Halina Pawlowská (born 1955) is a successful Czech playwright, short story writer, journalist and editor. She has worked as a screenwriter and show presenter for Czech television. Born in Prague, Halina attended a local grammar school before studying dramaturgy and scriptwriting at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts where she graduated in 1981. She then worked as a screenwriter for Czech Television, took part in various entertainment programmes, and later became a presenter. She has also been a columnist or editor for various Czech newspapers and journals. Now one of the Czech Republic’s most successful writers, her short stories and television series are often based on her world of young adults with amusing interpretations of love or chaotic marriages.