Attila György (born 15 August 1971,

Miercurea Ciuc Miercurea Ciuc (; ; ) is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, a mainly Hungarian-speaking ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley. The city administers three ...

Harghita County Harghita County (, and , ) is a county () in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc. Demographics 2002 census In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a population density of ...

, Romania), is a Székely writer, journalist, and literary editor. He has received the

Attila József Prize The Attila József Prize is an annually awarded Hungarian literary prize for excellence in the field of belles-lettres. It was first presented in 1950 in honour of the poet Attila József. Another major Hungarian literary prize is the Kossuth 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 ''

Erdélyi Napló ''Erdélyi Napló'' (“Transylvanian Journal”) is a Hungarian language right-wing weekly published in Cluj-Napoca, and distributed regionally throughout Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian S ...

''. 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 Hungarian Writers' Association and the Young Writers' Association, 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''.

External links

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