Ph.D. Vele Smilevski

Date and place of birth: 6.05.1949, Novo Selo, Demirhisarsko
E-mail address: vsmilevski@yahoo.com
Title: Research Councilor
Specific area of research interest: Macedonian literature of the 20th century
Ph.D. thesis: Philological faculty Blazhe Koneski– Skopje, The Development Processes of the Macedonian Literature on the Pages of the Periodical Literary Publications (1945 – 1985), 1992
Post-graduate studies: Philological faculty Blazhe Koneski– Skopje, The Poetry of Vlada Uroshevich,1985
Graduate studies: Philological faculty Blazhe Koneski– Skopje, Department History of literature of the nations in SFRY, 1973
Research projects
Participation:
The History of Macedonian literature
Processes and opuses in the Macedonian literature of the 20th century
The exile and the Macedonian literature
Head researcher:
Macedonian literary lexicon
Research stays
One year research stay as a Russian Scholarship at the University Lomonosov in Moscow (1989-1990)
Participation in conferences
Participated in numerous international conferences, held both in the country and abroad, in Moscow (Russia) and Sofia (Bulgaria).
Monographs:
Author of the following books of literary critic, essayistic and science:
Crossroads of the Word, Misla, Skopje,1987
Critical Note pad, Makedonska kniga, Skopje, 1988
Poetic of the Dream, Studentski zbor, Skopje, 1988
Literary poslanija, Studentski zbor, Skopje, 1991
Processes and Opuses, Makedonska kniga, Skopje, 1992
Aspects of the Macedonian Literature 1945-1985, Kultura, Skopje, 1993
Focusing, Matica makedonska, Skopje, 1998
Literature Analysis, Institute of Macedonian literature and Kultura, Skopje, 2000
Poetry Paths, Skopje, 2001
Essays, Institute of Macedonian literature, Skopje, 2001
Macedonian Poetry in the World, Skopje, 2003
Research and professional papers in the periodic publications
Published app. 200 papers from his area of expertise in the periodic publications and the daily newspapers.
Membership in scientific and other professional associations
Association of the Writers of Macedonia, Macedonian PEN-center, Association of the Journalists of Macedonia
Social and professional duties
Lector in Macedonian language and literature at the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic (1994-1997)
President of the Council of the Institute of Macedonian literature (1999-2002)
President of the Association of the Writers in Macedonia (2000-2004)
President of the Council of the Struga Poetry Evenings
Rewards
The Reward “13th of November” of the city of Skopje for the Song Collection “Breath deeply”; the Reward “Krste Misirkov” of the Association of the journalists of Macedonia for serial of newspaper literary critics; the reward for best critic in Macedonia; the Reward “Mlad Borec” for the Song Collection “Image that burn”.