Ciprian Măceșaru (b. 07.09.1976) is a writer, cultural journalist, photographer and musician. He has written numerous volumes of poetry, prose, essays, and diaries. As a writer, he is published by the most important publishing houses in Romania, but also in Ireland (Blue Max Review), France (Le blues roumain - Éditions Unicité) or Hungary (Szépirodalmi Figyelő). He is invited to participate in literary events in his home country and abroad. His prose and poems have been translated into several languages, and he has published in important magazines in Romania, the Czech Republic, Spain, and Slovakia. The Irish composer Gráinne Mulvey composed the work ‘Don’t Walk’ based on his lyrics, which premiered in Dublin (2013). He wrote the libretto for the chamber opera ‘În trup / In the body’ (music: Diana Rotaru), a winning work of the UCIMR CAMERA Project (2017). As a photographer, he has had several exhibitions, but has also illustrated several books. He was a drummer in the bands Toulouse Lautrec and Hotel Fetish.