Aleksandra Janusz

Aleksandra Janusz, full name: Aleksandra Maria Janusz-Kamińska (born May 24, 1980) is a Polish fantasy and science fiction writer[1][2] and neurobiologist.[3]

As of 2026 she is postdoctoral fellow with the Bassell Lab, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine.[4]

Works

Notable short stories

  • 2002: "Z akt miasta Farewell" [From the Records of the Town of Farewell], Science Fiction, no. 4 (14), the debut short story
  • 2024: "Dlaczego nie ma klanu kruka" [Why is there no Raven Clan], Janusz A. Zajdel Award[5]

"City of Wizards" cycle

"Chronicles of a Torn World" cycle

  • Asystent czarodziejki (Nasza Księgarnia, June 2016)
  • Utracona Bretania (Nasza Księgarnia, September 2016)
  • Cień Gildii (Nasza Księgarnia, September 2017, ISBN 9788310131843 fragment)

Awards and nominations

2024: Janusz A. Zajdel Award for the short story "Dlaczego nie ma klanu kruka"[5]

References

  1. ^ Urodziny Aleksandry Janusz (in Polish language)
  2. ^ Aleksandra Januszová, bioložka, která se rozhodla psát (in Czech language)
  3. ^ "Nowa Nauka Polska – Dr Aleksandra Janusz-Kamińska". archiwum.nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  4. ^ "People in the Bassell Lab | Emory School of Medicine". med.emory.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  5. ^ a b "Laureaci – Nagroda Zajdla". zajdel.art.pl. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  6. ^ Aleksandra Janusz "Dom Wschodzącego Słońca" – recenzja, April 18, 2018, book review
  7. ^ Wywiad z Aleksandrą Janusz [interview with Aleksandra Janusz], April 5, 2018