Marta Madejska is a community archivist, researcher, writer, and editor. A graduate of cultural studies at the University of 艁贸d藕, she furthered her education by attending a screenwriting and drama workshop at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a clerical and archival course at the National Centre for Archival Education of the Association of Polish Archivists. In 2025, she began postgraduate studies in archiving and document management at the University of 艁贸d藕.
Author of the reportage book Aleja W艂贸kniarek [Czarne Publishing House, 2018], co-author and editor of the books Wielki Przemys艂, wielka cisza. 艁贸dzkie zak艂ady przemys艂owe 1945-2000 [St. Topografie, University of 艁贸d藕, 2020] and Prosz臋 m贸wi膰 dalej鈥� Historia spo艂eczna Muzeum Sztuki w 艁odzi [The Social History of the Museum of Art in 艁贸d藕] (Museum of Art, 2022). Curator of the exhibition Nie sam膮 prac膮 cz艂owiek 偶yje [Man Does Not Live by Work Alone] (Museum of the City of 艁贸d藕, 11 June 2025-30 June 2026).
Since 2010, she has been continuously involved with the Topografie Association, where she mainly works on projects related to social archiving and oral history, co-creating the Miastograf Digital Archive of 艁贸d藕 Residents. In 2017-2019, she was the deputy editor-in-chief of the 艁贸d藕 Social Newspaper 鈥楳iasto 艁鈥�; in 2017-2020, she was a museum assistant and curator of the public programme at the Museum Centre of the Museum of Art in 艁贸d藕.
Winner of the Golden Exlibris Literary Award and the Point for 艁贸d藕 Award, nominated for the Identitas Award, recipient of a scholarship from the Visegrad Literary Residencies, the Artistic Scholarship of the Mayor of 艁贸d藕, and an artistic residency at the Zamek Culture Centre in Pozna艅.
She publishes irregularly in Dwutygodnik and on the Miej Miejsce portal, and her texts have also appeared in Wysokie Obcasy, Herito, Dialog, and Widok: Teorie i Praktyki Kultury Wizualnej.
She is a supporter and promoter of the idea that attentive listening is a superpower. She cares for two cats, lots of plants and many analogue social networks.