Maja Lidia Korwin-Kossakowska-Grzędowicz (27 February 1972 – 23 May 2022) was a Polish fantasy writer. She was first published in 1997. She was nominated eight times for the Janusz A. Zajdel Award for her short stories and novels, and received it in 2007 for the short story Smok tańczy dla Chung Fonga. She also received several other awards. She is best known for using angel themes in her work. She was the author of thirteen books and many short stories. She was the wife of another fantasy writer, Jarosław Grzędowicz. She died on 23 May 2022 in a house fire at the age of 50. References External links Maja Lidia Kossakowska, biography at Runa Publishing House Maja Lidia Kossakowska, biography at gildia.pl Maja Lidia Kossakowska, biography at ksiazki.wp.pl 1972 births 2022 deaths Polish fantasy writers Polish science fiction writers University of Warsaw alumni Writers from Warsaw Deaths from fire Women science fiction and fantasy writers 20th-century Polish writers 20th-century short story writers 20th-century Polish women writers 21st-century Polish novelists 21st-century Polish women writers 21st-century short story writers Polish women novelists Polish women short story writers