Nikolina Andová

Nikolina Andova Shopova was born on 3 February 1978 in Skopje. She graduated from the Faculty of Philology (Macedonian and South Slavic literature) at the St Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. She has published two books of poetry Влезот е од другата страна /The entrance is on the other side, 2013/ and Поврзи ги точките /Connect the dots, 2014/. Her first book „The entrance is on the other side“ was awarded with the prestigious Bridges of Struga award in 2013, award of UNESCO and the Struga Poetry Evenings for best debut book, and is published in English language. In 2014 she published the second poetry collection "Connect the dots", which is also published in Serbian language. In 2016, a selection of her poetry in English, Macedonian and French is published by Éditions Bruno Doucey. Her poems take part in many anthologies of Macedonian poetry. They are translated into many world languages, ​​and she is a participant in many poetry festivals across Europe.

In 2019, she received the Novel of the Year award, for her first novel Некој бил тука /Someone Was Here/, awarded by the Foundation for promotion of cultural values ​​of "Slavko Janevski". She also writes short stories and picture books for children.