Regina A. Gorzkowska
Literary and art agent, translator, author
Born Brakowo, Poland; came to U.S., 1978; daughter of Aleksander and Maria (Galecka).
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.) (in English), University of Warsaw (Poland), 1966; Ph.D. candidate, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1978-83.
Career: English editor, Central Institute for Scientific, Technical and Economical Information, Center for Foreign Languages Publications, 1965-73, senior English editor, Sport i Turystyka, 1973-78, Warsaw; free-lance translator, i.a. for: Polish TV (captions), U.S. Joint Publications Research Service, 1963-83; contributor, Nowy Dziennik, 1978 -; national editor, Straz, (weekly), Scranton (PA), 1983; editor-in-chief, Sokol Polski (biweekly), Pittsburgh (PA), 1983-85; owner, Literary and Art Agency, Philadelphia, 1985 -.
Author: guest editor (in Polish translation), Thomas Aquinas, Summa, 1966; translator (from Polish), J. Hartwig, Warsaw, 1976; several other translations for scientific publications; numerous articles in Polish newspapers and magazines.
Member of: Modern Language Association (MLA); Society for the Study of Multi Ethnic Literature in U.S.; Association Polonaise des Editeurs des Livres; Delaware Valley Translators Association; Philadelphia - Torun Sister Cities.
Honors: group award, Polish Publishers, 1976; fellowships, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1979-80, University of Alabama Graduate Research Committee, 1981-82.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Languages: Polish, English, Russian
Hobbies: Polish-American affairs, literature, music
Home: 908 S. 47th St., Philadelphia, PA 19143
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996