Aga Maksimowska
BIO
Biography
Aga Maksimowska is the author of BECALMING (2026) and GIANT, the 2013 Toronto Book Award finalist coming-of-age novel about premature sexual development and the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe. Her stories and essays have been published in the anthology Polish[ed]: Poland Rooted in Canadian Fiction, Brick, The Humber Literary Review, White Wall Review, The Lincoln Review, The Globe and Mail, Today’s Parent, and longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize.
ADDRESS
City: Toronto,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
https://maksimowska.ca/contact/
GENRE
Literary Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Becalming
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Year
2026
Title
Giant
Publisher
Pedlar Press
Year
2012
LINKS
Links
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Any
Presentation Genre
Fiction and Nonfiction
Programs & Interests
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