Madara Gruntmane-Dujana (poet, artist, pianist) was born in Liepaja, Latvia in 1981. Since 2015 she has participated in several workshops, poetry readings and international organisations including Iowa University’s International Writing Program, Davenport FIGGE Art Museum Reading, Iowa City Book Festival and varios poetry festivals in Europe such as Berlin Poetry festival, Poets in Transylvania, International Poetry Festival Transpoésie in Brussels, International Poetry Festival in Birmingham, London Book Fair, Cretes poetry festival, Istanbul poetry festival and others.

She published three poetry collections Aizmīlestība (Afterlove. Riga: Neputns, 2022), Dzērājmeitiņa (Drunk Daddy’s Girl. Riga: Neputns, 2018) and Narkozes (Narcoses. Riga: Neputns, 2015). Her books have been published in UK and Turkey.

Her artworks were exhibited in Riga Art Space, Tallinn Art Hall, Kommagene Bienal in Turkey and Video Poetry festival in Athens.