MIRELA DUMA

Mirela Duma is a Romanian poet and writer born in a village in Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania. Following a long hiatus, she made a distinguished return to contemporary Romanian literature, gaining recognition for her poetry collections and international contributions to gogyoshi and gogyohka verse forms.

She has authored three major poetry volumes:

• În jocul ploilor (In a Game of Rains, Grinta – Cluj, 2017) – Awarded at the 2017 “Eminescu” Poetry Contest in Oravița.
• Ecoul ultimei zăpezi (The Echo of the Last Snow, Grinta – Cluj, 2018) – Awarded at the 2018 Vișeu de Sus Poetry Festival and the “George Coșbuc” Festival in Bistrița.
• Curajul de fiecare zi (Everyday Courage, Sitech – Craiova, 2018).

Her work features prominently in international anthologies across the USA, Romania, and Japan. She received an Honorary Diploma from Verbaniana Publishing House and a Gogyoshi Award presented by Taro Aizu following a poetry competition in Nigeria. In 2017, literary critic Mihai Marcu listed her among the top 33 post-revolutionary writers in his study History of Romanian Literature from the Beginning of the 21st Century. Alongside her literary endeavors, she is a dedicated mother and active citizen.