Sevinj Nurugizi (Template:Lang-az; born August 22, 1964) is a children's writer from Azerbaijan. She has been a member of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers since 2001 and a member of the Azerbaijan Journalists Union since 1999.[1][2]
Sevinj Nurugizi Imanova was born on August 22, 1964, in Baku.[1]
In 1981, she enrolled at the M.F. Akhundov Institute of Russian Language and Literature, graduating with distinction in 1986.[1] She began her career as a teacher of Russian language and literature at a secondary school in the Şelli-Garadaghly village of Aghdam District.[1]
In March 2003, she became deputy editor-in-chief of Madaniyyat, a newspaper under the Ministry of Culture of the Azerbaijan Republic.[1] Beginning in January 2006, she directed the creative team for the children's magazines Jirtdan and Umid at the Minamedia publishing house. She was also the editor and presenter of the Chokhbilmish children's program on Ijtimai Radio, which aired six days a week. Starting in 2007, she held positions as editor-in-chief and head of the Children's Literature department at the Tahsil and Aspoligraf publishing houses.[1]
Involvement in literature
Her literary and journalistic articles have been widely published; some of her work has been translated into English and Russian. Her work for children often involves narratives which are relatable to the lives of younger people. Her theatrical play Revenge, which addresses the events in Garabagh, the experiences of refugees from the region, and the impact of war, was staged at the Hagverdiyev Drama Theatre of Aghdam. Her theatrical play Dolls was staged at the State Puppet Theatre of Salyan.[1]
2002: Awarded the Tofig Mahmoud Prize by the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan for contributions to children's literature.
2014: First Azerbaijani nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Gold Medal of the International Children's Books Council.[3]
2015: Won first place in the 'Canakkale-100' poetry competition for Canakkale Impassable, organized by the Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani Writers' Union.
2015: Won the 'Golden Word' literary competition held by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan for her book Travel to Ancient Baku.
2015: Travel to Ancient Baku won first place at the International Book Art Contest in Moscow.
Short story Edam secured second place in the 'Literary Freedom - 2015' story competition.
Won first place in the prose and drama category for younger schoolchildren in a literary competition organized by the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan.
Her 20-episode series Qəza balası Qaqa was awarded first place for its concept in Azanfilm’s 'I Have an Idea' project.
2017: Her poem For Khojaly was recognized in the 'Khojaly Literary Prize' competition organized by the Azerbaijan-European Organization (TEAS) in the United Kingdom.
Works
"The Kite". Baku: Adiloghlu, 2002. 108 pages.
"Yellow Girl, Dizz and Vizz". Baku: Oscar, 2003. 26 pages.
"Story of the White Cock". Baku: CBS, 2005. 12 pages.
"Revenge". Baku: Vektor, 2005. 132 pages.
"Two days with Jiya". Baku: Oscar, 2007. 32 pages.
"Adventures of Ipekche". Baku: Oscar, 2007. 28 pages.
"Fairytale of the unusual village". Baku: Tahsil, 2009. (Azerbaijani and Russian)
"Bozgulag and the seasons". Baku: Tahsil, 2009. (Azerbaijani and Russian)
"Hide and seek in the wardrobe". Baku: Tahsil, 2009. (Azerbaijani and Russian)
"Murad's dream". Baku: Tahsil, 2009.
"Find the riddle". Baku: Tahsil, 2009.
"Aghja and Jubbulu". Baku: Tahsil, 2009. (Azerbaijani and Russian)
"Aysu and the Moon". Baku: Tahsil, 2009. (Azerbaijani and Russian)
"Mountain with a trunk". Baku: Tahsil, 2010. 24 pages.
"The small alphabet". Baku: Aspoligraf, 2010. 196 pages.
"Dede Gorgud". Baku: Aspoligraf, 2010. 67 pages. (Azerbaijani and Russian)
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