Katarzyna Kubisiowska

Katarzyna Maria Kubisiowska (born 30 May 1971) is a Polish journalist and non-fiction writer, activist of the opposition in the Polish People's Republic, member of the editorial board of Tygodnik Powszechny.

Biography She is the daughter of and Anna née Kobiela; the younger sister of Piotr (born 1965). She has two children: Tadek and Hanka.

She passed her matura examination at August Witkowski 5th High School in Kraków. In the 1980s she was an activist of the Federation of Fighting Youth.

She wrote, among others, biographies of Jerzy Pilch (Pilch w sensie ścisłym, 2016), Danuta Szaflarska (Szaflarska. Grać, aby żyć, 2019), Jerzy Vetulani (Vetulani. Piękny umysł, dzikie serce, 2022) and Kora (Kora. Się żyje, 2023), as well as two book interviews with (2020, 2024).

Books Lektury na ekranie, czyli mały leksykon adaptacji filmowych, with Barbara Kosecka (Znak, 1999) Rak po polsku (, 2014) Pilch w sensie ścisłym (Znak, 2016) Szaflarska. Grać, aby żyć (, 2019) Głos. Wojciech Mann w rozmowie z Katarzyną Kubisiowską (Znak, 2020) Blisko, bliżej. Rozmowy o tym, co najważniejsze (Znak, 2021) (Znak, 2022) Kora. Się żyje (Znak, 2023) Żar, żarliwość. Rozmowy o tym, co w nas płonie (, 2024) Echo. Wojciech Mann w rozmowie z Katarzyną Kubisiowską (Znak, 2024)

Accolades In 2015 she was a finalist of the for the interview with Jerzy Pilch published in Tygodnik Powszechny. Also in 2015 she received nomination for the in the “Interview” category for the interview with Jerzy Pilch published in Gazeta Wyborcza. In 2019 she earned another Grand Press nomination in the “Interview” category for the interview with Andrzej Barański published in Tygodnik Powszechny. In 2013 and 2018 she earned nominations for the Małopolska Journalists' Award.

In 2022 she received Cross of Freedom and Solidarity.