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Luiza CAROL
Born on March 1, 1947, in Bucharest (Romania).
Settled in Israel in 1980.
Teacher of English and piano.
She writes in several languages, for readers of different ages:
poetry, prose, theatre, songs, translations, essays.
Between 1989-2004 she was associate editor of "Voices Israel" - an international magazine of English poetry. From 2008, she is a member of the editorial boards of the following Esperanto magazines:
- "Esperantista Vegetarano" (The Esperantist Vegetarian) published in Hungary,
- "Internacia Pedagogia Revuo" (International Pedagogical Review) published in Hungary,
- "La Karavelo" (The Caravel) literary magazine published in Portugal.
Member of the following associations:
-- "International Center for Women Playwrights",
- "Tutmonda Esperantista Vegetarana Asocio" (The World Vegetarian Esperanto Association),
- "Universala Esperanto-Asocio" (Universal Esperanto Association),
- "Esperanto-Ligo en Israelo" (Esperanto-League in Israel),
- "Voices" (group of poets in English),
- "Esperanto-Amikaro de CDELI" (Friends of the Esperanto research center CDELI in Switzerland).
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)
- "Internacia Perfektiga Koresponda Kurso" (International Proficiency Correspondence Course) of Esperanto history and culture, guided by Acad. Dr. Boris Kolker (April 2006 - April 2007).
Some of the books:
- "Exerciţii-poezii pentru cei mai mici copii" (Exercise-poems For Youngest Children) - pronunciation poems for children, in Romanian, 1976
- "Ţară, ţară, primăvară" (Land, Land, Spring) - poems for children, in Romanian, 1978
- "Vocile metamorfozelor" (Voices Of Metamorphoses) - poems in Romanian, 1980
- "SOS" - poems in English, 1992
- "Urs şi piatră" (Bear And Stone) - fables in Romanian, 1994
- "Corabia" (The Ship) - poems in Romanian, 1997
- "Jurnalul fericirii mele" (The Diary Of My Happiness) - poems in Romanian, 1999
- "Şah. Aventuri în lumea de jucărie" (Chess. Adventures In Toyland.) - children stories in Romanian, 2000
- "Albăstrica şi alte poveşti"/ "Bluebell And Other Stories" - children stories, in English and Romanian, 2000
- "Rakontoj por ĉiuj aĝoj" (Stories For All Ages) - short-stories in Esperanto, 2009
Some of the plays:
- "Dark Lady", short play, first produced in 2007
- "Miss Moonlight", short play, first produced in 2007
- "Le Jour étoilé", oratorio libretto in French. Music: Steve Muriset.
First produced in February 2010.
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.
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.
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