LEA YPI IS COMING TO SKOPJE - WINNER OF THE "BOOKSTAR" AWARD 2026!

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LEA YPI IS COMING TO SKOPJE - WINNER OF THE "BOOKSTAR" AWARD 2026! We are pleased to announce that on August 24 (Monday), as part of the BookStar festival 2026, the famous philosopher, author and professor Lea Ypi, who lives and works in the United Kingdom, will be a guest in Skopje. Her visit will also mark the first official pre-event of this year's edition of the international literary festival "BookStar", dedicated to the theme "FREE AT LEST?"

ДОДЕЛУВАЊЕ НА НАГРАДАТА „BOOKSTAR“ 2026 ЗА КНИГАТА „СЛОБОДА“

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  ДОДЕЛУВАЊЕ НА НАГРАДАТА „BOOKSTAR“ 2026 ЗА КНИГАТА „СЛОБОДА“ Образложение за наградата: Ивана Трајаноска „ДО СЛОБОДАТА И ПО НЕА“: РАЗГОВОР СО АВТОРКАТА ЛЕА ИПИ Модератор: Калина Малеска   Лабораториум 24 Август, 19:00

27 TOP POET-TRANSLATORS COMPETING FOR THE 2026 "DRAGI" AWARD

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    27 TOP POET-TRANSLATORS COMPETING FOR THE 2026 "DRAGI" AWARD We are pleased to announce that by the applications submission deadline (July 1, 2026), the organizer's editorial office received 24 works translated into Macedonian, both in print and electronic format. 27 Macedonian poet-translators are competing for the award. The nominated books are published by 9 publishing houses, with translations from 12 different languages.

THE CONTEST FOR THE BEST LITERARY TRANSLATION AWARD "DRAGI" 2025 IS NOW OPEN

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    The publishing house Antolog from Skopje has the honor to announce: THE CONTEST FOR THE BEST LITERARY TRANSLATION AWARD "DRAGI" 2025 IS NOW OPEN This year, the priority genre is poetry and it involves translated poetry pieces (classic poems, poetry for children, drama written in verses etc.) published in the time period from July 1st 2024 until June 30th 2026 (contest scope of two years).

"Literature through a context of change" – Address by Kalina Maleska on the occasion of the opening of BOOKSTAR 2025

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      Dear attendees, dear readers, writers, translators, friends, dear Bookstar organizers, I am honored that you have given me the opportunity to open this festival. In his work "On the Macedonian Matters" (1903), Krste Petkov Misirkov says that “Cultural work is more difficult than revolutionary work” and that “A cultured person, in order to have the right to…

Address by Žarko Kujundjiski on the opening of the BOOKSTAR 2025 festival

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Distinguished guests, dear authors, translators, readers, Welcome to the eleventh edition of the Festival of European Literature "BookStar" 2025! This year, under the slogan "For Writers' Affairs", we have set a symbolism that has deep roots in our cultural history and memory. The slogan is inspired by the work of Krste Misirkov, whose jubilee – one hundred years since his death – will…

A conversation with the master of the crime novel Ahmet Ümit tonight at the "Bookstar" festival

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    A conversation with the master of the crime novel Ahmet Ümit tonight at the "Bookstar" festival A conversation with the world-famous Turkish writer Ahmet Ümit, a master of the modern crime novel, will be held tonight as part of the "Bookstar" European Literature Festival in Salon 19.19 at the Cultural and Information Center, starting at 7:19 p.m. The event will be moderated by..."