Biography

French journalist and writer, born in Macedonia in 1961, Aline Apostolska lives and works in Montreal since 1998. She’s member of Union des Écrivaines et Écrivains Québécois (UNEQ) as well as Canadian Writer’s Union.

Upon her arrival in Paris in 1966, Aline went to primary school on Gustave Zédé street in the 16th arrondissement then later finished high school at the Lycée Pasteur(Neuilly sur Seine) where she completed successfully in 1979 her French baccalaureate in Ecomics and History. with an AB honours. After a two years stay in London until 1981, Aline decided to return to Paris. She chose the University of Paris VII to study History and Literature and later began her career in radio broadcasting and in the Parisian press as a cultural journalist. She concentrated her work in contemporary dance and social chronicles.

Her track record is quite impressive as she has collaborated with Radio Gilda, France-Inter, Bwana and Danser magazine as well as Libération  and Globe. From 1987 to 1994, Aline developed a particular interest in occidental astrology. In fact, during three months, she was on-air at RTL and also published a twelve book collection in 1994. Having moved to Orleans from 1991 to 1998, she worket at head literary department at Editions Dangles where she has edited over sixty publications of history, religion, mythology and personal development. In 1994, she travels to Montreal for the first time to promote her own publications and immediately collaborates with Raffin publishers as well as the F/rench CBC (Radio Canada) as a columnist. Aline then lives between Paris and Montreal up to 1998 when in the summer of 1998, she finally decides to settle down in Montreal with her two sons.

After ten years as a host and columnist at the French CBC (Radio Canada), Aline then reviews contemporary dance for the La Presse newspaper. She also moderates the Entretiens Littéraire at Montreal's Grande Bibliothèque alongside with many Quebec's great writers as well as many others from French speaking nations. She heads the literary collection Ici Ailleurs  ar Leméac editor,: since 2001 with the release of 20 publications www.lemeac.com. She stills an active administrator of Quebec’s PEN.

Since 1987, Aline Apostolska has yet published 30 books : novels, essays, astrology collection, poetry and stories for adults as well as younger readers. Her main issues are:  identity, womanhood, curiosity of the unknown as well as the notion of conveying and handing on. Her most recent publications : Lettre à mes fils qui ne verront jamais la Yougoslavie (1997), L'homme de ma vie (2003), Neretva (2005), Les Voisins Pourquoi and Les Jeux Olympiques de la Ruelle (2006 and 2008)and also Ailleurs si j'y suis (,2007). Please see Bibliographie for complete press book. Two  new  novels are set to be published in 2009. Some titles have been translated in German, Italian, Macedonian, Turkish and Greek, and hopewell, soon in  …english  !