Maja Lidia Kossakowska | |
Birth Date: | 27 February 1972 |
Birth Place: | Warsaw, Poland |
Death Place: | Stare Załubice, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland |
Occupation: | Writer |
Alma Mater: | University of Warsaw |
Spouse: | Jarosław Grzędowicz |
Maja Lidia Kossakowska-Grzędowicz[1] (27 February 1972 – 23 May 2022)[2] was a Polish fantasy writer. She was first published in 1997. She was nominated eight times for the Janusz A. Zajdel Award for her short stories and novels, and received it in 2007 for the short story Smok tańczy dla Chung Fonga. She also received several other awards. She is best known for using angel themes in her work. She was the author of thirteen books and many short stories.
She was the wife of another fantasy writer, Jarosław Grzędowicz. She died on 23 May 2022 in a house fire at the age of 50.[3]