Literature is beautiful when it strengthens us. I want to take children into the world of fantasy, where with a single ball, love, and a strong voice, every problem weighing on a fragile child’s heart can be resolved. Writing literature for children is a magical journey and a great responsibility.
Biography
Ana Jovkovska (1982, Skopje) is a research scholar, PhD candidate and MA in Cultural Studies, journalist, columnist, author, TV editor, and public relations specialist. She is the author of eight books: Literary-Critical Reflections: Studies on Gender and Trauma (2025, Institute of Macedonian Literature – Skopje), The Art of Dialogue (2023, Institute of Macedonian Literature – Skopje), Emotional Residue (2022, Tri), I Love, Therefore I Am (2019, Tri), Echo of Freedom (2018, Tri), The Pulse and Time (2015, Silsons/Matica Makedonska), the illustrated children’s book Up to the Sky and Back (2021, Svetulka Nova), and Love in a Ball (2024, Svetulka Nova). In 2020, she received the Third Prize for Most Successful Domestic Author in the Republic of North Macedonia for I Love, Therefore I Am (Tri, 2019), awarded by the Macedonian Publishers Association. Since 2021, she has been employed as a research scholar at the Institute of Macedonian Literature at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.
Outstanding title:
UP TO THE SKY AND BACK (2021)
Little hero Alex doesn’t identify with Superman or Spider-Man, yet he firmly believes that a better world is possible. He shows us how to keep our hearts pure, love nature and animals, stand up for what we believe in, and find happiness — to the sky and back.
Illustrator: Ivanka NiBa
Publisher: Svetulka Nova
20 pages, hardback, 21 x 21 cm
Age: 4+
Rights:
Svetulka Nova Publishers
svetulkaik@gmail.com
Latest title:
LOVE IN A BALL (2024)
An interactive illustrated book for children that gently addresses one of today’s most painful challenges — peer bullying. A tender story about friendship and empathy, about a fragile child’s heart, about finding your voice, and having the courage to say how you truly feel. The story does not shy away from sadness as an emotion, yet it ends on a hopeful and uplifting note — encouraging resilience, kindness, and the strength to stand up. Because every child can be a hero.
Illustrator: Ivanka NiBa
Publisher: Svetulka Nova
28 pages, hardback, 21 x 26 cm
Age: 5+
Rights:
Svetulka Nova Publishers
svetulkaik@gmail.com