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…
Dear colleagues, It is an extraordinary honor for me to be here, surrounded by friends and colleagues, and with my co-translator, Roli Grau, with whom we received this “Dear Award” that is very dear to us. My first tentative steps in the Macedonian language were right here on the shores of Lake Ohrid. And the translation…
September 4th. 2025 - Christina E. Kramer and Rawley Grau from USA- winners of the international “Dragi” award for the translation of Aco Šopov’s poetry into english - Twelve translated works in the second round for the “Dragi” award 2025. The winners of the 2025 international "Dragi" award for the most significant translation of a literary work by a Macedonian author are...
August 27th 2025, Skopje - The festival of European literature “BookStar”, in 2025, continues its tradition of offering a concept that will provoke thought, open dialogue, encourage a rethinking of values, and creatively connect to the broader literary and cultural context. The eleventh edition of...
August 21, 2025 The Antolog Publishing House from Skopje announces: 22 WORKS IN THE SECOND ROUND FOR THE "DRAGI" AWARD 2025 The three-member committee for the award of the award for the best translation into Macedonian "Dragi", composed of: Dr. Anastasia Gjurčinova (chair), Dr. Jana Mihajlovska and Ivan Šopov , at the jury working meeting held on…
July 2, 2025 The Antolog Publishing House from Skopje announces: 35 TRANSLATIONS ARRIVED FOR THE "DRAGI" AWARD 2025 The organizer of the "Dragi" Award announces that by the deadline for submitting nominated titles (July 1, 2025), 35 prose works translated into Macedonian have arrived, both in printed and e-book form.…