Slavka Maneva was a Macedonian writer and poet. She was born and died in Skopje

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, Republic of Macedonia

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. She finished her literature studies at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Skopje, and has worked as a professor of Macedonian language and literature, now publishing children's books. Her works have been translated into Serbian

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, Turkish

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, Albanian

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, Russian

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, Bulgarian

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, Polish

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, Armenian

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, Georgian

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 and Lithuanian

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. She won the Vančo Nikoleski Award in 1996 for her book Pillows of Stars (Ѕвездени перничиња).

Works

• Свирипиле (The Singing Bird)
• Џиџа (Marijuana)
• Камчето на сакањето (The Rock of Friendship)
• Волшебниот лифт (The Magic Elevator)
• Готварски сказни (Cook's Stories)
• Виножитото што пее (The Singing Rainbow)
• Од дедо Марковото торбуле (From Grandfather Marko's Bag)
• Приказни без крај (Endless Stories)
• Куќата на божилакот (The House of the Rainbow)