Teresa Podemska

Born in Wrocław, Poland, Teresa Podemska-Abt graduated in Polish Philology from the University of Wrocław and worked as a teacher in Poland. She emigrated to Australia with her family in 1981, where she pursued higher education at the University of Adelaide, Macquarie University, and the University of South Australia, obtaining a PhD with a focus on Indigenous Australian literature, educational sociology, and multicultural studies. As an academic, literary critic, and translator, her work predominantly revolves around Aboriginal poetry and literature—translating Indigenous works into Polish—as well as diaspora and migration literature. She is the author of several poetry and prose collections, including Żywe sny, Składam człowieka, and Pomieszały mi się światy. Podemska-Abt is an active member of International PEN and the South Australian Writers Centre, and her literary and research contributions have earned her various prestigious grants and international accolades.