books of the year, won the Wawrzyn - Literary Award of Warmia and Mazury 2023 and was nominated for the Nike Literary Award 2024.

fot. Izabella Górska