Alexandru Vakulovski (Republic of Moldova, 1978) is a poet, prose writer, dramaturg, scenarist and translator. He was born in Antoneşti/Ştefan Vodă which then belonged to the Soviet Union.
He studied at the State University of Moldova (Chişinău), and graduated at the Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca with a degree in philology.
He founded the web magazine „Tiuk! (k-avem kef)“ in 2001 together with his brother Mihail Vakulovski, the graphic artist Dan Perjovschi, and Viorel Ciama.

He published essays, prose, poetry, drama and reviews in a number of important Romanian and Moldavian cultural magazines. His works have been included in anthologies from Romania, the Republic of Moldova as well as internationally. In his work he addresses everyday life in eastern Europe. His language is harsh, crude and provocative. In his texts, he ignores ethical and aesthetic taboos and challenges critics. He is also active as a translator of contemporary Russian literature.
Together with his wife, the Romanian writer Moni Stanila, Alexandru Vakulovski coordinates the literary circle Republica at the Municipal Library „B P Hasdeu” in Chisinau.

Published books: Pizdeţ / Fucked up (novel), 2002; Oedip, the King of Freud’s Mother (poetry), 2002 Rupturing (drama), 2002; Letopizdeţ. White Cactuses for My Girlfriend, 2004; ecstasy (poetry) 2005; Bong (novel), 2007; 157 Steps to Hell (novel), 2010; Set Fire to Books (poetry), 2012; Afghans, 2016, Sights (poetry), 2017, To whom it is this hause (poetry, 2020). Selections of his prose and poems have been translated into German, English, French, Swedish, Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Azeri, Spanish, Italian and Turkish.