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Estonski pesnik, umetnik-kustos, esejist, urednik / založnik.

Od leta 1990 je izdal 10 pesniških zbirk, 1 knjigo proznih pesmi, asemantični roman, 2 drami in 1 CD z zvočnimi pesmimi. Leta 2009 je v Berlinu osvojil 3. mesto na evropskih dnevih pesniškega slama. Sestavil je knjige o delu prvega estonskega nadrealista Ilmarja Laabana: dvojezična zbirka njegovih prevodov, pesniška zbirka in knjiga palindromov.

Bil je član Društva mladih avtorjev v Tartuandu in je še vedno član Zveze estonskih pisateljev, mnogih društev in Zveze estonskih umetnikov. Luulur je ustanovitelj in nekdanji glavni organizator mednarodnega interdisciplinarnega festivala Hullunud Tartu / Crazy Tartu; organiziral je tudi serijo pesniških slamov TarSlämm + Poetry Slam in kreativne salone po domovih. Od leta 2001 ustvarja zvočno poezijo in jo izvaja v različnih državah, kjer običajno ni potreben prevod. Z njimi je maja 2009 osvojil estonsko prvenstvo v pesniškem slamu.

Njegova besedila so prevedena v 11 različnih jezikov, tudi v slovenščino. Od leta 2013 sodeluje na umetniških razstavah.

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An Estonian poet, artist-curator, essayist, editor/publisher.

Since 1990 he has published 10 collections of poetry, 1 book of prose-poems, asemantic novel, 2 plays and 1 CD with sound poems. In 2009 he won in Berlin the 3rd place at the European Poetry Slam Days. He compiled books on work of the first Estonian surrealisIlmar Laaban: a bilingual collection of his translations, poetry collection and book of palindromes.

Luulur was a member of the Young Authors' Society in Tartuand, and is still a member of Estonian Writers' Union, many societies and Estonian Artists' Union. He was the founder and for 8 years the main organizer of the international interdisciplinary festival Hullunud Tartu / Crazy Tartu; he also organized the series of poetry slam TarSlämm + Poetry Slam and creative saloons at homes. Since 2001 he has done sound poetry and performed it in different countries, where usually no translation is needed. With them, in May 2009 he won the Estonian Poetry Slam Championship.

His texts have been translated into 11 different languages, including Slovenian. Since 2013 he has taken part In art exhibitions.

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Elena Prendžova (Skopje, 1985) je magistrica filoloških ved ter profesorica angleškega jezika in književnosti. Je članica Društva makedonskih pisateljev. Objavila je devet zbirk poezije in uredila Antologijo mlade makedonske avantgardne poezije (2012) ter Antologijo sodobnih makedonskih pesnic (2016). Njene pesmi so del več antologij in so bile prevedene v albanski, bolgarski, poljski, srbski, ruski, slovenski in ukrajinski jezik. Pogosto gostuje na mednarodnih pesniških festivalih in slamih. Prejela je več nagrad za pisanje, med drugim nagrado Beli mugri (Bele zarje) za najboljšo zbirko mladega avtorja (2011), nagrado za najboljšo pesnico mednarodnega srečanja v organizaciji Knjižnega kluba Brčko (2012) in naziv makedonske prvakinje v slamu (2016), ki ji je omogočil, da je Makedonijo zastopala na evropskem prvenstvu v Leuvnu. Poleg tega pripravlja delavnice slam poezije in kreativnega pisanja, organizira pesniške dogodke. Njeno pisanje zaznamuje močen feministični angažma.

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Feminist. Slam poet. Elena. Elena Prendžova (Skopje, 1985) has a master's degree in philology and is a professor of English language and literature. She is a member of the Macedonian Writers' Association. She has published nine poetry collections and edited the Anthology of Young Macedonian Avant-Garde Poetry (2012) and the Anthology of Contemporary Macedonian Female Poets (2016). Her poems are a part of several anthologies and have been translated into Albanian, Bulgarian, Polish, Serbian, Russian, Slovenian and Ukrainian language. She is a frequent guest at international poetry festivals and slams. She has received several awards for writing, including the award 'Beli Mugri' (White Dawn) for the best collection of a young author (2011), the award for the best poet of an international meeting organized by the book club 'Brčko' (2012) and the title of Macedonian slam poetry champion (2016), which gave her the chance to represent Macedonia at the European Championships in Leuven. In addition, she organizes slam poetry and creative writing workshops, organizes poetry events. Her writing is marked by a strong feminist engagement.

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Mario Tomić je eno najbolj uveljavljenih imen avstrijske slam poezije. Živi in dela v Gradcu kot slam poet in umetnik govorjene besede, moderator, mentor in predavatelj. Izvaja delavnice s področja slam poezije in pripravlja predavanja na šolah in univerzah. Je slam prvak avstrijske Štajerske in Koroške 2012 ter 2014, predsednik združenja »PLuS – Performte Literatur und Slam«, soustanovitelj graškega bralnega cikla »Nasilje ni branje« in ustanovitelj največje mesečne literarne slam prireditve po imenu »Slam Avditorij«.

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Mario Tomić is one of the most established names in Austrian slam poetry. He lives and works in Graz as a slam poet and spoken word artist, host, mentor and lecturer. He conducts workshops in the field of slam poetry and prepares lectures at schools and universities. He is the slam champion of Austrian Styria and Carinthia in 2012 and 2014, the president of the association 'PLuS - Performte Literatur und Slam', co-founder of the Graz reading cycle 'Violence is not reading' and founder of the largest monthly literary slam event called 'Slam Auditorium'.

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Pesnik, pisatelj in literarni kritik. Na Filozofski fakulteti v Mariboru je diplomiral iz slovenskega jezika s književnostjo. Bil je urednik za prozo in literarno kritiko pri študentski reviji Liter jezika, objavlja pa za različne literarne revije ter druge tiskane in spletne medije. S kratko zgodbo Sveča je bil uvrščen v zbornik mednarodnega Festivala prihajajoče literature Alpe Adria z naslovom Vrane, čečkarije in konfeti (Litera, 2017). Sodeloval je tudi pri monografiji Portreti sodobne slovenske literature (1991–2016) v izdaji založbe Fit media (2017).

Kot pesnik mlajše generacije je doslej zabeležil številne revijalne in radijske objave, leta 2014 je bil gost festivala refleksije in prevoda poezije − Pranger, dvakrat pa tudi finalist pesniškega turnirja (2011 in 2017). V letu 2013 je pri založbi Beletrina izdal svoj pesniški prvenec Sprehajalec ptic, ki je naletel na izjemen sprejem tako pri bralcih kot kritikih, bil nominiran za Jenkovo nagrado in kritiško sito. Na začetku leta 2018 pa je pri Cankarjevi založbi izšla njegova druga pesniška zbirka – Seganje, s katero se je uvrstil na širši seznam nominirancev za Jenkovo nagrado. Živi in ustvarja na Dolnji Bistrici v Prekmurju.

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A poet, writer and literary critic. Denis has a bachelor's degree in Slovene language and literature from the Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor. He was an editor of prose and literary criticism for the student magazine Liter jezika. He publishes in various literary magazines, as well as in other print and online media. His short story 'Sveča' (Candle) was included in the collection 'Vrane, čečkarije in konfeti' (Crows, Buzzards and Confetti)of the international Festival of Upcoming Literature Alpe Adria (Litera, 2017). He also participated with the publishing house Fit Media (2017) in preparation of the monograph 'Portreti sodobne slovenske literature' (1991–2016).

As a poet of the younger generation, he has so far recorded numerous magazine and radio announcements. In 2014, he was a guest of the festival of reflection and translation of poetry – Pranger; and he is also a two times finalist of the Poetry Tournament (2011 and 2017). In 2013, he published his poetry debut 'Sprehajalec ptic', (The Bird Walker) which was accepted greatly by readers as well as by critics. It was also nominated for the 'Jenko award' and 'Kritiško sito' (Critical Sieve) award. In the beginning of 2018, his second collection of poems, 'Seganje' (Reaching out), was published by the Cankar publishing house, with which he was ranked on a broader list of nominees for the Jenko prize. He lives and works in Dolnja Bistrica in Prekmurje.