{"id":24578,"date":"2025-06-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/?p=24578"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:28:37","slug":"katerina-trajanovska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/katerina-trajanovska\/","title":{"rendered":"Katerina TRAJANOVSKA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Writing for children is her way of communication, her contribution to the world. Through children\u2019s literature, she believes she is investing in the common good.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Katerina Trajanovska<\/strong> (1990) is a Macedonian children\u2019s writer and illustrator. Her debut novel, Brzospletkovska 63 and the Case of the Stinky Socks On Stinky Matter<\/em> (Libi\/Ars Lamina, 2019), won the Litera Festival award for Best Book for Children in 2020. She followed with Cat Confessions, or What It Means to Be a Cat<\/em> (2022), a collection of ten stories she also illustrated. In 2023 she created the picture book Zelda & Fe and the Sick Dragon<\/em>. Trajanovska lives and works in Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outstanding title:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
ON STINKY MATTER (2019)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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A fast and funny adventure about a tight-knit group of kids whose summer spirals into a whirlwind of mischief, witch\u2019s brooms, and one very dubious pair of socks. Blending slapstick with heart, this novel celebrates play, friendship, and imagination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Illustrator: <\/strong>Kaliopi Trpcheva<\/a>
Publisher: <\/strong>Ars Lamina – Publications, 2019
125 pages, paperback, 140 x 200 mm
Age: 6+<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards<\/strong> and honors:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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  • Winner \u2013 Litera Festival, Best Book for Children (ages 6-13), 2020 (Skopje).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Latest title:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
    ZELDA & FE AND THE DRAGON IN PAIN (2023)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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    A charming picture book tale set in a tiny kingdom by the North Sea, where Princess Agnes\u2014nicknamed Fe\u2014 befriends the brave Zelda and faces the mystery of a dragon who isn\u2019t fearsome at all, just ill. A warm, read-aloud story about kindness and courage for the youngest readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n



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    Illustrator: <\/strong>Katerina Trajanovska
    Publisher: <\/strong>Ars Lamina \u2013 Publications, 2023
    24 pages, paperback, 210 x 210 mm
    Age: 3+<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Rights: <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Ars Lamina \u2013 Publications
    rights@arslamina.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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