Mariusz Adam Szczygieà  (<small>Polish pronunciation</small>: ; born 5 September 1966 Zà Âotoryja, Poland) is a Polish journalist and writer. He is the winner of the 2009 European Book Prize for Gottland and the 2019 Nike Award, the most important prize in Polish literature.
At 16, Szczygieà  began writing for the weekly-paper Na przeà Âaj. In spite of communist-era censorship, he published a shocking collection of reports titled The Shrift, which were about gay and lesbian youth in Poland.
Szczygieà  graduated in journalism and political science from the University of Warsaw in 2000.
As a presenter of the popular TV cultural and current affairs programme Na kaà ¼dy temat (On Every Topic) Szczygieà  became the first person to utter the word "orgasm" on Polish television.
In 2002, he stopped working for TV Polsat and concentrated on writing for Gazeta Wyborcza. Presently, he is the senior deputy editor of the weekly supplement Duà ¼y Format and deputy editor of its reportage-section.
His works are cited in most anthologies of contemporary Polish journalism . Most notable are his studies of the Czechoslovak, and especially Czech, culture and life-style. His best-selling book Gottland (2006), was described by Adam Michnik, as the first cubistic reportage of the world. Gottland received the European Book Prize, the Polish Booksellers Prize. and the Nike Audience Award.
In 2019 he won Nike Award, for his reportage Nie ma, which won both the Jury Prize and the Audience Poll.
His works have been translated into Czech, English, Estonian, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Szczygieà  is an outspoken atheist.
In his 2022 book Fakty muszàzataà Âczyà(The Facts Must Dance) he came out as a gay man.
Activist Jan à Âpiewak criticized Szczygieà  in 2025 during an episode of his podcast, as someone insensitive to the obstacles faced by younger generations in the property market, quoting Szczygieà Â's own words:
Szczygieà ÂâÂÂs more recent statement on the matter was: *âÂÂAnd what do young people think today? Generation Z rides rented bikes, travels, and constantly changes career paths. Owning an apartment is not a lifestyle.âÂÂ* â Mariusz Szczygieà  à Âpiewak pointed out that while Szczygieà  views young people's inability to acquire their own homes as a lifestyle choice, preferring the sharing economy, Szczygieà  fails to acknowledge that young people face job insecurity, high levels of generational inequality and property price rises that far outpace earnings. à Âpiewak argued that Szczygieà Â's generation, who were able to purchase properties relatively cheaply, fails to understand the challenges faced by today's youth. à Âpiewak, urged him to âÂÂlook around once in a while,â citing his attitude as typical of the older neoliberal generation.
In anthologies