Tanagoz Tolkynkyzy is a poet and journalist. She has worked in a range of mass media, and is currently a producer at the national TV Channel Qazaqstan. Her debut poems, published when she was eleven, won numerous literary contests among young poets. Since then she has appeared frequently in literary periodicals, securing her reputation as […]
Temirkhan Medetbek is a Kazakh poet. He has worked in the media and creative industries and was editor-in-chief at the journals Aķiķat and Žu̇ldyz. His first poetry collection appeared in 1970 and since then he has been a prolific writer. His notable collection Kôk tùrikter saryny (Melodies of the Kok Turks, 2002) describes modern and […]
Assiya Issemberdiyeva has worked for more than 10 years in various media specialising in film, theatre and literature reviews. She has translated films, cartoons and academic books from English and Russian into Kazakh. She is currently writing my MA dissertation on contemporary Kazakh cinema at Queen Mary University London.