Biography
Davor Stojanovski (1987, Skopje) – writer, poet, playwright, translator and musician. He holds an M.A. in Macedonian Literature, has worked as a copywriter and proof-reader. Translator from Slovenian to Macedonian (i.a. Drago Jančar, Goran Vojnović, Kajetan Kovič, Andrej Skubic).
His second novel won Macedonia’s most prestigious award – “Utrinski Vesnik” Novel of the Year in 2016. His work is published in many anthologies and literary magazines. Writer in residence in Novo Mesto (SLO) as part of the Reading Balkans project in 2018, and translator in residence in Dol pri Hrastniku (SLO) in 2021.
He lives in Carinthia, Austria. Former member of the band Foolish Green (until 2016). Фулиш Грин.
Awarded with:
2011: Short Story Award of the daily newspaper “Nova Makedonija” for A Room with Thin Walls (Dreaming of Ceylon)
2013: Shortlisted for the “Utrinski Vesnik” Novel of the Year Award for Untitled Moonlight Sonata
2016: Winner of the Novel of the Year “Utrinski Vesnik” Award for Gathering Ashes
2018: Shortlisted for the Novel of the Year Award by the “Slavko Janevski” Foundation for Solace for the Naked
2019: Shortlisted for the „Aco Šopov“ Award by the Macedonian Writers’ Association for Improvisational Hours
2020: Nominated for the EU Prize for Literature for Solace for the Naked
2020: Selected and recommended for translation by EURODRAM (European Network for Drama in Translation) for the theater play Grace Kelly Doesn’t Drink Bambus
2021: Shortlisted for the Novel of the Year Award by the “Slavko Janevski” Foundation for The Nights we Fell Asleep in Pompeii
2022: Macedonian candidate for the international Balkanika Award for The Nights we Fell Asleep in Pompeii
