The award for the most current book between the two editions of the Bookstar festival was presented last night to Blaže Minevski for the collection of short stories "Opaš vo usta" ("Antolog", 2025), during the ceremonial opening of the eleventh edition of the European Literature Festival in the packed hall of the Cultural and Information Center in Skopje. – Every award is…
Lidija Tanuševska, translation from Polish of Olga Tokarczuk's work, "Empulsion" (Antolog, 2025) What does the initiative for the "Dragi" award mean to you? I wholeheartedly welcome the initiative for the "Dragi" award because Dragi Mihajlovski was, above all, a wonderful man, a man "for the people" - he had patience for everyone and wanted to help everyone...
THIS YEAR'S BOOKSTAR – A CREATIVE MERGE BETWEEN THE MODERN AND THE CLASSIC. The BookStar European Literature Festival will mark the beginning of its eleventh edition on Monday, September 29 at the Cultural Information Center in Skopje, starting at 7:30 p.m., and will last until October 2. The main events will take place in…
Калина Малеска, превод од англиски јазик на делото од Леа Ипи, „Слобода: созревање на крајот на историјата“ (Или-Или, 2024) Што за Вас претставува иницијативата за наградата „Драги“? Која е важноста на признанијата и наградите за вашата работа? Најголемата предност на наградите и признанијата во областа на преводот е тоа што…
Jasminka Markovska, translation from Norwegian of the work by Jon Fosse, “Morning and Evening” (Artconnect, 2024) What does the “Dragi” Award initiative mean to you? What is the importance of recognition and awards for your work? I think this initiative is necessary, and I am really glad that it exists. Reading books is in…
Ermis Lafazanovski, translation from Romanian of the work by Tatjana Cibuljak, “The Summer When Mama Had Green Eyes” (Three, 2024) What does the “Dragi” award initiative mean to you? What is the importance of recognition and awards for your work? Above all, motivation. Given that the works are evaluated by a competent…
September 24th 2025: The publishing house "Antolog" from Skopje makes an announcement: FIVE FINALISTS FOR THE "DRAGI" AWARD 2025: At its penultimate discussion on the awarding of the award for best translation "Dragi", the jury consisting of Dr. Anastasia Gjurčinova (chair), Dr. Jana Mihajlovska, and Ivan Šopov (members) decided to enter the final round of selection...
BLAŽE MINEVSKI– FIRST MACEDONIAN WINNER OF THE "BOOKSTAR" AWARD 2025 Skopje, September 22, 2025 — We are pleased to announce that the "BookStar" award for the most significant book between the two editions of the festival is awarded to Blaže Minevski for the collection of short stories "A Tail In The Mouth" (Опаш во устата) ("Antolog", 2025). With this book, Minevski once again confirms his…
THE GREAT AHMET ÜMIT IS THE LITERARY STAR COMING TO "BOOKSTAR" 2025 Skopje, September 16, 2025 — We are pleased to announce that the Turkish writer Ahmet Ümit will be a special guest at the BookStar Festival, as part of the program of foreign authors who have left a significant mark on world literature. Ahmet Ümit is one…
Distinguished colleagues, dear friends, It is a great honor for me to be here today together with my friend and co-translator Kristina Kramer, to receive this award. The third person in our collaboration, who shares this recognition, is Jasmina Shopova. She initiated the whole work, gave us guidance in…