Alexei Sheyn is a writer and playwright. Author of the novel "Seven Stones" ("Sem Kamyanёŭ"), which received the European Science Fiction Society award in the "Best Debut" nomination (Dortmund, 2017). Winner of the Exlibris non-fiction literature competition. Finalist of the national competition for the best book for children and teenagers "Tsyotka Prize." Awarded the diploma "Top Five Belarusian Authors." Member of the Union of Belarusian Writers, the Belarusian PEN Center, and the Belarusian Association of Journalists.