# Sevinj Nurugizi

Sevinj Nurugizi (Azerbaijani: Sevinc Nuruqızı; born on 22 August 1964) is an Azerbaijani children's writer, a member of the Azerbaijan Writers’ Union since 2001, and a member of the Azerbaijan Journalists’ Union since 1999.

## Biography

Sevinj Nurugizi Imanova was born on 22 August 1964, in Baku.
In 1981, she entered the M.F.Akhundov Institute of Russian Language and Literature. In 1986, she graduated from the university with distinction and started to work as a teacher of the Russian language and literature at a secondary school of Şelli-Garadaghly village of Aghdam District.
From March 2003 she worked as the deputy editor-in-chief of Madaniyyat, a newspaper from the Ministry of Culture of the Azerbaijan Republic. From January 2006, she was the director of the creative team of Jirtdan and Umid, children's magazines at the Minamedia publishing house. She was the editor and presenter of the “Chokhbilmish” children's program at the Ijtimai Radiosix days ak. From 2007, she was editor-in-chief and head of the Children's Literature department at Tahsil and Aspoligraf publishing houses.

## Involvement in literature

Her literary and journalistic articles are frequently published in the press. Her theatrical play Revenge, dedicated to Garabagh events, tortures of refugees from Garabagh and the horrors of the war, was out on the stage of the Hagverdiyev Drama Theatre of Aghdam, and her theatrical play Dolls was staged at State Puppet Theatre of Salyan.
* In 2002, she was awarded the Tofig Mahmoud Prize by the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan for her contributions to children's literature.
* In 2014, she was the first Azerbaijani nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Gold Medal of the International Children's Books Council.
* In 2015, she won first place in the 'Canakkale-100' poetry competition for her poem 'Canakkale Impassable,' organized by the Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani Writers' Union.
* That same year, she won the 'Golden Word' literary competition held by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan for her book Travel to Ancient Baku.
* In 2015, Travel to Ancient Baku also won first place at the International Book Art Contest in Moscow.
* Her short story Edam secured second place in the 'Literary Freedom - 2015' story competition.
* In a literary competition organized by the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan, she won first place in the category of prose and drama for younger schoolchildren.
* Her 20-episode series Qəza balası Qaqa was awarded first place for its concept in Azanfilm’s 'I Have an Idea' project.
* In 2017, her poem For Khojaly was recognized in the 'Khojaly Literary Prize' competition organized by the Azerbaijan-European Organization (TEAS) in the United Kingdom."*

### Works

* "The Kite" (Baku, Adiloghlu. 2002, 108 pages)
* "Yellow girl, Dizz and Vizz" (Baku, Oscar. 2003, 26 pages)
* "Story of the White Cock" (Baku, CBS. 2005, 12 pages)
* "Revenge" (Baku, Vektor. 2005, 132 pages)
* "Two days with Jiya" (Baku, Oscar. 2007, 32 pages)
* "Adventures of Ipekche" (Baku, Oscar. 2007, 28 pages)
* "Fairytale of the unusual village" (In Azerbaijani and Russian languages. "Fairytale of the unusual village", 16 pages, "Animals", 16 pages, "Play and paint", 8 pages. Baku, Tahsil. 2009)
* "Bozgulag and the seasons" (In Azerbaijani and Russian languages. "Bozgulag and the seasons", 16 pages, "The seasons", 16 pages, "Play and paint", 8 pages. Baku, Tahsil. 2009)
* "Hide and seek in the wardrobe" (In Azerbaijani and Russian languages. "Hide and seek in the wardrobe", 12 pages, "Clothes", 12 pages, "Play and paint", 8 pages. Baku, Tahsil. 2009)
* "Murad's dream" ("Murad's dream", 8 pages, "Meals", 12 pages, "Play and paint", 8 pages. Baku, Tahsil. 2009)
* "Find the riddle" (Baku, Tahsil, 12 pages, 2009)
* "Aghja and Jubbulu" (In Azerbaijani and Russian languages. Baku, Tahsil, 12 pages, 2009)
* "Aysu and the Moon" (In Azerbaijani and Russian languages. Baku, Tahsil, 2009)
* "Mountain with a trunk" (Baku, Tahsil. 24 pages, 2010)
* "The small alphabet" (Baku, Aspoligraf, 196 pages, 2010)
* "Dede Gorgud" (Adopted version for children. In Azerbaijani and Russian languages. Baku, Aspoligraf, 67 pages, 2010)
* "Babek" (Baku, Aspoligraf. 16 pages, 2010)
* "Shah Ismayil Khatai" (Baku, Aspoligraf. 12 pages, 2010)
* "Aghabeyim Agha" (Baku, Aspoligraf. 16 pages, 2010)
* "Little sparrow" One-act children's opera. Sevinj Nurugizi and Ogtay Rajabov. (Mutarjim. 2011)
* "Bozgulag and the seasons" in Russian. Translated by Alesya Kerlyukevich and Ragenda Malakhoyski. Belarus, Minsk, Zvezda. 2014, 16 pages.
* "Traveling to Ancient Baku" (in Azerbaijani and English languages, Baku, Education, 164 pages)
* "Musical, mathematical math" (Sevinj Nuruqizi, Oktay Rajabov. Education, 2017, 60 pages)
* "Let's learn the letter A" (Baku, Tahsil, 8 pages, 2017)
* "Let's learn the letter B" (Baku, Tahsil, 8 pages, 2017)
* "Let's learn the letter C" (Baku, Tahsil, 8 pages, 2017)
* "Let's learn the letter Ç" (Baku, Tahsil, 8 pages, 2017)

### Translations

* "Fairytales". Compiled and translated by Sevinj Nurugizi. (Baku, Tahsil. 36 pages, 2009)
* "Three tengus and a badger". Compiled and translated by Sevinj Nurugizi. (Baku, Aspoligraf. 16 pages, 2010)
* "Issumbosi". Compiled and translated by Sevinj Nurugizi. (Baku, Aspoligraf. 16 pages, 2010)
* What a fairytale, fairytale. 1st part. ". Compiled and translated by Sevinj Nurugizi. (Baku, Aspoligraf. 88 pages, 2012)
* What a fairytale, fairytale. 2nd part. ". Compiled and translated by Sevinj Nurugizi. (Baku, Aspoligraf. 88 pages, 2012)
* Gift from the Sun. Compiled and translated by Sevinj Nurugizi. (Baku, Aspoligraf. 88 pages, 2013)
* Order of the yellow woodpecker. Compiled and translated by Sevinj Nurugizi. (Baku, Aspoligraf. 88 pages, 2013)
* Ales Karlyukevich. The squirrel writes composition. Compiled and translated by Sevinj Nurugizi. (Baku, Aspoligraf. 88 pages, 2013)

### Textbooks

* Heyat bilgisi (Life skills). Evaluation tests. 1st form. Author Sevinj Nurugizi (Baku, Aspoligraf. 48 pages, 2011)
* Heyat bilgisi (Life skills). Summative evaluation tests. 2nd form. Author Sevinj Nurugizi (Baku, Aspoligraf. 2010)
* Heyat bilgisi (Life skills). Summative evaluation tests. 3rd form. Author Sevinj Nurugizi (Baku, Aspoligraf. 2010)
* Heyat bilgisi (Life skills). Summative evaluation tests. 4th form. Author Sevinj Nurugizi (Baku, Aspoligraf. 2010)
* "Music" textbook. For the 1st – 4th forms of primary schools. Edited by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Music". Methodical textbook for teachers. For the 1st – 7th forms of schools. Edited by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Technology" textbook. For the 1st – 4th forms of primary schools. Edited by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Technology" textbook. Methodical textbook for teachers. For the 1st – 7th forms of schools. Edited by Sevinj Nurugizi

### Musical compositions to her lyrics

* "Little sparrow". One-act children's opera. Music by Ogtay Rajabov, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Musicians from Bremen". Directed by Alakbar Huseynov, music by Jahangir Zulfugarov, and lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Spring Girl's Legend". Opera. Music by Ogtay Rajabov and lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi

### Songs

* "Icherisheher". Music by Ogtay Rajabov, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Novruz geldi" ("Novruz arrived"). Music by Ogtay Rajabov, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Giz galasi" ("Maiden Tower"). Music by Ogtay Rajabov, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Sevgi valsi" ("Love waltz"). Music by Ogtay Rajabov, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Mubarekdir toyunuz" ("Merry wedding"). Music by Ogtay Rajabov, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Eynekler" ("Eyeglasses"). Music by Imruza, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Gel, igidim, gel" ("Come, my hero, come"). Music by Imruza, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Gunesh" ("The Sun"). Music by Maryam Alibeyli, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Fesiller" ("The seasons"). Music by Maryam Alibeyli, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Bakim" ("My Baku"). Music by Maryam Alibeyli, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Dostlar" ("Friends"). Music by Maryam Alibeyli, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Arzular" ("Dreams"). Music by Maryam Alibeyli, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Dilim" ("My language"). Music by Shahin Yagubzadeh, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi
* "Anam" ("My mother"). Music by Maryam Alibeyli, lyrics by Sevinj Nurugizi