Stefan Markovski (Macedonian: Стефан Марковски) is a contemporary Macedonian writer, screenwriter,[1] poet, philosopher and translator.

Stefan Markovski (right) with the French writer Frédéric Beigbeder

Biography

Markovski was born in Gevgelija in 1990, where he finished his primary and secondary education. In 2009 he moved to Skopje, graduating on the Department of Comparative Literature and afterwards on the Institute of Philosophy at the State University in Skopje.

In 2018 he obtained a MA in Screenwriting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts with the feature film script My Name Is Freedom. He is an editor-in-chief of the oldest Macedonian literary magazine, Sovremenost, and is also an editor of the review of the Association of Writers' of Macedonia "Stožer", as well as the poetry collections Metric caravan.[2] Markovski is a member of the Macedonian Writers' Association, the European poetry platform "Versopolis",[3] the Macedonian center of the International Theatre Institute and other international associations. Parts of Markovski's works have been published foreign languages.

His novels Letters of Heresy: Uncovering the Skies Shining in Red,[4] The Bumblebee Anatomy,[5] the short story collection Faustus Runs the Plebeian Circle, and the poetry collection Promised Land[6] were published into English and made available on major bookselling platforms.[7] His novel The Bumblebee Anatomy, published under the pen name Stemarcus, peaked at the number-one position in 2021 in the Eastern European Literature category.[8][9] He lives and works in Gevgelija, seving as a director of the public library.

Works and awards

Markovski's writing career begun in 2009 when his first novel One way (Еднонасочно) came out, winning the Petre M. Andreevski award. Throughout his career he's received awards for his contribution to the modern Macedonian literature, such as the "Knizeven krug" and “Macedonian Literary Avant-garde” for the short stories collections Faustus Runs the Plebeian Circle[10](Фауст го трча плебејскиот круг) [11] and The Wind-and-Fog Seller and Other Stories (Продавачот на ветар и магла и други приказни), the “Beli Mugri” prize for his poetry book “Shy Shine the Universes” (Сиво сјаат вселените),[12] “Krste Chachanski” for the short stories collection “Death Flies in Smirking” (Смртта долетува насмевната),[13] The “7 November Award” of Municipality of Gevgelija, “Knjizevno pero” of the Croatian Writers’ Association (HKD) for book of the year,[14] UNESCO and Makedonika award for Macedonian writers up to 30 years of age etc.[15] In June 2021, Markovski was named International Poet of the Week by the British literary journal The Poet Magazine.[16]

Bibliography

Prose

Novels

One way, Fondacija Ramkovski, Skopje, 2009.
Letters of Heresy, Tri, Skopje, 2018.
The Bumblebee Anatomy, Pablisher, 2021.

Short stories

The wind-and-fog seller and other stories, Biblioteka Goce Delchev, Gevgelija, 2015.
Death flies in smirking, Bran, Struga, 2017.
Faustus runs the plebeian circle, BKK, Bitola, 2020.

Poetry

Apeiron, Geneks, Kocani, 2010.
Some memories from an eerie past, Geneks, Kocani, 2010.
In Nomine, Makedonska Rec, Skopje, 2016.[17]
Shy Shine the Universes, Dom na kultura Koco Racin, Skopje, 2016.
Going after the White Griffin, Antolog, Skopje, 2018.
Hypergod, Prosvetno delo, Skopje, 2019.
Algorithmea, Polica, Skopje, 2022.

Theatre plays

The Mirror Masters, Sovremenost, Skopje, 2019.

Philosophy books

Hierarchical Evolution of Consciousness, Akademski pecat, Skopje, 2012.
Meta(de)construction and General Philosophy, Akademski pecat, Skopje, 2012.
Happiness is a Verb, Akademski pecat, Skopje, 2013.
Happiness is a Verb: Second edition, Akademska misla, Skopje, 2023.

Literary theory

"The Potentials of the Crime-Drama Genre Through the Feature Film Script My name is Freedom" (A Master Thesis), Biblioteka Goce Delchev, Gevgelija, 2019.

References

  1. ↑ "Stefan Markovski". IMDb.
  2. ↑ "Stefan Markovski will be the Macedonian resident writer in Donostia!". Other Words. 2018.
  3. ↑ "Stefan Markovski | Versopolis Poetry".
  4. ↑ "Книжевен превод: "Еретички писма" од Стефан Марковски е објавен на англиски јазик". Слободен печат (in Macedonian). August 18, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Роман на гевгеличанецот Стефан Марковски најпродаван на Амазон". a1on.mk. 3 February 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ Панов, Митко; Богоевски, Александар (December 14, 2020). "Поетскиот избор "Ветена земја" од Марковски меѓу високо рангираните книги во категоријата Европска поезија на Амазон". МКД.мк (in Macedonian). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Literary prize-winning short story collection by Stefan Markovski makes it to major booksellers". Macedonia Times. April 7, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Роман на гевгеличанецот Стефан Марковски најпродаван на платформата ,,Амазон". Либертас (in Macedonian). 3 February 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Роман на гевгеличанецот Стефан Марковски најпродаван на Amazon". Кајгана (in Macedonian). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Promotion of the book "In Nomine" by Stefan Markovski | Apollonia Foundation".
  11. ↑ "Стефан Марковски со збирката раскази "Фауст го трча плебејскиот круг" победник на конкурсот "Книжевен круг за проза"; Nova Makedonija". 26 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Промоција на "Сиво сјаат вселените" од Стефан Марковски; Kanal 5".
  13. ↑ "Заврши манифестацијата "Струшки книжевни средби 2017"". TV21.mk (in Macedonian). July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Стефан Марковски добитник на награда на меѓународен поетски фестивал во Хрватска; Sitel".
  15. ↑ "Poems by Stefan Markovski; Verseville".
  16. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL POET OF THE WEEK - Stefan Markovski; The Poet Magazine".
  17. ↑ "Promotion of the book "In Nomine" by Stefan Markovski | Apollonia Foundation".

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