Maciej Płaza (born 16 December 1976, in Opinogóra) is a Polish writer, literary scholar and translator of English literature.

[1] He has a PhD in literary studies from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin.

Lovecraft's collection of short stories The Dunwich Horror and Other Frightful Tales[2] and was nominated for The Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński Translation Work Award for his translation of Arthur Machen's novel The Hill of Dreams.

[3] In 2016, he became the recipient of the Gdynia Literary Prize[4] as well as the Kościelski Award[5] and was also nominated for Poland's top literary prize Nike Award for his collection of stories entitled Skoruń.

[6] In 2018, he won the Angelus Award for his novel Robinson in Bolechów becoming the first Polish writer to do so.