About
Bio
Lili was born in Bitola, Republic of N.Macedonia. PhD of Strategic Management (2013), Master of Human Resource Management (2004).
She worked as a journalist and editor at Television Orbis Bitola, and then as a Teacher and Professional Associate Librarian. She created and realized numerous trainings and consultancy in education and culture in relevant projects and institutions. From 2008, she has been working as the director of public and national institutions: Primary School “Sv Kiril I Metodij”, National and University Library Bitola and “Cultural and Informative Center” Bitola. She is a president of the European Institute for Relations and Cooperation Bitola and a member of the Macedonian Scientific Society.
She is the author of numerous scientific and professional papers, four books of prose for children and nine books of poetry. Five of her poetry books are inspired by visual art (graphic art, fine arts and photography).
AWARDS
2012 Award for Most Successful Primary School Principal (Bitolski Vesnik)
2015 Award “Bitola’s Medallions” (First Place in Poetry)
2017 Recognition International project “Night with Hans Christian Andersen 2017”
2017 “Best Brand International” Award for Most Successful Director of the National and University Library, Bitola
2018 “Library of the Year” Award from the Library Association of Macedonia
2019 Award for the collection “Confessions and Ecstasies” (International Poetry Festival organized by the Association of Roma Writers, Belgrade)
2019 Award for Best Librarian and Most Successful School Library from the BihMa Cultural Association
2019 “Pavlina Cuneva Makazlieva” National Award for Best Librarian
2020 “Dimitar Dimitrovski Takec” Award – Gold Plaque for Children’s Book
2021 Golden Plaque for Poetry from the Association of World Poets (Romania)
2022 “Bitolski Vesnik” Award in the field of culture – Director of the Cultural and Information Center Bitola
2022 “Poetry Collection of the Year” for the poetry book “Out of time” . “Ako odam vo Bitola” Bitola Cultural Summer (BitFest) 2022
2024 “Dimitar Dimitrovski Takec” Foundation Award – “Bitola Ascent 2024” for Literature
2024 “Zaveshtanie” (Legacy) Award 2024 for the preservation of cultural and traditional heritage
2024 “Pande Manojlov” Poetry Award, awarded by the “Pelagonia Cultural and Scientific Meetings”
Awards and diplomas from domestic and international poetry competitions and festivals, and participation in poetry anthologies
