Maja Gal Štromar
Writer and actress, was born on 26 August 1969 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. She has 13 published literary works so far: collections of short stories “Goga 66000”, “Na Predpomlad Mi Reci Ti” (Call Me By My First Name Before Springtime), “Že Češnječas” (It’s Cherry Time), novels “Amygdala’s Heart”, “Lju.beznica ali Svetloba po dekretu” (Little Love or Light by Decree), “Misli name, ko ti je lepo” (Think of Me in the Good Times), “Potaknjenci” (Cuttings), “7kg do sreče” (7kg to Happiness), “Ženska drugje” (Woman Above), a theatrical monodrama “Alma Ajka”, published in Slovene and Arabic at the Biblioteca Alessandrina in Egypt, a poetry collection “Boginja z zamudo/Dea in ritardo” (Belated Godess) published in Italy with an audio CD, an educational manual on theatre cum children’s story cum play “Črkolandija” (Letterland), and the charity story “Anina zvezdica” (Anna’s Little Star). Maja also writes plays for children and adults: “Črkolandija” (Letterland), “Kako je Nejc prevzgojil babico” (How Nejc Re-educated His Grandmother), “Ločujem – planet rešujem” (I Separate – I Save the Planet), “Cifromanija” (Numbermania), “Jan in njegovi zobki” (Jan and His Teeth) “Kako se je Hladilnik Gorečnik zaljubil v Pečico Jožico” (How the Fridge Fell in Love With the Oven). Drama National Theater performed her monologue »Amelia E.« (pseudo-biography about Amelia Earhart), SSG – Teatro stabile di Trieste performed her text »Who saw Coco?« (about Coco Chanel) and many radio plays were broadcasted by Radio Slovenia and the Italian National Broadcaster RAI. Maja lives in the capital of Slovenia Ljubljana where she works as a freelance artist. She is involved in theatre, film, writing, translating, and teaching drama both at home and abroad. In 1991 she was awarded the Sever Award, the Slovenian national theatrical award, for the best actress of the year.
Poetry:
- 1988 “Goga 66000”, ZKO, Koper
- 1990 “Na Predpomlad Mi Reci Ti” (Call Me By My First Name Before Springtime), ZKO, Koper
- 1998 “Že Češnječas” (It’s Cherry Time), Založba Capris, Koper
- 2011 “Boginja z zamudo – Dea in ritardo” (Belated Godess), ZTT, Triest, Italy
Prose:
- 2003 “Amigdalino srce” (Amygdala’s heart), Založba Litera, Maribor
- 2006 “Lju.beznica ali Svetloba po dekretu” (Little Love or Light by Decree), Buča d. o. o.
- 2011 “Misli name, ko ti je lepo” (Think of Me in the Good Times), Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana
- 2014 “Potaknjenci” (Cuttings), Založba Goga, Novo mesto
- 2015 “7kg do sreče” (7kg to Happiness), Založniška in časopisna hiša DELO, Ljubljana
- 2015 Dobrodelna pravljica za otroke ANINA ZVEZDICA/ANNA’S LITTLE STAR, AMANART/ANINA ZVEZDICA
- 2017 “Ženska drugje” (Woman Above), Založba Goga, Novo mesto
Drama:
- 2008 ALMA AJKA, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
- 2013 “Črkolandija” (Letterland), JSKD RS, Ljubljana
Professional monographs:
- 2013 “Črkolandija” (Letterland), JSKD RS, Ljubljana