Nicol Hochholczerová

Nicol  Hochholczerová, who was born in 1999, grew up in Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia.  In 2024, she completed a Master’s in graphic design at the Academy of Art in  Banská Bystrica. Her short stories have garnered prizes in a number of  literary competitions. Her book-length debut, Táto izba  sa nedá zjesť (This Room Is Impossible to Eat) was  shortlisted for Slovakia’s most prestigious literary prize, the Anasoft  Litera Award, and has since been translated into Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian,  Serbian, Polish and Ukrainian, with German and Macedonian translations  underway. A feature film based on the book is in production. In 2022,  Hochholczerová was named Young Artist of the Year by the Tatra Banka  Foundation. The Polish translation was nominated for the Angelus literary  prize, awarded to living authors from Central Europe.