Maria Prokopyevna Fedotova-Nulgynet (Russian: Мария Прокопьевна Федотова-Нулгынэт) (born 31 December 1946) is an Evenk poet, children's writer, and storyteller.
Born in the Ust-Yansky District,[1] Fedotova-Nulgynet began writing during her childhood, publishing her poetry in a variety of local and regional newspapers.
She graduated from high school in 1971, and in 1988 finished her degree in absentia from Yakutsk State University.
[1] For many years she worked as a teacher in Momsky District; it was during this time that she conducted a literary circle for students, which led to the publication of her first book in 1994.
She writes in Evenk, Yakut, and Russian, and has won a variety of awards for her books.