Marek Hudec

Freelance writer, producer. He comes from Nové Zámky (1990), graduated from the Masaryk University in Brno in media studies. He was a reporter of SME newspaper, currently works at the Bratislava City Museum and participates in the organization of the BRaK and Dúhový PRIDE Bratislava. He published documentary novel Uzol in 2022 about the bombing of his hometown during the Second World war. It was nominated for the René Award and was also included in the Denník N's Book of the Year poll. Another documentary book, Spúšť, about the terrorist attack in front of the Tepláreň bar, appeared in the Cultural Event of the Year 2024 poll. The comic book Veľká vzdialenosť was shortlisted in the non-competitive section The Most Beautiful Book of Slovakia. For the theater play Nebolo to náhodou about the life of singer Melánia Olláryová, he was awarded in the Drama 2025 competition.