Period 1995 – present Name Attila Gyorgy | Role Writer | |
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Occupation Writer, journalist, editor | ||
Attila György (born 15 August 1971, Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita County, Romania), is a Székely writer, journalist, and literary editor, winner of the Attila József Prize for excellence in Hungarian literature.
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Biography
Attila György graduated from Miercurea Ciuc School of Mathematics and Physics (today's Márton Áron Gymnasium). Between 1991 and 1997, he worked as a journalist and editor for such publications as Ifi Fórum, If, Zabhegyező, and Erdélyi Napló. Since 1997, he has served as editor of the cultural journal Székelyföld; in 1999 he edited the Transylvanian professional journal Könyvjelző, as well as the Internet portal Internetto Transsylvaniae.
His short stories, novellas, and journalism appear regularly in the Romanian and Hungarian press. He is a member of the Hungarian Writers' Association and the Young Writers' Association, and is a former Intendant of the Transylvanian Hungarian Writers' League.
In Budapest, on 15 March 1999, he was awarded the Attila József Prize, recognizing excellence in contributions to Hungarian literature, by Miklós Réthelyi, Hungarian Minister of National Resources.