Piotr Durak (1985- ) - writer and poet from Mielec. Graduate of Polish Philology at the Rzeszów University. He published two collections of poems: „Odnaleźć siebie” (Local Government Centre of Culture, Mielec 2006), „Wiatrołomny” (Literary-Artistic Association "Fraza", Rzeszów 2008) and also two novels: „Ostatni rok” (Rzeszów 2007; ed. 2 - Local Government Centre of Culture, Mielec 2009), „Dzienniki rowerowe” (Publisher New Good Literature, Kraków 2011). Polish Writers’ Union Prize winner for The Best Literary Debut in 2006 (volume poetic “Odnaleźć siebie”). His passions are: parachuting, cycling, pontoon rafting and mountain climbing.