János BÁNOS

Writer and journalist János BÁN was born in Kecskemét. He published about 20 novels and short stories. With his science and fantasy literature, he won the most prestigious national professional award, the Zsoldos Péter-award.

His fantasy novel series Kárpáthia draws inspiration from Hungarian and other Eastern European mythologies. His novel series, Hunyadi, depicting the life of 15th century Hungarian regent-governor John Hunyadi, is being published since 2008. Currently, he is the editor-in-chief of Kecskemét Television.

Since 2019, he is the president of the National Cultural Fund’s College of Arts.