Seweryna Szmaglewska (Seweryna Maria Szmaglewska-Wiśniewska) (February 11, 1916 – July 7, 1992) was a Polish writer, known for both books for children and adults alike. Her novels "Czarne Stopy" (Black Feet) and "Dymy nad Birkenau" (Smoke over Birkenau) are compulsory reading in Polish schools. In 1946 she married Witold Wiśniewski, whom he met earlier in Oświęcim. They had two sons: Witold and Jack. Seweryna Szmaglewska died on July 7, 1992 in Warsaw and interred in Bródno Cemetery.