Flavia Cosma este o poetă, scriitoare şi traducătoare română stabilită în Canada. A obtinut o diplomă in inginerie Electro-Energetică în cadrul Institutului Politehnic Bucureşti. A studiat mai apoi teatrul în cadrul Şcolii Populare de Artă, Sectia Actorie, Bucureşti. În România a fost regizor tehnic la Radiodifuziunea şi Televiziunea Română, secţia Teatru. Continua sa activeze în acelaşi domeniu fiind producătoare/regizoare şi scenaristă pentru filme documentare.

Flavia Cosma a publicat până în prezent 18 cărţi atât în engleză cât şi în română dintre care treisprezece volume de poezie. A tradus în română cartea Poeme Incendiare de George Elliott Clarke (Canada). Cartea sa 47 Poems (Texas Tech University Press) a obţinut prestigiosul premiu ALTA Richard Wilbur Poetry In Translation Award. Filmul său documentar Romania, a Country at the Crossroads a fost distins cu The National Scene Award for TV Documentaries.

Leaves of a Diary (poems) de Flavia Cosma a fost nominalizat pentru premiul PushCart, USA. Flavia Cosma a obţinut Premiul III în catrul competiţiei internaţionale John Dryden Translation Competition 2007, London, England, pentru traducerea în engleza a carţii sale de poezie În Braţele Tatălui. Acest premiu este acordat de către British Comparitive Literature Association & British Centre for Literary Translation.

Songs at the Aegean Sea (poems) de Flavia Cosma a fost preluat pentru Canadian Aid Literary Awards Contests, 2007.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Romanian

Cântece la marea egee
Ars Longa
Iasi, Romania, 2007
ISBN 973-8912-74-1

Neant Binevoitor
Editura SEMNE
Bucharest, 2007
ISBN 973-624-533-0

Teatru pentru copii mici şi mari
Biblioteca Revistei Familia
Oradea, Romania, 2007
ISBN 978-973-9401-73-9

În Braţele Tatălui (In The Arms of the Father)
(poems) Editura Cogito
Oradea, 2006
ISBN 973-8032-52-0

Rhodos, Rhodes ori Rodi, Jurnal Sentimental
(traveling memoir),
Editura Limes, Cluj, Romania, October 2005
ISBN 973-726-093-7

Jurnal
poems, 2004
Cogito Press, Oradea, Romania, 2004
ISBN 973-8032-35-0

Amar de Primăvară (Bitterness of Spring)
poems, 2003
Editura România Liberă
Bucharest, Romania
ISBN 973-86308-8-6

Cină cu Demoni (Dining with Demons)
poems, 1999
ed. Eminescu Press
Bucharest, Romania
ISBN 973-22-0759-0

Păsări şi Alte Vise (Birds and Other Dreams)
poems, 1997
ed. Eminescu Press
Bucharest, Romania
ISBN 973-22-0589-X

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: English

The Season Of Love
Cervena Barva Press
West Somerville, Massachusetts, 2008
ISBN 978-0-615-20097-2

A Country Of One
poems, Romanian with English translations
an e-book, by Brindin Press
read A Country Of One

The Adventures of Tommy Teddy Bear and Alex Little Bunny
Korean Canadian Literary Forum-21
Toronto, Ontario 2007
ISBN 9780978202019

Gothic Calligraphy
Cervena Barva Press
W. Somerville, MA, 2007
ISBN 973-8032-48-2

Leaves of a Diary
poems, Korean-Canadian Literary Forum-21 Press
Toronto, 2006
ISBN 0-9689561-7-3

Fata Morgana
poems, 2003
Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN 0-7734-3482-8

Wormwood Wine
poems, 2001, 2004
Edwin Mellen Press
Lewiston, N.Y.
2nd edition, 2004: ISBN 0-7734-3553-0 (hc)
1st edition, 2001: ISBN 0-7734-3416-X

The Fire that Burns Us
a novel, 1996
Singular Speech Press
Canton, Connecticut
ISBN 1-880286-34-3

47 Poems
1992, Texas Tech University Press
ISBN 0-89672-304-6
ISBN 0-89672-279-1

Fairy Tales by Flavia Cosma
1990 Canadian Stage and Arts
Toronto, Canada
ISBN 0-919952-48-8

Awards:

Third Prize for Flavia Cosma and Charles Siedlecki in the John Dryden Translation Competition 2007, for the translation of In The Arms of The Father, poems by Flavia Cosma

Flavia Cosma received an Honorable Mention Award for her poem Cradle-Song, published in the recent anthology Open Heart 1, in 2007 (The Ontario Poetry Society).

Primer Premio - Paz en el Mundo - Primer Concurso Poemas Por La Paz - Argentina, Bilingual Writers MCA for the poem The Season of Love (Spanish and English versions) February 2005

Canadian Scene National Award for the TV documentary "Romania: A Country At The Crossroads", 1991

ALTA Richard Wilbur Prize for Poetry In Translation for "47 Poems", 1989 (Translations by Don Wilson with the author)

Anthologies:

Citadela, Satu Mare, Romania, Sept. 2007 (Cerul de Lapte, Trei Inimi)

Variety Crossing Volume 9, Toronto, 2007 (The Word)

Murmurs of Voices / Murmure des voix / Murmurul Vocilor, Cogito Publishing House, 2007: (Bilingual Poems by Flavia Cosma: The Oldest of the Old, Nocturnal Silence, Resurrection, If I Could Be..., In the Arms of the Father; also translations by Flavia Cosma of poems by Gloria Mindock, George Elliott Clarke, Dae-Tong Huh)

A Canadian Anthology of Poetry - Butterfly Thunder, A Beret Days Book, 2007 (Blind Bird and The Moon's Body)

Verse Afire, Tri-Annual Publication of The Ontario Poetry Society (Leaves of a Diary 18)

Citadela, Literary Magazine, Satu-Mare, Romania (Translations by Flavia Cosma of two poems by Gloria Mindock)

Istanbul Literary Review - September 2007 a. (Poems: Beyond, Lament, Stones-Words, Hazy Twilight, Under the Cover of Time, also, excerpt of: Rhodes or Rhodos or Rodi - Travel memoir by Flavia Cosma)

Earls Court e-zine (Appointment)

Poetry Salzburg Review, Nr. 10, Autumn, 2006 (Solitude and Remoteness)

Unlocking the Muse, Beret Days Press, 2006 (Ask Me)

CAA Anthology, Nov. 16, 2006 (Manege Aquatic, In The Afternoon, The Rain Descends, The Lesson, Sculpture)

Poesia, Fayetteville, Arkansas, October 2005 (Night of Autumn, Nocturnal Silence)

Anthology Amor Olvidado, El Centro de Estudios Poeticos, Madrid, Spain (La Estacion del Amor)

Canadian Women's Studies, Toronto, Canada, October 2005 (Bullfight)

UNLOCKING THE MUSE, TOPS, 2005

ABSINTHE, New European Writing, 2005

Variety Crossing, Toronto, 2005

Parameter, Manchester, UK Vol. 1, September, 2005 (Of Late Autumn, Resurrection, Separation)

Clepsidra cu Marturii, ed. Adam, 2003, Bucuresti, Romania

Aurora 2003, Oradea, Romania

Literatura Na Swiecie, 1998, Warszawa, Poland

KCL Modern Poetry In Translation, 1994-95

LIPS - International Women Poets 1993, Montclair, NJ, USA

Poetry East 1990, Depaul University, Chicago, IL, USA

Canadian Women Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada, 1989

Liberte, Montreal, Canada, 1988

Membership
League of Canadian Poets
Writers' Union of Romania
The Academy of American Poets
The Writers' Union of Canada
Pen International - Canada
British Comparative Literature Association
The Ontario Poetry Society
The Canadian Ethnic Media Association
Canadian Authors Association
Writers and Editors Network, Toronto

TV Documentaries
Writing, Producing and Directing

"Romania, A Country At The Crossroads" Canadian Scene National Award for TV Documentary, 1991
"Freedom Sweet Dream" A look at post-revolution Romania, 1992
"The Scott Mission of Toronto, A Miracle on Spadina Avenue", 1995

Children's Plays
Writing, Producing and Directing

"The Legend of the Sunflower", 1970, Children's Radio Drama, Bucharest, Romania
"The Four Brothers", 1971, Children's Radio Drama, Bucharest, Romania
"Folk Tales", 1971, Children's Radio Drama, Bucharest, Romania
"Three Folk Tales", 1980, Sainte Marguerite Bourgeouys Catholic School, Toronto, Ontario

Listings of Public Readings

December 3, 2007 Poetry Reading - Cooked and Eaten Events, 2007-08 season - Cervantes Restaurant, 211 Hunter St. W. Peterborough, ON 7:30pm
May 16, 2007, Flavia read at a poetry reading presented by DRAFT
February 14, 2007 reading and lecturing about poetry at Nellie's Women's Shelter, Toronto
Author Series - Deer Park Library "Flavia Cosma, a renowned Romanian poet, read from her ninth book of poetry Leaves of a Diary" Wednesday, November 1, 2006
September 9, 2006: Flavia Cosma read at the Vaughan Poets' Circle
September 6, 2006 Literary Soiree: Flavia Cosma read from her latest books at the Romanian Association ARTA - Kitchner and Banatul Romanian Cultural Centre (Event sponsored by The Writer's Union of Canada)
Flavia read at Poetry in Translation, Art Bar, November 22, 2005, Toronto, Ontario
Launching of Jurnal and Amar de Primavara, December 18, 2005, Waterloo, Ontario
Launching of Fata Morgana at Coffee Mill, Toronto, 2003
Launching of Wormwood Wine at the Centre for the East European Studies, University of Toronto, February 2002
Reading at Carpathian Books Literary Event, Toronto, Jan. 1994
Visiting Writers Program, Sunny College at Farmingdale, NY December 1992
Reading Series at the United Nations, New York, June 1991
Bridging the Waters, an International Festival of Poetry and Writing in Translation, Passaic College, Paterson, New Jersey, March 18, 1989
11th Annual Conference of the American Literary Translators Association, New York, October 19-22, 1988
Reading at Innis College Town Hall, U of Toronto, Nov. 25, 1987
Une Nuite de Poesie, Semaine Francophone a Toronto, Oct. 1987
Three Folk Tales by Flavia Cosma, directed by Flavia Cosma, at Blessed Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School, May-June 1980

Speaking on Human Rights

October 27, 2007 Speaking about Human Rights in Multicultural Canada and The Condition of Writers In Exile at the University of Bucharest, Romania
October 20, 2007 Speaking about Human Rights in Multicultural Canada and The Condition of Writers In Exile at the University of the North, Baia Mare, Romania
October 18, 2007 Speaking about Human Rights in Multicultural Canada and The Condition of Writers In Exile at the University of Iaşi, Romania
May 1, 2007, 10:00am - speaking on Human Rights to students at Henry Hudson Public School, Scarborough
May 8, 2007 "Reality Day" Flavia Cosma spoke about television documentary production at a career day event, at J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate, Ajax, ON
December 6, 2006, speaking to 100 students at Cornell Jr. Public School, about Human Rights and Refugee Camps.
April 10, speaking about Human Rights in a Totalitarian State at Banting and Best School, Scarborough, ON, to grade 5 students.
April 7, reading from "Leaves of a Diary" and speaking about poetry at Leaside High School, to grade 12 and 13 students
March 7, 2006, speaking of life in a Totalitarian Society to grade 7 and 8 students, at St. Marguerite d'Youville School, Richmond Hill, ON.
Talking about Refugee Camps in Europe: Jan. 12, 2006, Leaside High School, two separate groups, grade 12 and grade 10/gifted students
Reflections of Human Rights: Dec. 17, 2005, Dallington Public School, speaking to grade 5 and 6 students

Writer-in-Residence

Flavia was invited to write at the International Writers' and Translators' Centre "Waves of the Three Seas" in the island of Rhodes, from September 16 to October 16, 2007
Santa Fe Art Institute, July 1 to August 1 2007
International Writers' and Translators' Centre, Rhodes - March 6 to March 31 2005
International Writers' and Translators' Centre, Rhodes - June 20 to July 12 2006