Mariam Tsiklauri
Mariam Tsiklauri (მარიამ წიკლაური; born 18 March 1960) is a Georgian poet, children's author and translator.
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- Name
- Mariam Tsiklauri
- Born
- 18 March 1960
- Birthplace
- Tbilisi, Georgia
- Occupation
- Poet, short story writer, translator
- Movement
- modernism
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Georgia
- Fields
- lyric poetry
- Education
- Tbilisi State University
- Honours
- Gala · Saguramo Prize
- Languages
- Georgian
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Mariam Tsiklauri (მარიამ წიკლაური; born 18 March 1960) is a Georgian poet, children's author and translator.
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Mariam Tsiklauri (born 1960) is a poet, translator and writer and a national of Georgia and the Soviet Union. The poet was born in Tbilisi. Mariam Tsiklauri studied at Tbilisi State University.
Genres include lyric poetry. Languages used include Georgian. The poet received Gala and Saguramo Prize.
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• Name — Mariam Tsiklauri • Born — 18 March 1960 • Birth Name — Mariam Tsiklauri • Birthplace — Tbilisi, Georgia • Occupation — Poet, short story writer, translator • Genre — Poetry, Short story • Movement — modernism • Notable Works — Ritual of Evermore, 2012 • Website — armuri.georgianforum.com/t439-topic
Biography
Biography
Mariam Tsiklauri was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. She graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1983 as a chemist. She worked as a teacher as well as editor for various publishing houses. She also works as the curator for the Living Library project from the Ministry of Culture. Tsiklauri is one of the founders of Children's Literature Development Fund – Libo. She is also the author of the Georgian-English anthology Georgian Female Poets, comprising poems of 32 Georgian female authors. Her poems have been translated to Lithuanian, English, German, Swedish, Ukrainian, Italian, Russian, Armenian, Czech, Slovakian and Polish languages.
Translations
Translations
• Giorgos Seferis — Turnaround (Nobel Prize Winners series), Tbilisi, Intellect Publishing, 2015, • Odysseas Elytis — Seven Days For Iternety (Nobel Prize Winners series), Tbilisi, Intellect Publishing, 2015, • Vladas Braziūnas — Opening of the Day, Tbilisi, Nodar Dumbadze Publishing and Literary Agency, 2018, • Natalia Trokhym — Weary Sun, Tbilisi, Nodar Dumbadze Publishing and Literary Agency, 2018,
Books
Books
• I Hear Poems Cooee, 2001, • Wing of Mist Shall I Spread, 2006, • Lanterner, 2009, • White Calf, 2010, • Ritual of Evermore, 2012, • Standing Pray for the Sun, 2014, • One Hundred Poems, 2014, • Today's Day (the entreis), 2015, • For the Tameness, 2016 • For Believing, Nodar Dumbadze International Fund and Edition, • Happy Sovieticus, Nodar Dumbadze International Fund and Edition, • Road Crossing, Intelect Publishing,
Children's books
Children's books
• Brandi-Brundi, 2005, • Oh Talisman of the Sun, 2009, • Naninebi (With Audio CD), 2009, • Street and Streetlights, 2010, • Let's Be Friends With Soap Bubbles, 2010, • Coloring Poems, 2010, • Funny Numbers, 2010, • Chichita, 2011, ISSN 1987-7005; • There Was A Tale, 2011, • Realm of the Alphabet, 2012, • Georgian Alphabet, 2013, • Funny Recipes, 2016
Translated books
Translated books
• Verses by Mariam Tsiklauri in the book: I Am Many (Women's Voices From Georgia) Poetry collection of twelve Georgian female authors, translated by Sabine Schiffner, project author Irma Shiolashvili, Pop-Verlag Ludwigsburg Publishing
Awards and honors
• Grand-prix of the literature competition Shotaoba, Special prize of Sandra Roelofs for the poem Golden Fish, 2009 • Makvala Mrevlishvili Prize for fertile endeavor in children's literature, 2010 • Children's Book's Second Festival Prize for "The Author of The Year's Best Children's Book" (Coloring Poems, Shemetsneba Publishing), 2010 • Prize from female poet competition Khvarazmoba, 2011, 2015, 2016 • Gala (literary prize) for poem collection White Calf, 2011 • Winner of St. Nino festival, 2011 • Prize and medal of the Georgian Spirit Festival, 2012 • First Prize of literature competition Shotaoba, 2012, 2013 • Iakob Gogebashvili youth and children's literature prize for the nomination of 'Year's best poetic collection', for the book 'Joyful Recipes', 2017 • Nominated for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) 2019 for work dedicated to children • Iakob Gogebashvili youth and children's literature prize for the nomination of 'Children and Youth's Innovative Project'. for TV project "Club Do" (In collaboration with Nino Chkhikvadze), 2019
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- 1.Libo. The Children's Literature Development Fund: მარიამ წიკლაური. 25 August 2011.
- 2.Tsiklauri, Mariam. Georgian Female Poets. 2016.
- 3.Sendoo Hadaa. World Poetry Almanac 2011: 180 Poets from 100 Countries. 2011.
- 4.Ciklauri, Mariam. Tʻetʻri xborebi. Pegasi. 1 January 2010. 752478950.
- 5.Ciklauri, Mariam. Maradisobis rituali. 1 January 2012. 812081413.
- 6.Გვერდი ვერ მოიძებნა - ბიბლუსი.
- 7.Poet Mariam Tsiklauri, illustrator Giorgi Chachanidze nominated for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
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