Raimonda Moisiu

Raimonda Moisiu   is an albanian –american author, poet, and freelancer journalist. She was born, on February, 21st, 1957, in Korca city, Albania,-actually she lives in Jacksonville, Florida USA. 

After graduating in English Literature & Linguistics from the University Of Tirana Albania, she worked in her hometown for several years teaching of English language. In 1999, Raimonda Moisiu emigrated from Albania to America, and she is mentioned as one of the Albanian-American based author in exile. She’s published till now nineteen books in prose, journalism and lyrical poetry. She is author and coauthor of eight national and international anthologies. Friendliness of art and literature, it has become a very successful author, poet and freelancer journalist.

Also she is a freelance journalist for “Illyria” ‘Dielli”, (The Sun), New York, and ‘Kuvendi”(Assembly) Detroit Michigan, USA. For Albanian Press as " Tirana Observer”, vise AMERICANEYEY.AL, "Fjala e Lire", London, United Kingdom,  "Albanian Mail", in London, Kosovo and Albanian website on line...

She has lived in Hartford CT, for 17 years, now she lives in Jacksonville Florida.  She speaks and writes fluently Albanian, English, Russian, French, and Italian, some Greek, Turkish and Spanish. 

**The Editions of the Albanian –American author, poet, freelancer and journalist, Raimonda MOISIU**

**Published Works-Books** 

-" Jeta mes dy dashurive", (Living my life between two countries”), (Narratives stories and journalism)

-"Dashuria nuk ka emër" (Love has no name'", Lyric poetry)

-"Pafajësia e Evës" (“Eva's innocence", novel)

-"Sikur s'më ke puthur kurrë,  (“Bet you've never been kissed like this” lyric poetry)

-"Gërhitja e gjeneraleve" ("Lieutenants' tremendous growl”, Journalism articles)

- Duke kërkuar Ardianën” (Adriana’s Life Story, Narratives and essays)

-"Lulëkuqja e egër", ('’Wild Poppies”), 2011 (lyric poetry in Albanian, English, Greek and Italian language)

-"Gjëmimi i moshave” ("Thunder of ages", Narratives)

- Maska e intelektit", (“The Mask of the *intellectual”*, Essays, reportage & literary critics)

-"Letrat shqipe këtej e përtej Atlantikut”  (“Albanian Letters Across the Atlantic”- a collection of sixty one interviews in Albanian language and several in English.

-“…s’i them askujt, (“Don't Tell Anyone”-Novel), 2018

-“Në  gjurmë të fjalës”, (“In the search for the literary elements”, Essays & studies in literary criticism), 2019 

-“Gazetaret shqiptare *në* SHBA”, (An Anthology of Albanian -American Female journalists in USA), 2018 

-Co-author of literary anthologies (with lyrical poems):

-"Itaka e Fjalës" , ("Ithaca’s stream") 

-"Zemra Prindërore",(“To the Heart Parents”) 

-"Tempulli i fjalës”, (“Temple word"-in Romanian language

-“Tregime”, ("Narrative stories”)

-"Nëna”, ("The mother")

-“Olimpi Shqiptar”,  (“Albanian Olympus)

-Fluturime Poetike, (Ars Poetica)

- “Ali Podrimja, Pavdekësia e Poetit”, **(“Ali Podrimja; The Immortality of Poetry)**

Five lyrical poems of poetess, Raimonda Moisiu,- were selected by Balkan International Poetry Festival 2009, known as well as Struga Poetry Evenings, - is generally considered to be the most successful festival of its respective years. Published in the Anthology of World Literature: ‘Who’s Who, titled “Poetry of Five Continents.

## **In the process of publication:** 
-Author interviews, the second one-145 interviews 

-*T*he Collected Essays, Journalism, reportage and Letters of the author,  

-The second book with stories - Based on a real –life event.

-The second book of the best poems – in Albanian and English language. 

**List of awards and nominations received by Raimonda Moisiu** 

-First Prize for Literary Reportage by FotjonArt 

-Second Prize for Best Story -by Albanian Virtual Forum.

-Third Prize -Cadmus -for the best column interview by Pellegrino-Athens Greece.

-Winner of the "Balkan First Award " at Balkan Poetry Evenings, in Korcha, Albania

-“First Balkan Prize", nominated as "Goddess of Love", Special Prize, and First Prize in several editions of Korcha Poetry Nights.

"Petro Marko Prize” for the best story, by Assembly Magazine, Detroit Michigan USA,

"Rose Theohari Prize” -for Journalism articles

"Fan S. Noli Prize” - for Journalism articles

“Migjeni Prize”- for the best lyrical poetry by Assembly Journal, Detroit Michigan USA

“First Prize’ for the  "Best Poetry" by editor-in-chief of Nositi Journal, Pogradec, Albania 

-Special Award by City of Vushtrri, at the Festival of Poetess in Vushtrri, Kosovo, and her poem, "I can’t anymore” was selected as the best poetry- by "At' Gjecovi Festival, 2009" in Zym, Has, Kosovo.

Friendliness of art and literature, it has become a very successful author, poet and freelancer journalist.