Biography
Ana Stojanoska (1977, Prilep) is theatrologist, writer, full professor at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDA) in Skopje (teaches a group of subjects at all three degrees related to the theory and history of Macedonian and World drama and theater). Head of the doctoral studies program at the same institution. Artistic Director and the President of the Assembly of the Macedonian theater festival “Vojdan Chernodrinski” – Prilep.
She graduated General and comparative literature at the Faculty of Philology "Blaže Koneski" in Skopje (2001). She completed her postgraduate studies in theatrology at the FDA, where she received her master's degree (2003) and her doctorate (2007). She worked as a researcher and coordinator at the Institute of Theatrology at the FDA (2001 - 2011). Actively engaged in research and study of drama and theater. She specialized in theatrical museology.
Author of: Chashule, The Storyteller (monograph, 2023), Us (novel, 2022, selected in the first three of the competition for unpublished novel Pegasus; Ars Lamina, 2022), Characters (Whose strory is it?) (play, Anthology "I'm not dead, rich and famous" Macedonian ITI Center, 2022), Swan (novel, 2021, Polica); Trogledalo (theatre play, 2020, published in the selection of EURODRAM: New Macedonian drama); Signature: Trepetlika (poetry collection, Tri and "Antevo Pero", 2020, she received the Antevo Pero Award for 2020) Me and Lynn, after (novel, Blesok, 2016; she received the “Racin’s Acknowledgement” award, 2017 and was a finalist for Novel of the Year Award; Second Edition, Kultura, 2019), Dialogues in the Single (Kultura, 2019), Theater - Challenge: Studies and Essays (UKIM, 2018), Dimitar Kjostarov - The Realistic Poetics and Aesthetics of a Director (Monograph, FDA, 2014 ) and Macedonian Postmodern Theater (monograph, FDA, 2006). Editor of: Plays by Dejan Dukovski (Proarts, 2002) Contemporary Macedonian Drama (Mikena, 2008). Her monodrama Glass Lamp was first produced by Theatra - Skopje, 2013. Author of hundred studies and essays published in Macedonian and foreign periodicals, as well as co-author of several theatrical monographs. She also, writes theater reviews. In 2019 she became a member of the Writers' Association of Macedonia. She is a member of several associations and organizations focused on research in literature and theater. She wrote the lyrics for the album “Scream and Dust” (2019) with the musician Sashko Kostov. Her poetry and prose has been published in several Macedonian and international journals. She writes constantly, not wanting to "mold" into any genre (scientific or literary), so she writes prose, poetry and theater plays.
List of books published:
Editor of the book Plays by Dejan Dukovski (Proarts, 2002)
Selection, foreword and editor of the book Contemporary Macedonian Drama, 101 tome from the project 130 tomes od Macedonian Literature, Bitola: Mikena (2008).
Afterword for the book Selected plays by Goran Stefanovski, Skopje, Polica (2020)
She wrote the books Macedonian Postmodern Theater, Skopje, FDA (2006) Dimitar Kjostarov - The Realistic Poetics and Aesthetics of a Director, (Skopje, FDA, 2014 ) Theater - Challenge: Studies and Essays Skopje: UKIM (2018).
She is one pf the authors of the Glossary of Literary Theory, Skopje, MANU (2007).
Editor of the parts Facts and is one of the coauthors of the monographs Ilija Milchin, (arr. Jelena Lužina), (2003) Prilep, MTF "Vojdan Černodrinski" and Petre Prličko, (arr. Jelena Lužina), (2004); Skopje: Magor.
Author of the monoplay Glass Lamp, first produced Theatra, 16.06.2013г.
She is the author of the novel Me and Lynn, after, published by Blesok, 2016 (first edition); Kultura, 2019 (sedond edition). For which she won the “Racin’s Acknowledgement” award, 2017. Translated by Pol Filev in English, published by Cadmus Press (2022).
She is the author of the book Dialogues in the Single, published by "Kultura", Skopje, 2019
Author of the poetry collection Signature: Trepetlika (2020), for which she won the Antevo Pero Award for 2020
Author of the play Trogledalo (2020), published with the six best new plays in the selection of EURODRAM: Selected new Macedonian plays, Skopje, Eurodram.
She is the author of the novel Swan (2021), published by "Polica", Skopje.
She is the author of the novel Us (novel, 2022, published by Ars Lamina, selected in the first three of the competition for unpublished novel "Pegasus"
Initiator, coordinator and one of the main editors of the magazine "Ars Academica", a scientific magazine with an international editorship that is jointly prepared and published by the Faculty of Dramatic Arts - Skopje and the Faculty of Musical Arts - Skopje.
Awarded with: (if any):
“Racin’s Acknowledgement” award for "Me and Lynn, after" (2017),
Antevo Pero Award for "Signature: Trepetlika" 2020
