Children's Literature 
(b. 1992) – a poet and translator. He studied law at the University of Szczecin and graduated in philosophy from the Jagiellonian University. He…
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Rafał Witek
(b. 1971) – author of novels, poems, educational texts, and radio plays for children and young people; scholar of English.
In 1997, Rafał Witek was a UNESCO fellow in the field of poetry. He writes texts for preschool education textbooks, including the series “Elementarz XXI wieku” (The Primer of the 21st Century), “Elementarz odkrywców” (The Primer of Explorers) and “Wielka przygoda” (The Great Adventure). His works have featured in the magazines “Świerszczyk”, “Twoje Dziecko” and “Dzieci”. He is a member of the jury of the “Piórko” literary competition for children’s novels and a co-founder and juror of the literary competition for primary school students, “Popisz się talentem” (Show Off Your Talent) (organised by the publishing house Nowa Era). He works with the Warsaw children’s choir Mille Voci.
Witek has won numerous awards for his books. In 2004, “Plaża tajemnic” (The Beach of Secrets) won first place in the ZNAK publishing house competition for children’s novels. In 2009, “Julka Kulka…” was nominated for the IBBY Book of the Year Award and received a special mention in the “Duży Dong” IBBY competition. In 2013, Witek received an award in the Astrid Lindgren literary competition for his novel “Klub latających ciotek” (The Flying Aunts’ Club); in 2015, he won the Kornel Makuszyński Polish Nationwide Literary Award for his novel “Zgniłobrody i luneta przeznaczenia” (Rottenbeard and the Telescope of Destiny), and in 2017, his book “Chłopiec z Lampedusy” (The Boy from Lampedusa) received the Leopold Staff Literary Award. In 2022, the book “Ja, Majka” (Me, Majka) received an honourable mention in the Kornel Makuszyński competition, and “Zapiski szczęściarza” (Notes of a Lucky Kid) was named KSIĄŻKI Literary Magazine’s Book of September and nominated in the IBBY Polish Section’s Book of the Year competition. In 2025, “Nawiedzone kolonie” (Haunted Colonies) received the main prize in the 23rd edition of the “Świat Przyjazny Dziecku” (Child-Friendly World) competition.
Bibliography
prose:
- Zwykła dziewczynka, Wrocław: Siedmioróg, 2002.
- Plaża tajemnic, Cracow: Znak, 2004; Łódź: Literatura 2015.
- Cudnie paskudnie, 2006.
- Zmyślone historie, Warsaw: Telbit, 2007.
- Julka Kulka, Fioletka i ja, Warsaw: Bajka, 2009.
- Dzieciaki kontra FOBIA, Warsaw: Egmont, 2011; kolejne wydania jakoSara, Kuba i rozróba, Warsaw: Harper Kids, 2023.
- Maja na tropie jaja, Warsaw: Egmont, 2012.
- Baj i bajeczki, Warsaw: Nowa Era, 2013.
- Walizka pana Hanumana, Warsaw: Egmont, 2013.
- Klub latających ciotek, Łódź: Literatura, 2013.
- Psotnice podwórkowe, Warsaw: Egmont, 2013.
- Wyprawa na biegun, Warsaw: Egmont, 2014.
- Zgniłobrody i luneta przeznaczenia, Warsaw: Nasza Księgarnia, 2014.
- Ucieczka z tajemniczego ogrodu, Warsaw: Nasza Księgarnia, 2014.
- Pierwszaki z kosmosu, Wola Polska: Bis, 2014.
- Mur, Warsaw: Egmont, 2014.
- Szczurki nie dają się wygryźć, Warsaw: Egmont, 2015.
- Szczurki chwytają życie za ogon, Warsaw: Egmont, 2015.
- Autograf za milion dolarów, Warsaw: Nasza Księgarnia, 2015.
- Bolek i Lolek. Szalony pościg, Cracow: ZNAK, 2015.
- Maliny zza żelaznej kurtyny, Warsaw: Nasza Księgarnia, 2016.
- Szczurki wchodzą na antenę, Warsaw: Egmont, 2016.
- Chłopiec z Lampedusy, Łódź: Literatura, 2016.
- Dobry pies, Warsaw: Egmont, 2017.
- Szczurki mają wilczy apetyt, Warsaw: Egmont, 2017.
- Elvis i agenci pamięci, Warsaw: Nasza Księgarnia, 2017.
- Tresura pióra. Zadania z pisania, wymyślania i fantazjowania, Warsaw: Zielona Sowa, 2017.
- Lewy, gola!, Warsaw: Egmont, 2018.
- Michał i 38, Łódź: Literatura, 2018.
- Rekin Nudojad, Warsaw: Egmont, 2018.
- Rajdowa krowa, Warsaw: Egmont, 2019.
- Zatruty spinner, Warsaw: Bajka, 2019.
- Śliska sprawa, Warsaw: Bajka, 2019.
- Telefon Oliwki, Warsaw: Bajka, 2019
- Złodziej widmo, Warsaw: Bajka 2020.
- Pociąg grozy, Warsaw: Bajka, 2020.
- Doktor Ola, Egmont, 2020.
- Goryl u fryzjera, Warsaw: Harper Kids, 2020.
- Przedszkole imienia Barbary Wiewiórki, Warsaw: Bajka, 2020.
- Czarodziejka światła, Głogów: MBP Głogów, 2021.
- Jestem dużym tatą, ale czasem udaję kota, Łódź: Literatura, 2021.
- Ja, Majka, Warsaw: Nasza Księgarnia, 2021.
- Po co wieje wiatr, Warsaw: Harper Kids, 2021.
- Spisek zombie, Warsaw: Bajka, 2021.
- Otwieramy sklepik, Warsaw: Harper Kids, 2022.
- Zapiski szczęścia, Warsaw: Harper Kids, 2022.
- Jak pan Żyrafa uciekał przed wojną, Łódź: Literatura, 2022.
- Pierwszaki z kosmosu. Zielona szkoła, Warsaw: BIS, 2023.
- Nawiedzone kolonie, Warsaw: Zielona Sowa, 2024.
- Ania ze snu, Łódź: Literatura, 2024.
- Tramwaj numer 28, Warsaw: Harper Kids, 2024.
- Statek gagatek, Warsaw: Harper Kids, 2024.
poetry:
- Drugi człowiek, Wrocław: OKiS, 1995.
- Autoportret ze znakiem zapytania, Cracow: Wydawnictwo Zielona Sowa, 2000.
- Wiersze dla niegrzecznych dzieci, Cracow: Znak, 2004.
- Ale heca, ale draka! Nowe wiersze o zwierzakach, Raszyn: AWM, 2011.
- Koala nie pozwala, Warsaw: Bajka, 2016.
- Niebostrada, Warsaw: Bajka, 2018.
Translations
Korean:
- 샤워기 뱀아 너한테 할 말 있어 : 동글이 남매의 상상 인터뷰 [Julka Kulka, Fioletka i ja], trans. Sŏngŭn Ch’oe, Sŏul: Saemt’ŏsa, 2011.
Serbian:
- Клуб летећих тетака [Klub latających ciotek], trans. Anđelija Jočić, Beograd: Kreativni centar, 2019.
Turkish:
- Altın yumurtanın peşinde [Maja na tropie jaja], trans. Munise Erden, İstanbul: Doğan ve Egmont Yayıncılık, 2016.
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