About me

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

๐Ÿ–‹๏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.
๐Ÿ–‹๏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.
๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ I draw on my experience as a literary secretary, adult educator, and project manager to support writers and creative initiatives.
๐Ÿ–‹๏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:

๐Ÿ“š 2026 โ€” The Gossip Club Cafรฉ 69: Lovers Kiss and Tell. We Skip the Kiss and Go to Hell


Works

๐Ÿ“š 2023: Minciuni รฎn Flux Liber (Lies in Free Flow) โ€“ prose, INTEGRAL Publishing
๐Ÿ“š 2023: Cartea Dragostei ศ™i a Bรขrfei (Book of Love and Gossip) โ€“ prose, INTEGRAL Publishing
๐Ÿ“š 2016: Antimemoriile unei Muze (Anti-Memoirs of a Muse) โ€“ novel, Pandora M Publishing House
๐Ÿ“š 2012: Debut in Volume โ€“ young adult novel, University Publishing House


Literary Translations

๐Ÿ”น 2026: Anti-Memoirs of a Muse, by Julia Kalman โ€” English edition (retroversion)
๐Ÿ”น 2025: Book of Love and Gossip, by Julia Kalman โ€” English edition (retroversion)
๐Ÿ”น 2025: Transposiciones Japonesas, by Julia Kalman โ€” Spanish edition, translated by Alejandro Wilde
๐Ÿ”น 2023: Doppelter Verrat, by Rita H. Rowe โ€” English to Romanian & German
๐Ÿ”น 2022: ADAGIO, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ€” two volumes, English edition (retroversion)
๐Ÿ”น 2022: Preventorium (2nd ed.) โ€” published as Donโ€™t Shed No Tears, Brother, English edition (retroversion)
๐Ÿ”น 2021: Born on the Dark Side, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ€” two volumes, English edition (retroversion)
๐Ÿ”น 2020: Preventorium, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ€” first English edition (retroversion)


Hybrid Art & Performance

๐ŸŽญ 2022: The Secret of Mrs. S, part of BestiART exhibition, Orizont Art Gallery, Bucharest
๐ŸŽญ 2022: RED, part of the SIAJ exhibition, Simeza Art Gallery, Bucharest
๐ŸŽญ 2020: The Flying Bonsai and Other Imaginary Loves, Short Oriental Digression exhibition, Orizont Art Gallery
๐ŸŽญ 2017: Collective Poem: Whispered Poetry Live, during “Remix with Female Writers,” Humanitas Kretzulescu Bookstore


Critical References

๐Ÿ“– โ€œFor 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

๐ŸŽจ โ€œJulia 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 controlโ€”the 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 Pฤƒduraru

๐Ÿ“š โ€œJulia 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, Iโ€™ve 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 Worldโ€™s Writers โ€” Discovering Julia Kalman by Sal Gallaher

The Heroineโ€™s Journey of Julia Kalman by Peter de Kuster

Letโ€™s Get To Know Each Other โ€” Iโ€™m Julia Kalman by Eve Castle

A Tribute to Julia Kalman & An Invitation to Readers by Mahmut Yaral


Connect With Me

Iโ€™d love to hear from youโ€”whether itโ€™s about my work, ideas, or collaborations. Feel free to reach out through any of the following channels:

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Despre Mine

Inspiraศ›ie

Scriu pentru a inspira rezilienศ›ฤƒ, cฤƒldurฤƒ ศ™i schimbare. Pasiunea mea constฤƒ รฎn descifrarea nuanศ›elor subtile ศ™i personajelor, asigurรขndu-mฤƒ cฤƒ fiecare poveste pe care o traduc este autenticฤƒ ศ™i are profunzime emoศ›ionalฤƒ. Stฤƒpรขnind limba englezฤƒ, germanฤƒ ศ™i romรขnฤƒ, รฎmi propun sฤƒ facilitez accesul la literaturฤƒ, construind punศ›i culturale prin puterea cuvintelor.


Educaศ›ie / Studii

Universitatea Bucureศ™ti โ€” Limbฤƒ ศ™i literaturฤƒ germanฤƒ, Limbฤƒ ศ™i literaturฤƒ romรขnฤƒ

Universitatea โ€žDimitrie Cantemirโ€ โ€” Limbฤƒ germanฤƒ, Limbฤƒ italianฤƒ (traducere, studii culturale ศ™i discipline conexe)

Open University โ€” Limbฤƒ englezฤƒ, traducere ศ™i studii lingvistice (cursuri non-formale, unele cu evaluare)

University of Groningen โ€” curs non-formal de limba olandezฤƒ

Oxford Home Study Center โ€” Creative Writing (curs non-formal cu evaluare)

Alte programe internaศ›ionale care susศ›in activitatea mea ca scriitoare, traducฤƒtoare ศ™i curator literar


Activitฤƒศ›i

๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ Fondator ศ™i redactor-ศ™ef al New Literary Society E-Magazine (Calameo), responsabil de viziunea editorialฤƒ ศ™i de publicarea ediศ›iilor literare lunare.
๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ Conduc New Literary Society pe platforma Medium, selectez conศ›inut literar, organizez concursuri, interviuri ศ™i recenzii ศ™i dezvolt o comunitate internaศ›ionalฤƒ de scriitori.
๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ Folosesc experienศ›a acumulatฤƒ ca secretar literar, educator pentru adulศ›i ศ™i manager de proiecte pentru a sprijini scriitorii ศ™i iniศ›iativele creative.
๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ Coordonez proiecte literare ศ™i activitฤƒศ›i de promovare pentru autori, contribuind la creศ™terea vizibilitฤƒศ›ii ศ™i dezvoltฤƒrii comunitฤƒศ›ii literare.


รŽn Curs de Apariศ›ie

Disponibil acum pentru precomandฤƒ:

๐Ÿ“š 2026 โ€” The Gossip Club Cafรฉ 69: Lovers Kiss and Tell. We Skip the Kiss and Go to Hell


Lucrฤƒri

๐Ÿ“š 2023: Minciuni รฎn Flux Liber โ€“ prozฤƒ, INTEGRAL Publishing
๐Ÿ“š 2023: Cartea Dragostei ศ™i a Bรขrfei โ€“ prozฤƒ, INTEGRAL Publishing
๐Ÿ“š 2016: Antimemoriile unei Muze โ€“ roman, Pandora M Publishing House
๐Ÿ“š 2012: Debut รฎn volum cu un roman pentru tineri, Editura Universitarฤƒ


Traduceri Literare ศ™i Ediศ›ii Internaศ›ionale

๐Ÿ”น 2026: Anti-Memoirs of a Muse, by Julia Kalman โ€” English edition (retroversion)
๐Ÿ”น 2025: Book of Love and Gossip, by Julia Kalman โ€” English edition (retroversion)
๐Ÿ”น 2025: Transposiciones Japonesas, by Julia Kalman โ€” Spanish edition, translated by Alejandro Wilde
๐Ÿ”น 2023: Doppelter Verrat, by Rita H. Rowe โ€” English to Romanian & German
๐Ÿ”น 2022: ADAGIO, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ€” two volumes, English edition (retroversion)
๐Ÿ”น 2022: Preventorium (2nd ed.) โ€” published as Donโ€™t Shed No Tears, Brother, English edition (retroversion)
๐Ÿ”น 2021: Born on the Dark Side, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ€” two volumes, English edition (retroversion)
๐Ÿ”น 2020: Preventorium, by Nan Constantin Ilie โ€” first English edition (retroversion)


Artฤƒ Hibridฤƒ & Performance

๐ŸŽญ 2022: โ€œSecretul Doamnei Sโ€, รฎn cadrul expoziศ›iei BestiART, Galeria Orizont, Bucureศ™ti
๐ŸŽญ 2022: โ€œREDโ€, รฎn cadrul expoziศ›iei SIAJ, Galeria Simeza, Bucureศ™ti
๐ŸŽญ 2020: โ€œBonzaiul Zburฤƒtor ศ™i Alte Iubiri Imaginareโ€, รฎn cadrul expoziศ›iei Scurt Excurs Oriental, Galeria Orizont
๐ŸŽญ 2017: โ€œPoem Colectiv: Poezie ศ˜optitฤƒ Liveโ€, รฎn cadrul evenimentului โ€œRemix cu Scriitoareโ€, Librฤƒria Humanitas Kretzulescu


Referinศ›e Critice

๐Ÿ“– โ€žSe poate spune cฤƒ, pentru Julia Kalman, fantasticul ศ™i ascuศ›itul sฤƒu spirit de observaศ›ie se รฎntemeiazฤƒ pe o predilecศ›ie spre ambiguitate, pe o tentaศ›ie de aโ€‘ศ™i exorciza imaginea creatoare. Nu este mai puศ›in adevฤƒrat cฤƒ, dupฤƒ lectura acestei cฤƒrศ›i sclipitoare, inteligentฤƒ, eศ™ti tentat sฤƒ foloseศ™ti mai multe sugestii decรขt oferฤƒ รฎnsuศ™i textul. Antimemoriile unei muze anunศ›ฤƒ apariศ›ia unui mare scriitor.โ€
โ€” Denis Dinulescu

๐ŸŽจ โ€žJulia Kalman pฤƒstreazฤƒ รฎn fiecare clipฤƒ un soi de detaศ™are ludicฤƒ, necesarฤƒ, dar nu se mutileazฤƒ, nu se reduce pe sine, ba dimpotrivฤƒ, se afirmฤƒ, se amplificฤƒ, pรขnฤƒ cรขnd ajungi sฤƒ nu-ศ›i mai dai seama cine priveศ™te pe cine, cine creeazฤƒ pe cine, cine dominฤƒ pe cine: artistul, cel care aศ™eazฤƒ muza delicat pe planศ™eta ศ™i รฎi picteazฤƒ pielea รฎn culori fine sau muza รฎnsฤƒศ™i, care descrie totul cu atรขta mฤƒiestrie.โ€
โ€” Erika Ciuicฤƒ

๐Ÿ“š โ€žJulia Kalman se distanศ›eazฤƒ net de tot ce รฎnseamnฤƒ sentimentalismul ศ™i romantismul prozei moderne. De facto, Cartea Dragostei ศ™i a Bรขrfei este mai degrabฤƒ o lucrare รฎn care sincretismul dintre tradiศ›ie, modernism se รฎmbinฤƒ cu bizarul. Este o carte cu multe faศ›ete de descoperit, รฎndepฤƒrtatฤƒ considerabil de cliศ™eele literaturii moderne, apropiatฤƒ mai ales de avangardism, de bizareria artisticฤƒ decรขt de liniศ™tea prozei moderne.โ€
โ€” Corina Moisei Dabija


Interviuri

De-a lungul anilor, am avut privilegiul de a povesti despre viaศ›a ศ™i creaศ›ia mea รฎn diverse interviuri ศ™i prezentฤƒri. Iatฤƒ cรขteva momente de referinศ›ฤƒ:

Interviu cu Julia Kalman, autoarea cฤƒrศ›ii โ€œAntimemoriile unei muzeโ€

Citesc ศ™i scriu aศ™a cum respir


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