Inspiration
I write to inspire resilience, positivity, and change. My passion lies in decoding the nuances of texts and characters, ensuring that every story I translate resonates with authenticity and emotional depth. Proficient in English, German, and Romanian, I aim to make literature accessible to everyone, bridging cultural divides through the power of words.
Education / Studies
University of Bucharest โ German and Romanian languages and literatures
“Dimitrie Cantemir” University โ German and Italian languages (translations, cultural studies and related subjects)
Open University โ English language, translation, and language studies (non-formal courses, some with assessment)
University of Groningen โ non-formal Dutch language course
Oxford Home Study Center โ Creative Writing (non-formal course with assessment)
Other international programs supporting my work as a writer, translator, and literary curator
Activities
๐๏ธ Founder and Editor-in-Chief of New Literary Society E-Magazine (Calameo), responsible for the editorial vision and the publication of monthly literary issues.
๐๏ธ I lead New Literary Society on the Medium platform, select literary content, organize contests, interviews, and reviews, and develop an international community of writers.
๐๏ธ I draw on my experience as a literary secretary, adult educator, and project manager to support writers and creative initiatives.
๐๏ธ I coordinate literary projects and promotional activities for authors, contributing to the visibility and growth of the literary community.
Upcoming Release
Now Available for Preorder:
๐ 2026 โ The Gossip Club Cafรฉ 69: Lovers Kiss and Tell. We Skip the Kiss and Go to Hell
Works
๐ 2023: Minciuni รฎn Flux Liber (Lies in Free Flow) โ prose, INTEGRAL Publishing
๐ 2023: Cartea Dragostei ศi a Bรขrfei (Book of Love and Gossip) โ prose, INTEGRAL Publishing
๐ 2016: Antimemoriile unei Muze (Anti-Memoirs of a Muse) โ novel, Pandora M Publishing House
๐ 2012: Debut in Volume โ young adult novel, University Publishing House
Literary Translations
๐น 2026: Anti-Memoirs of a Muse, by Julia Kalman โ English edition (retroversion)
๐น 2025: Book of Love and Gossip, by Julia Kalman โ English edition (retroversion)
๐น 2025: Transposiciones Japonesas, by Julia Kalman โ Spanish edition, translated by Alejandro Wilde
๐น 2023: Doppelter Verrat, by Rita H. Rowe โ English to Romanian & German
๐น 2022: ADAGIO, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ two volumes, English edition (retroversion)
๐น 2022: Preventorium (2nd ed.) โ published as Donโt Shed No Tears, Brother, English edition (retroversion)
๐น 2021: Born on the Dark Side, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ two volumes, English edition (retroversion)
๐น 2020: Preventorium, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ first English edition (retroversion)
Hybrid Art & Performance
๐ญ 2022: The Secret of Mrs. S, part of BestiART exhibition, Orizont Art Gallery, Bucharest
๐ญ 2022: RED, part of the SIAJ exhibition, Simeza Art Gallery, Bucharest
๐ญ 2020: The Flying Bonsai and Other Imaginary Loves, Short Oriental Digression exhibition, Orizont Art Gallery
๐ญ 2017: Collective Poem: Whispered Poetry Live, during “Remix with Female Writers,” Humanitas Kretzulescu Bookstore
Critical References
๐ โFor Julia Kalman, the fantastic and her sharp observational skills are rooted in a love for ambiguity and a desire to liberate the creative image. After reading this brilliant, intelligent book, one is left with more impressions and insights than the text itself explicitly offers. The Anti-Memoires of a Muse announces the emergence of a great writer.โ
โ Denis Dinulescu
๐จ โJulia Kalman maintains a necessary, playful detachment, yet she neither diminishes nor restrains herself. On the contrary, she asserts and amplifies her presence to such an extent that one can no longer distinguish who is observing whom, who is creating, and who is in controlโthe artist who delicately places the muse on the canvas, painting her skin in fine colors, or the muse herself, who describes everything with such mastery.โ
โ Erika Pฤduraru
๐ โJulia Kalman distinctly distances herself from sentimentality and romanticism in modern prose. The Book of Love and Gossip is, in fact, a work in which tradition and modernism blend with the bizarre, creating a unique syncretism. This book has many facets to uncover, standing far from the clichรฉs of modern literature and closer to avant-garde and artistic strangeness than to the tranquility of mainstream prose.โ
โ Corina Moisei Dabija
Interviews
Over the years, Iโve had the privilege of sharing insights into my work, inspirations, and creative process through various interviews and features. Here are a few highlights:
Secrets of Worldโs Writers โ Discovering Julia Kalman by Sal Gallaher
The Heroineโs Journey of Julia Kalman by Peter de Kuster
Letโs Get To Know Each Other โ Iโm Julia Kalman by Eve Castle
A Tribute to Julia Kalman & An Invitation to Readers by Mahmut Yaral
Connect With Me
Iโd love to hear from youโwhether itโs about my work, ideas, or collaborations. Feel free to reach out through any of the following channels:
๐ง Email:






Despre Mine
Inspiraศie
Scriu pentru a inspira rezilienศฤ, cฤldurฤ ศi schimbare. Pasiunea mea constฤ รฎn descifrarea nuanศelor subtile ศi personajelor, asigurรขndu-mฤ cฤ fiecare poveste pe care o traduc este autenticฤ ศi are profunzime emoศionalฤ. Stฤpรขnind limba englezฤ, germanฤ ศi romรขnฤ, รฎmi propun sฤ facilitez accesul la literaturฤ, construind punศi culturale prin puterea cuvintelor.
Educaศie / Studii
Universitatea Bucureศti โ Limbฤ ศi literaturฤ germanฤ, Limbฤ ศi literaturฤ romรขnฤ
Universitatea โDimitrie Cantemirโ โ Limbฤ germanฤ, Limbฤ italianฤ (traducere, studii culturale ศi discipline conexe)
Open University โ Limbฤ englezฤ, traducere ศi studii lingvistice (cursuri non-formale, unele cu evaluare)
University of Groningen โ curs non-formal de limba olandezฤ
Oxford Home Study Center โ Creative Writing (curs non-formal cu evaluare)
Alte programe internaศionale care susศin activitatea mea ca scriitoare, traducฤtoare ศi curator literar
Activitฤศi
๐๏ธ Fondator ศi redactor-ศef al New Literary Society E-Magazine (Calameo), responsabil de viziunea editorialฤ ศi de publicarea ediศiilor literare lunare.
๐๏ธ Conduc New Literary Society pe platforma Medium, selectez conศinut literar, organizez concursuri, interviuri ศi recenzii ศi dezvolt o comunitate internaศionalฤ de scriitori.
๐๏ธ Folosesc experienศa acumulatฤ ca secretar literar, educator pentru adulศi ศi manager de proiecte pentru a sprijini scriitorii ศi iniศiativele creative.
๐๏ธ Coordonez proiecte literare ศi activitฤศi de promovare pentru autori, contribuind la creศterea vizibilitฤศii ศi dezvoltฤrii comunitฤศii literare.
รn Curs de Apariศie
Disponibil acum pentru precomandฤ:
๐ 2026 โ The Gossip Club Cafรฉ 69: Lovers Kiss and Tell. We Skip the Kiss and Go to Hell
Lucrฤri
๐ 2023: Minciuni รฎn Flux Liber โ prozฤ, INTEGRAL Publishing
๐ 2023: Cartea Dragostei ศi a Bรขrfei โ prozฤ, INTEGRAL Publishing
๐ 2016: Antimemoriile unei Muze โ roman, Pandora M Publishing House
๐ 2012: Debut รฎn volum cu un roman pentru tineri, Editura Universitarฤ
Traduceri Literare ศi Ediศii Internaศionale
๐น 2026: Anti-Memoirs of a Muse, by Julia Kalman โ English edition (retroversion)
๐น 2025: Book of Love and Gossip, by Julia Kalman โ English edition (retroversion)
๐น 2025: Transposiciones Japonesas, by Julia Kalman โ Spanish edition, translated by Alejandro Wilde
๐น 2023: Doppelter Verrat, by Rita H. Rowe โ English to Romanian & German
๐น 2022: ADAGIO, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ two volumes, English edition (retroversion)
๐น 2022: Preventorium (2nd ed.) โ published as Donโt Shed No Tears, Brother, English edition (retroversion)
๐น 2021: Born on the Dark Side, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ two volumes, English edition (retroversion)
๐น 2020: Preventorium, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ first English edition (retroversion)
Artฤ Hibridฤ & Performance
๐ญ 2022: โSecretul Doamnei Sโ, รฎn cadrul expoziศiei BestiART, Galeria Orizont, Bucureศti
๐ญ 2022: โREDโ, รฎn cadrul expoziศiei SIAJ, Galeria Simeza, Bucureศti
๐ญ 2020: โBonzaiul Zburฤtor ศi Alte Iubiri Imaginareโ, รฎn cadrul expoziศiei Scurt Excurs Oriental, Galeria Orizont
๐ญ 2017: โPoem Colectiv: Poezie ศoptitฤ Liveโ, รฎn cadrul evenimentului โRemix cu Scriitoareโ, Librฤria Humanitas Kretzulescu
Referinศe Critice
๐ โSe poate spune cฤ, pentru Julia Kalman, fantasticul ศi ascuศitul sฤu spirit de observaศie se รฎntemeiazฤ pe o predilecศie spre ambiguitate, pe o tentaศie de aโศi exorciza imaginea creatoare. Nu este mai puศin adevฤrat cฤ, dupฤ lectura acestei cฤrศi sclipitoare, inteligentฤ, eศti tentat sฤ foloseศti mai multe sugestii decรขt oferฤ รฎnsuศi textul. Antimemoriile unei muze anunศฤ apariศia unui mare scriitor.โ
โ Denis Dinulescu
๐จ โJulia Kalman pฤstreazฤ รฎn fiecare clipฤ un soi de detaศare ludicฤ, necesarฤ, dar nu se mutileazฤ, nu se reduce pe sine, ba dimpotrivฤ, se afirmฤ, se amplificฤ, pรขnฤ cรขnd ajungi sฤ nu-ศi mai dai seama cine priveศte pe cine, cine creeazฤ pe cine, cine dominฤ pe cine: artistul, cel care aศeazฤ muza delicat pe planศeta ศi รฎi picteazฤ pielea รฎn culori fine sau muza รฎnsฤศi, care descrie totul cu atรขta mฤiestrie.โ
โ Erika Ciuicฤ
๐ โJulia Kalman se distanศeazฤ net de tot ce รฎnseamnฤ sentimentalismul ศi romantismul prozei moderne. De facto, Cartea Dragostei ศi a Bรขrfei este mai degrabฤ o lucrare รฎn care sincretismul dintre tradiศie, modernism se รฎmbinฤ cu bizarul. Este o carte cu multe faศete de descoperit, รฎndepฤrtatฤ considerabil de cliศeele literaturii moderne, apropiatฤ mai ales de avangardism, de bizareria artisticฤ decรขt de liniศtea prozei moderne.โ
โ Corina Moisei Dabija
Interviuri
De-a lungul anilor, am avut privilegiul de a povesti despre viaศa ศi creaศia mea รฎn diverse interviuri ศi prezentฤri. Iatฤ cรขteva momente de referinศฤ:
Interviu cu Julia Kalman, autoarea cฤrศii โAntimemoriile unei muzeโ
Citesc ศi scriu aศa cum respir
Conecteazฤ-te cu Mine
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