Marcin Szczygielski — author's meeting #100 -lecie

The Witomino Library invites young people and young adults to meet the writer Marcin Szczygielski.Books for children and young people are a separate field of the writer's work. The first was the science fiction novel “Omega”, published in 2009, which received the main prize in the IBBY literary competition and the title of Book of the Year 2010. The next novel, “The Black Mill”, was written by the author in 2010 for the Astrid Lindgren Literary Competition. In the same year, another novel for young readers “Behind the Blue Door” was published.

In 2013, Szczygielski's novel “The Witch Floor Below” was also published, which in 2014 was honored with the Zielona Gąska literary prize, awarded by the Ildefons Gałczyński Foundation. In 2014, the continuation of the adventures of Mai — the heroine of “The Witch Floor Below” — “Butterfly Fattening House” went to bookstores.

Szczygielski is the author of the covers and graphic design of most of the books he has written /description by: lubimyczytac.pl/.

The conversation with the author will be led by Elżbieta Rutkowska — trainer, animator, journalist, educator associated with the Gdańsk Centre for Equal Treatment. For 10 years she was part of the team of Political Criticism, headed the Political Criticism Room in the Tri-City. She has been preparing reports and documentaries for Televisión Polska S.A. For many years she has moderated conversations, meetings devoted to literature and facilitates educational processes. She runs equality and anti-discrimination workshops. He teaches philosophy and ethics at the Gdańsk high school. Winner of the Paweł Adamowicz Equality Award.

After the meeting there will be an opportunity to purchase the author's books for cash.

Admission is free.