Conversation with the finalists for the "Dragi" award: Kalina Maleska, translator of "Free: Coming of Age at the End of History"

    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…

Conversation with the finalists for the "Dragi" award: Jasminka Markovska, translator of "Morning and Night"

    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…

Conversation with the finalists for the "Dragi" award: Ermis Lafazanovski, translator of "The Summer in Which Mom Had Green Eyes"

    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…

BLAŽE MINEVSKI– FIRST MACEDONIAN WINNER OF THE "BOOKSTAR" AWARD 2025

    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…

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

    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...