Attila Bartis was born in Marosvásárhely (Tirgu Mures, Transsylvania, Romania) in 1968. He has written 4 books and 2 plays. The novel "Tranquility" has been translated into Chinese in 2010. He has won many scholarships including Zsigmond Móricz literary stipendiary (1995), Soros literary stipendiary(1996), National Cultural Fund literary stipendiary (1997, 1999, 2003), József Pécsi photographic stipendiary (1998, 1999, 2001), Péter Hajnóczy literary stipendiary (2000), István ?rkény stipendiary for playwrighting (2002), Szigligeti Theatre (Szolnok) stipendiary for playwrighting (2005)