Maja Lidia Kossakowska is a Polish fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 writer whose first publication was in 1997. She was nominated eight times for the Janusz A. Zajdel Award

Janusz A. Zajdel Award

The Janusz A. Zajdel Award , often called just Zajdel,is the annual award given by the Polish science fiction and fantasy fandom for the best stories published in the previous year...

 for her short stories and novels, and received it in 2007 for the short story Smok tańczy dla Chung Fonga. She has also received several other awards. She is best known for using angel

Angel

Angels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...

 themes in her work. She is the author of five books and many short stories.

She is the wife of another fantasy writer, Jarosław Grzędowicz.