Sofija Trenchovska is a writer, editor, producer, philologist and cultural activist from North Macedonia, living in Great Britain. Her specializations are preserving, digitization and promoting literature. She is the editor–in–chief of the Project Rastko — Macedonia, digital library of Macedonian culture and heritage since 2007.
Biography
She graduated from the "Blaže Koneski" Faculty of Philology — Department of Macedonian and South Slavic Literature at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. She defended the master's thesis "Mythopoetics in the early plays of Jordan Plevneš" 2015 at the same Faculty. She completed the School of Doctoral Studies at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University and now she is a PhD candidate with the dissertation in the field of literature and dramaturgy. For some time, she worked as a journalist in the daily newspaper Večer, where she has written lots of articles on education, literature, cinema, theatre and performing arts and as well interviewed artists and cultural workers. She was engaged in the several publishing projects. She has been editor–in–chief of the Project Rastko — Macedonia since its establishment in 2007. Participates in international symposiums and scientific conferences. She researches and writes texts, reviews, studies and essays in periodicals and books. Translates from English, Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian into Macedonian.
Works
Books
, Makedonika litera, Skopje, 2015, 164 p.
Delo i znak, Makedonika litera, Skopje, 2018, 160 p.
70 godini posvetenost vo obrazovanieto : Monograph, editor, "Sofija", Bogdanci, 2016, 72 p.
Narativnite i estetskite vrednosti vo filmot ‘Zlatna petorka’ : Papers from a Symposium, editor, TFA, 2018, 151 p.
15 Rodnokrajci – poezija i proza od 15 strumički avtori: CD Anthology, editor, TFA, 2009.
Papers (choice)
“Kitsch as Art”, Loza, No. 5, 1997, pp. 9–10.
“The Ben Akiba comic mask”, Teatarski glasnik, No. 47, 1999, pp. 55–56.
“On film medium”, Akt, No. 24, 29.10.2007, pp. 50-51.
“Demonological beings in Macedonian magic tales”, Akt, No. 33-34/VI, 31.7.2009, p. 52.
“Stelar moments in a holy place”, Premin, No. 5960/IX, 2009, pp. 58–59.
“Postmodern disintegration of an imaginary system”, Akt, No. 46/IX, 17.8.2012, pp. 42–49.
“’Erigon’ as the first postmodern play in Macedonia”, Sovremenost, No. 2/LXV, 2015, pp. 104–107.
“Chernodrinski’s ‘Slav Dragota’ and the reasons of Belasica’s defeat” in: Samuilovata država vo istoriskata, voeno–političkata, duhovnata i kulturnata tradicija na Makedonija, Papers from a Symposium, NI Institute and Museum Strumica, 2015, pp. 298–304.
“Focalisation in the Abadžiev’s ‘Tobacco Case’”, Mediantrop, No. 10–11/IV, May–June 2015, https://www.mediantrop.rankomunitic.org/2015-05-30-18-01-33
“Faith and Art: narrative and aesthetic values of the ‘Golden Five’ film”, Premin, No. 127–128/ XVIII, 2018, pp. 74–75.
“Creative reflections in Ibzen and Vapcarov drama poetics”, Makedonika, No. 19–20/VIII, 2018, pp. 64–72.
“Carnivalistic instead humanistic sensation of the world”, Conference proceedings, FILKO, Third International Scientific Conference, "Goce Delčev" University in Štip, 26-27 April 2018, pp. 673-680, http://js.ugd.edu.mk/index.php/fe/article/view/2720
Translations (choice)
Dušan Kovačević, "Larry Thompson", a play staged at the National Theatre – Štip, 2001/2002 repertory season.
