(*1983 in Minsk) is a scholar in literary studies, literary and theater critic, and writer. She graduated from the Belarusian State University and got a “candidate of philology” degree (PhD equivalent). Alena has contributed to collective monographs and has written articles on contemporary Belarusian literature, theatre, and experimental art for such magazines as Dzeyaslou (‘Verb’), Tsirk Olymp + TV (‘Circus Olympus + TV’), Druzhba narodov (‘Friendship of Peoples’), Teatral (‘Theatregoer’), Mirgorod, etc. She currently lives in Minsk.