Nenad Joldeski

Nenad Joldeski was born in 1986 in Struga, Macedonia. In 2010 he graduated at the state faculty of Economy in Skopje. In 2013 he received master degree in comparative literature on the subject “Intertextual irony in the modern and post-modern short stories.” He is a writer and author of two collections of short stories. His debut book “The silence of Enhalon“ that was written in Macedonian dialect and slang was awarded with the price “Novite“ by the publishing house “Templum“ in 2009. His second book, “Each with their own lake” is published by the same publishing house in 2012. In 2016 the book was awarded with the „European Union Prize for Literature” He is also an editor of collection of short stories dedicated to the Russian emigrant d-r Nikola Nezlobinski titled “Nikolaj (Fiction. Water. Truth.)” For the purposes of the art group Wezdensky – which he was part of – he adapted several screenplays for different amateur theatrical play. He is co-founder of the Initiative for independent cultural activism and one of the organizers of the festival for culture DRIMON, which was established in 2013 and annually held in Struga. His stories are translated into several languages in different magazines, journals and online portals for literature and arts.