Born in 1974 in Bydgoszcz. Poet, novelist, playwright. He studied construction at the Gdansk University of Technology and political science at the University of Gdansk. He has published several volumes of poems, prose and plays in anthologies: Generał i inne dramaty polityczne (The General and other political dramas) (ADiT, Warsaw 2016) and Prawda i inne dramaty (The truth and other dramas) (ADiT, Warsaw 2017). Four-time winner of the “Strzała Łuczniczki” Award for the best book of the year in Bydgoszcz. As a playwright, he made his debut in 2007 at the Drama Laboratory in Warsaw with a stage reading of a play Mother’s house. A number of his plays premiered on Polish stages: The General, which won the Grand Prix of the Festival of Polish Contemporary Arts "Raport" in Gdynia in 2011, and Eternal April, for which he won the Main Prize of the Metaphor of Reality 2012 Competition in Poznań. In 2016, his play Viva Violetta! was awarded a distinction in a national competition for a play inspired by the life and work of Violetta Villas. The drama Upside down had its radio premiere at the Theatre Three Stage in 2013. Truth was realized as a TV show by Teatroteka in 2016. The last premiere of Jakubowski's play took place at the J. Szaniawski Theatre in Płock (The Magician, directed by Mateusz Olszewski, premiere: 14.12.2017).
An associate of "Topos" bimonthly literary magazine. Member of the Association of Polish Writers. Lives in Koronowo.
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Eternal April was published in: Ikony, pseudoherosi i zwykli śmiertelnicy. Antologia najnowszego dramatu polskiego (Icons, pseudo-heroes and regular mortals. Anthology of newest Polish dramas(ed. Agencja Dramatu i Teatru ADiT, Warsaw 2015).
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The first monographic selection of his plays came less than a year later: The General and other political dramas (ed. Agencja Dramatu i Teatru ADiT, Warsaw 2016)
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A selection of his newer plays appeared in: The Truth and other dramas (ed. Agencja Dramatu i Teatru ADiT, Warsaw 2017)
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A reliable analysis of work written by Jarosław Jakubowski can be found in the November 2017 issue of “Teatr”.