Wojciech Kuczok (born 18 October 1972 in Chorzów) is a Polish novelist, poet, screenwriter, film critic and speleologist.
He graduated from Stefan Batory High School No. 3 in Chorzów. Previously, he attended Juliusz Sà Âowacki High School No. 1 from which he was expelled. He graduated in film studies from the University of Silesia in Katowice.
In the 1990s he was a member of the Na Dziko poetry group. In the years 2009âÂÂ2010 he was a fellow at the German Academic Exchange Service. His novel Gnój ("Muck") won Paszport Polityki Award in 2003 and the prestigious Nike Award in 2004. The book was filmed as PrÃÂgi, with his script, and the movie won the Gdynia Film Festival, also in 2004.
Since 1992, he has published his poems and short stories in various literary magazines and newspapers including Gazeta Wyborcza, Newsweek Polska, Odra, Twórczoà ÂÃÂ, Rzeczpospolita Plus Minus, Dziennik Polska-Europa-à Âwiat, Kresy and NaGà Âos. Between 2000 and 2004 he worked for Tygodnik Powszechny and Kino magazines. In the years 2004âÂÂ2005 he was a sports columnist at Rzeczpospolita. He also worked as a columnist for Metropol, Zwierciadà Âo and Przeglàd Sportowy.
He is also a speleologist and among his notable achievements in this field are the discoveries of the Dujàca Cave in Beskid à Âlàski in 2005 and Twarda Cave in Kraków-CzÃÂstochowa Upland in 2010. He also took part in the exploration of the CisÃÂàCave in Kraków-CzÃÂstochowa Upland as well as Lodowa Maà Âoà Âàcka Cave in the Tatra Mountains in 1997.
The author is strongly connected with his home region of Silesia and personally is a supporter of Ruch Chorzów football club. In 2013, he married journalist and writer Agata Passent.