POETRY

Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Biljana Chelik is Master of law. She is a writer, poetess, and founder &President of the Humanitarian Cultural PHOENIX NGO. Biljana Chelik has been writing poetry since she was 9 years old. She received her first prize for poetry at the age of 10. She writes patriotic, love and spiritual poetry.

Biljana Chelik has published 4 books of poetry in the Macedonian language: 1. RED-YELLOW SUNRISE, 2. MY MACEDONIA, 3. YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING, and 4. BEING INTO COSMOS. Her work has been translated into Turkish, Russian and French. Her poetry has been published in many domestic and world anthologies. She has won many first prizes for her poetry, a special prize for the affirmation of the Macedonian language and culture from Macedonia, Russia, China, and Romania. In 2024, received the most prestigious prize for poetry from the World Poetry Union.

Biljana Chelik organizes many humanitarian actions in Macedonia and in the world. She is also an organizer of cultural events and editor of four (4) anthologies from a group of authors from all over the world.

Biljana Chelik’s NGO, PHOENIX, where she is an editor, has also published following books of poetry: 1) “ХЕРОИТЕ НА МАКЕДОНИЈА 1” (HEROES OF MACEDONIA – 1) — poetry from poets from around the world, 2) “ХЕРОИТЕ НА МАКЕДОНИЈА – 2” (HEROES OF MACEDONIA – 2) — poetry from poets from around the world, 3) “ПОЕЗИЈА ЗА МАКЕДОНИЈА” (POETRY FOR MACEDONIA) — poetry from poets from around the world, and 4) “27 АПРИЛ ЛЕТО ГОСПОДОВО 2017” (APRIL 27 YEAR OF GOD 2017) — poetry by poets from Macedonia.

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