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Katica Kulavkova was born in Veles, North Macedonia, in 1951. She is a poet, essayist, author of short stories and literary theorist. She studied literature at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and at the Sorbonne, and received the degree of Prof. Dr. at the University of Zagreb.

Her first poetry book was published in 1975. She has published over 20 poetry books in Macedonian and foreign languages. She has published two collections of short stories, one drama, and over 40 publications as author and co-author in Macedonian.

Her poetry has been translated into various languages and awarded the highest literary prizes in North Macedonia. Katica Kulavkova is a professor of literary theory, hermetic literature and literary writing at the University of Skopje; member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts; member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in Salzburg and vice-president of PEN International. She headed the Committee on Language Rights and Translation at PEN International. Katica Kulavkova is the editor of the “Diversity collection of poetry”, fiction and essay, www.diversity.org.mk; she translates from Serbo-Croatian and French. Her passions are photography and astrology. She is married to Emil Filipov and has a son, Vasil. She lives in Skopje.