Max Cegielski

born in 1975 - Writer, journalist, curator. Author of novels and reports including Oko Świata. Od Konstantynopola do Stambułu, which brought him the Beata Pawlak Award. 2023 saw the release of his essays Kongo w Polsce. Włóczęgi z Josephem Conradem. Member of the board of the Literary Union Association. 

Author of art projects, including Migrating Mickiewicz University (Istanbul 2014), with Janek Simon Polish-Indian Shop/Prince Polonia (Museum of Modern Art Warsaw, Clark House Initiative in Mumbai, Trafo in Szczecin; 2017-2018) and One man does Not rule a nation (Biennale Ljubljana, Trafo Szczecin, SCCA Tamale/FCA Accra, Belgrade 2023-2025). 

He co-hosted the show Hala Odlotówon TVP Kultura, for which he received the Grand Press prize in 2015. Since March 2024, he has been working with Polish Radio 3, hosting the book show Plik Tekstowy.