{"id":18064,"date":"2026-06-19T11:42:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/literackisopot.pl\/?post_type=people&#038;p=18064"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:22:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:22:46","slug":"juliusz-kurkiewicz","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/literackisopot.pl\/en\/people\/juliusz-kurkiewicz\/","title":{"rendered":"Juliusz Kurkiewicz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He graduated in philosophy, journalism, and social communication from Jagiellonian University. He is an editor, literary critic, and co-founder of the online magazine <em>Dwutygodnik<\/em>, where he served as the first editor of the literary section. Kurkiewicz also co-founded <em>Ksi\u0105\u017cki. <\/em><em>Magazyn do czytania<\/em> and was its editor-in-chief between 2018 and 2024. From 2009 to 2014, he served as the secretary of the Nike Award. 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