Dominika Moravčíková is a fiction writer and poet based in Košice, ia. One of the most exciting young voices in contemporary literature, she debuted in 2020 with the poetry collection Deti Hamelnu (The Children of Hamelin). The book received widespread critical acclaim across ia and Czechia. In 2022 she published her second book, a collection of short stories entitled Dom pre Jeleňa (The Deer House). The stories, characterised by Moravčíková’s imaginative use of language and world-building through the development of fictional rural mythologies, has also received much attention since they were published. In 2019 she became the first writer to win both the country’s short story prize Poviedka and the poetry prize Básne SK–CZ ithe same year. Her works have been translated into 5 languages.
