Luiza CAROL, writer
(Photo 2020)
Born on March 1, 1947 in Bucharest (Romania).
Lives in Israel from 1980.
Teacher of English and piano.
Native language: Romanian.
Publishes in Romanian (since 1969), English (since 1981), Esperanto (since 2006), sometimes also in French or Hebrew.
Writes for children and/or for grown-ups: poetry, prose, plays, songs, essays, translations.
From 2013 – permanent contributor of “Juna Amiko” (Young Friend), international Esperanto review for youngsters, published in Slovakia.
Four contributions to the symposiums of the Romanian Academy, Dpt of Socio-Human Research (Cluj) with essays about Esperanto language and culture (Nov 2016, Jun and Oct 2017, Nov 2019).
Studies:
– “Iulia Haşdeu” School in Bucharest (1953 – 1964)
– High School of Music no. 2 in Bucharest (1961-1965) (parallel studies)
– Faculty of English and Romanian, University of Bucharest (1964 -1969)
– “lernu! ” – online Esperanto course (April 2005 – January 2006)
– “International Proficiency Correspondence Course” of Esperanto history and culture, guided by Acad. Dr. Boris Kolker (April 2006 – April 2007).
Editorial work:
1989-2004 – associate editor of “Voices Israel”, a magazine of English poetry.
2008-2012 – member of the editorial board of “La Karavelo”, international literary magazine in Esperanto, published in Portugal.
2008-2020 – member of the editorial board of “Internacia Pedagogia Revuo”, international pedagogical review in Esperanto, published in Hungary,
2008-2020 – member of the editorial board of “Esperantista Vegetarano”, international Esperanto review for vegetarians, published in Hungary.
Prizes in literary contests:
– First prize at “Kansas Poetry Contest” (for poetry in English), USA 1981.
– Diploma of merit at “Seed-In-Hand” Contest (for poetry in English), USA 1981.
– Diploma of merit at “Ruben Rose Poetry Competition”, (for poetry in English), Israel 1991.
– Prize “Irina Gorun” (for poetry in Romanian), Israel 1995.
– Second prize at “Belartaj Konkursoj” (for essay in Esperanto), Holland 2008.
– Second prize at “Belartaj Konkursoj” (for play in Esperanto), Poland 2009.
– Third prize at “Belartaj Konkursoj” (for prose in Esperanto), Cuba 2010.
– Prize for the competition “Letter to Zamenhof” (in Esperanto), Russia 2010.
– Prize “Luigi Minnaja” at “Belartaj Konkursoj” (first prize for essay in Esperanto), Vietnam 2012.
– Third prize at “Belartaj Konkursoj” (for poem in Esperanto), Vietnam 2012.
– Third prize at “Belartaj Konkursoj” (for play in Esperanto), Iceland 2013.
– Honorary mention at “Belartaj Konkursoj” (for play in Esperanto), Argentine 2014.
Other literary prizes and distinctions:
– Prize “Ianculovici” for Romanian literature, Israel 1995.
– Prize “Nicu Palty” for Romanian literature (patronized by ACMEOR), Israel 1998 .
– Diploma for the best literary critic of 2006, voted by “The International Poetry Translation and Research Centre” in Guanyinqiao, China 2007.
– Prize Choi Lai Sheung for distinguished literary critic, China 2010.
– Literary prizes from China Radio International in Esperanto: Jan and Sep 2018, Apr and Oct 2019.
– Cultural prize at the festival “Seri literare la Pădureni” (Literary Evenings in Pădureni), Romania 2021.
On the occasion of the Universal Congress of Esperanto in Lisbon 2018, the Croatian publishing house Dokumenta Esperanto-Centro in Durdevac received the prize “Infanlibro de la jaro” for publishing the book “Tikiriki Tok el strobilo” by Luiza CAROL.