Sylwia Chutnik

Doctor of the humanities. Culture Studies scholar, graduate of Gender Studies at the University of Warsaw. Writer, columnist, social activist and literary advocate, member of the Polish Writers’ Union and the Literary Union Association. Curator of numerous literary festivals and initiatives. Former professor at the Institute of Polish Culture of the University of Warsaw and the Maszyna Do Pisania writing school. Columnist and contributor for numerous magazines, including Polityka, Pani, Wysokie Obcasy, Gazeta Stołeczna and numerous online outlets. Former co-host of literary shows – Cappuccino z książką and Zapomnieni - odzyskani on TVP Kultura, and Barłóg literacki on YouTube. Her articles are featured as guest publications in Polish and international press, while her academic texts have been included in more than 20 collective publications. Recipient of numerous grants and scholarships awarded by Homines Urbani (2008), Books from Lithuania (2009), Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (2010), Capital City of Warsaw (2010), and Goethe Institute (2010). Winner of numerous literary and social awards. Juror of the Olga Rok Award, the Citizens’ Chapter of the Polityka Scientific Awards and the Council of the Feminist Fund. Singer of the Zimny Maj punk band. Host of the Radio Sylwia podcast and Elgiebete TV.