Attila György (born 15 August 1971, Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita County, Romania), is a

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writer, journalist, and literary editor. He has received the Attila József Prize for excellence in Hungarian literature.

Biography

György graduated from the Miercurea Ciuc School of Mathematics and Physics (now Márton Áron Gymnasium). Between 1991 and 1997, he was a journalist and editor for such publications as ''Ifi Fórum'', ''If'', ''Zabhegyező'', and ''

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''. Since 1997, he has been editor of the cultural journal ''Székelyföld. I''n 1999, he edited the Transylvanian professional journal ''Könyvjelző'', and the Internet portal ''Internetto Transsylvaniae''. His short stories, novellas and journalism appear regularly in the Romanian and Hungarian press. He is a member of the

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, and is a former Intendant of the Transylvanian Hungarian Writers' League. On 15 March 1999 in Budapest, he was awarded the Attila József Prize, recognizing excellence in contributions to Hungarian literature. It was presented by Miklós Réthelyi, Hungarian Minister of National Resources.

Chief works

*''Ki olyan mint a Sárkány'' (''Who Is Like the Dragon?''), short story collection; 1995, Miercurea Ciuc, Kájoni Kiadó *''A boszorkányok feltámadása'' (''The Resurrection of the Witches''), novella; 1997, Cluj-Napoca, Erdélyi Híradó *''Történetek a nyereg alól'' (''Tales from Beneath the Saddle''), short story collection; 1999, Miercurea Ciuc, Pro-Print Kiadó *''Harminchárom'' (''Thirty-three''), novel; 2002, Budapest, Magyar Könyvklub *''Harcosok Könyve'' (''The Book of the Warriors''); 2005, Arad, Irodalmi Jelen Kiadó *''Az én státusom'' (''My Own Status''), journalism; 2005, Târgu Secuiesc, Havas Kiadó *''Hajós a kikötőben'' (''Boat in the Harbor''); 2009, Šamorín, Slovakia, Méry Ratio Kiadó

Prizes and awards

*Award of the Association of Hungarian Journalists in Romania *András Bálint Memorial Prize *Curator's Prize, Tokay Writers' Workshop 2002 *Attila József Prize, 2011

References

*''The information in this article is based on that in its Hungarian equivalent''.

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A Székelyföld kulturális havilap és a Hargita Kiadó impresszuma
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gyorgy, Attila People from Miercurea Ciuc Romanian people of Hungarian descent Hungarian-language writers 1971 births Living people Attila József Prize recipients