
The Author Ambassador initiative celebrates one international author annually.
Poland’s Rafal Kosik is the chosen author for 2026. Rafal is a writer, columnist, and screenwriter, including the script for the serial Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners. He has authored over thirty books, selling over two million copies. They include adult SF (Mars, Vertical, Chameleon, gaIA and Cyberpunk 2077: No Coincidence), the Young Adult series “Felix, Net & Nika” and the children’s series: “Amelia & Kuba” and “Me like it”. He has received multiple prestigious awards, and his work has been translated into English, Chinese, Spanish, Ukraine, French, German and Italian.
Rafal will be participating in several events and seminars throughout the fair, including a panel on the popular AI Summit and an in-conversation with journalist Natasha Poliszczuk, from BookBrunch, both taking place on the BolognaBookPlus Theatre.