Maria Baciu

{{Short description|Romanian poet}}

Maria Baciu (born 4 March 1942 in Todireni, Botoșani) is a Romanian poet, professor,{{cite news|title=Cărţi lansate la Teatru|url=http://www.monitorulbt.ro/Actualitate/2009-06-01/Carti+lansate+la+Teatru|access-date=2 December 2010|newspaper=Monitorul de Botoșani|date=1 June 2009}} and literary critic.{{cite news|title=Ce cauţi tu în cartea mea?! |url=http://www.evenimentul.ro/articol/ce-cauti-tu-in-cartea-mea.html|access-date=2 December 2010|newspaper=Evenimentul|date=2 June 2007}} She also writes novels, for adults as well as children.{{cite news|last=Popa|first=Gina|title=Gala premiilor Uniunii Scriitorilor |url=http://www.evenimentul.ro/articol/gala-premiilor-uniunii-scriitorilor-0.html|access-date=2 December 2010|newspaper=Evenimentul|date=9 December 2006}} In 2006, she received the 2005 award from the Writers' Union of Romania for children's literature. She teaches at the Liceul Pedagogic (Pedagogical High School) in Botoșani.{{cite news|last=Bursuc|first=Ionut|title=A IV-a editie a Concursului de creatie si arta plastica "Nicoara" |url=http://www.evenimentul.ro/articol/a-iv-a-editie-a.html|access-date=2 December 2010|newspaper=Evenimentul|date=13 June 2001}}

==Biography==

Maria Baciu was born on March 4, 1942, in Cernești, Todireni, Botoșani County. In 1966, she graduated from the Faculty of Philology of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași. From 1966 to 1970 she was a teacher of Romanian language and literature at the Trușești High School, and from 1970 at the Regular school "N. Iorga" of Botoșani, moving later to the Pedagogical High School there. She became remarkable for her great didactic activity.

Baciu served as Editor-in-Chief of the Sotron children's magazine in 1994–1996 and of thePardon! magazine for adolescents. In 1980, she founded the Literary Circle M. Eminescu, then in 1983 edited the publication The Educator. In parallel with her departmental and editorial work, she published lyrics, literary articles and reviews in numerous newspapers and magazines. In addition she wrote children's prose, a book of teaching methods for schools, and another on theater for children.