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Gelu Vlașin is a Romanian poet

Poet

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and essayist.

Born in Telciu

Telciu

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, Bistriţa-Năsăud County

Bistrita-Nasaud County

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, Romania

Romania

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on 30th of August

August

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1966. He married to Cristina Maria Vlasin (music teacher and jazz

Jazz

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singer) and has a son Darius Andrei Vlasin (born in Madrid

Madrid

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in 4 December 2009). Had his literary debut in România Literară Magazine 16/1999, with a introduction made by Nicolae Manolescu

Nicolae Manolescu

Nicolae Manolescu is a Romanian literary critic. As an editor of România Literară literary magazine, he has reached a record in reviewing books for almost 30 years...

; his editorial debut was in 1999 with the poetry volume “Tratat la psihiatrie” (Cured at Psychiatry), published at Vinea Publisher, Bucharest

Bucharest

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, with a preface by Nicolae Manolescu

Nicolae Manolescu

Nicolae Manolescu is a Romanian literary critic. As an editor of România Literară literary magazine, he has reached a record in reviewing books for almost 30 years...

and an afterword by Paul Cernat; The volume have won the award of the debut section of the Bucharest Writers Association in 1999 and was nominee at the Romanian Union of Writers Awards, 1999..

Poetry

Tratat la psihiatrie - Ed. Vinea, Bucarest - 1999 / Editura Liternet - 2006,
Atac de panică - Noesis, Bucarest - 2000 & Ed. Muzeul Literaturii Române, Bucarest - 2002,
Poemul Turn - Colecția "Biblioteca Bucarest" - Asociația Scriitorilor din București & Ed. Azero - 2005,
Ultima suflare - Ed. Muzeul Literaturii Române, Bucuresti / A.S.B. - 2001 & Editura Liternet - 2003
decor - Ed.Brumar, Timișoara, 2009
Ayla - Ed. Cartea Românească, Bucarest, 2011

Collaboration with Literary Magazines

Gelu Vlașin published poetry, essay and literary reviews in the majority of the literary magazines from Romania also in magazines from USA, Canada

Canada

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, Spain

Spain

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, Germany

Germany

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, France

France

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, Italy

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, Russia

Russia

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, Morocco

Morocco

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, Argentina

Argentina

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, Mexico

Mexico

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, Australia

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, Hungary

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and Israel

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Profesional Activities

Member of USR Romanian Writers Union (2000)
Member of the National Council of USR - Romanian Writers Union (2009)
Member of Monitoring and Suspension Commission USR - Romanian Writers Union (2010)
Member of ASB – Bucharest Writers Association(2000)
Member of the Leading Commission of Poetry Section from ASB Bucharest Writers Association (2009)
President of the Association Hispano-Romanian Dialogo Europeo (2007)
First Vice-President of FEDROM – Federation of the Romanian Associations in Spain (2008)
President of DIVERBIUM -Madrid
Madrid
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(2009)
Founder & Coordinator of online literary network Reţeaua literară
Founder & Coordinator of The Club of the Romanians all-over the world România din Diaspora
Founder & Coordinator al Literary Club DIVERBIUM from Madrid
Madrid
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Literary Prizes

Also he won some prestigious national and international awards:

Tertulia Cerro Almodovar Award – Madrid 2004
Puertas Abiertas Award – Madrid 2002
Colocviile Cosbuc Award, 2000
Debut Award of Bucharest Writers Association 1999
The International Festival of Sighet Award 2000
The Great Award Ion Vinea 1999
Cristian Popescu Award 1999
Liviu Rebreanu Salons Award 1999

External links

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