Tomasz Kołodziejczak

Tomasz Kołodziejczak (born 13 October 1967) is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer, screenwriter, publisher and editor of books, comics and role-playing games.

He made his debut in 1985 with the short story ''Kukiełki'' (''Rag Dolls'') in Przegląd Techniczny. He has published several novels: ''Wybierz swoją śmierć'' (''Choose Your Own Death''), ''Krew i Kamień'' (''Blood and the Stone''), ' (''The Colours of the Banners''), and ''Schwytany w światła'' (''Caught in the Lights''), as well as the short-story collections ''Wrócę do ciebie, kacie'' (''I’ll Come Back to You, Hangman''), ''Przygody rycerza Darlana'' (''The Adventures of Darlan the Knight''); and a game, ''Rzeźbiarze Pierścieni'' (''Sculptors of the Rings'').

He has been nominated eight times for the Janusz A. Zajdel Award (last time in 2014), and received it in 1996 for the novel ''Kolory sztandarów''. In 2008 he published a graphic novel for children, ''Darlan i Horwazy – Złoty Kur'' (''Darlan and Horwazy: The Golden Hen''), with art by Krzysztof Kopeć. He wrote comic scenarios for Uncle Srooge short story "Something for nothing" (Disney) and Batman short story "The procteor of the city" (DC) and also short stories for known Polish comic artist. He is a three-time winner of the Śląkfa Award (for both publishing and fan activity) and winner of the Papcio Chmiel Award for his services to Polish comics. His novels and short stories have been translated into Czech, English, Lithuanian, Hungarian and Russian. He is the author of reviews, essays and literary features, editor of two magazines, Voyager and Magia i Miecz, compiler of anthologies, and presenter of programs about popular culture on television and radio. He is a member of the literary group Klub Tfurcuf. Currently, he is a publisher of comics and board games at the publishing house Egmont Poland.

He designed a role playing game ' (''Death Zone'') in the 1990s. He was also a script writer for the video game '' Schizm: Mysterious Journey'' (2001).

Works

* 1990 ''Wybierz swoją śmierć - science fiction novel''
* 1994 ''Krew i kamień - fantasy novel''
* 1995 ''Wrócę do ciebie kacie - science fiction short stories collection''
* 1996 ''Kolory Sztandarów - science fiction novel''
* 1996 ''Rzeźbiarze Pierścieni - gamebook''
* 1997 ''Przygody rycerza Darlana- fantasy children novel''
* 1999 ''Schwytany w światła - science fiction novel''
* 2009 ''Złoty kur - fantasy children comic''
* 2010 ''Czarny Horyzont - fantasy novel''
* 2011 ''Głowobójcy - science fiction short stories collection''
* 2012 ''Czerwona Mgła - fantasy short stories collection''
* 2014 ''Biała Reduta, vol. 1 - fantasy novel''
* 2015 ''Wstań i idź - science fiction short stories collection''
* 2018 ''Białe źrenice - poetry''
* 2021 ''Skaza na niebie - science fiction short stories collection''

Translations into English

* 2010 Excerpts of his novel ' have been translated to English by Małgorzata Wilk as “The Colours of the Banners” in the ''Chosen by Fate: Zajdel Award Winners Anthology'' (2000).
* 2010 "Klucz przejścia", in '' A Polish Book of Monsters,'' edited and translated by Michael Kandel (as "Key of Passage"). New York: PIASA Books.

Awards

* 2013: Gold Cross of Merit
* 2010: Badge of Merit to Culture
* 1996: Janusz A. Zajdel Award
* 1991, 1995, 2002, 2022: Śląkfa Award

References

*
Tomasz Kołodziejczak
biography at komiks.gildia.pl

External links

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"Jestem czytaczem fabuł" - wywiad z Tomaszem Kołodziejczakiem
interview with Tomasz Kołodziejczak at komiks.nast.pl

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1967 births
Living people
Polish science fiction writers
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
Polish fantasy writers
Polish comics artists
Janusz A. Zajdel Award winners