Pompilian Tofilescu has lived, so far, in three countries — Romania, Canada, and, currently, the United States — and between two languages, Romanian and English. He made his literary debut in 1990 in Star-Trafic magazine, issues 2–3, in Craiova, Romania. In 1994, he received Romania’s National Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story Award for “Enclosed in an Eggshell I Fly” (Zbor închis într-o coajă de ou), and throughout the 1990s he received numerous other awards in literary competitions.
Since his debut, he has published fiction, poems, articles, and essays in numerous newspapers, magazines, and online literary platforms in Romania and abroad, including Star-Trafic, Jurnalul SF, Curierul Național, Jurnalul de Dolj, Jurnalul de Jiu, Speculum, Opinia, Magazin fantastic, Ultima Oră, Quasar SF, CSF, Autograf MJM, Ramuri, Fantastica Magazin, fictiuni.ro, helionsf.ro, Laconic, LiterNautica, LiterNet, Miracol de Brădiceni, Cafeneaua literară, Observatorul in Toronto, Curentul Internațional in Detroit, and Cranked Anvil in the United Kingdom.
He has been included in eleven anthologies and has published three collections of speculative fiction: Lupi și mere stricate (Wolves and Rotten Apples, 2019), which received the AntaresFest Award for debut volume; Catedrala lingurilor (The Cathedral of Spoons, 2021), both published by Pavcon; and Dintele sau osciorul (The Tooth or the Little Bone, 2025), published by Tracus Arte. All three collections were shortlisted for Romania’s National Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards. He has also published two poetry collections: #57 (2021), with Pavcon, and arta de a nu ști să scrii poezii (the art of not knowing how to write poetry, 2026), with Junimea.
In the United States, he edited the English-language anthologies Fantastica Magazine Anthology 2024 and 2025, and appeared in Michigan Bards Poetry Anthology 2026.
From September 2023 to September 2024, Pompilian Tofilescu served as managing editor of Michigan Acasă, a monthly publication of the Romanian community in Michigan.
Professionally, Pompilian Tofilescu works as a technical expert for Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan, and holds eight international invention patents in automotive electronics.