Olivera Nikolova (, 11 March 1936 – 3 November 2024) was a Macedonian author who was considered to be one of the top novelists of her country. She was born in 1936 in Skopje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, now the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia. Nikolova graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje, and worked as a screenwriter for radio and television programs. She wrote for children and adults.
Her well-known children booksWebb, Jean & Mare Müürsepp (eds.) Sunny side of darkness, p. 191 (2005) ("Olivera Nikolova, one of the most popular authors for children") are Zoki PokiZOKI POKI (1963, Kultura, Skopje). Translated in Serbian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Czech, Italian, Slovenian, Turkish, Albanian and German. (a book considered to be a classic in Macedonian literature), The country where one can't arrive ZEMJA VO KOJA NIKOGAS NE SE STIGNUVA, 1965 (Detska radost, Skopje). (awarded the Best Book of the Year at the Struga Poetry Evenings, 1966), The Friends Bon and Bona PRIJATELITE BON I BONA, 1974 (Makedonska kniga, Skopje). Translated in Serbian and Slovak. (Award of the Struga Poetry Evenings, 1975), My Sound MOJOT ZVUK, 1977 (Detska radost, Skopje). Translated in Serbian and Albanian. (Mojot Zvuk; Yugoslav Award Mlado Pokolenje, 1978), Marko's Girlfriends,DEVOJKITE NA MARKO, 1987 (Detska radost, Skopje). Translated in Serbo-Croatian. Loveaches,LJUBOBOLKI, 1988 (Detska radost, Skopje). Stone Ciphers,SIFRI NA KAMENOT, 1993 (Detska radost, Skopje). The Crossing is not Lit,PREMINOT NE E OSVETLEN, 1990 (Detska radost, Skopje). Light Year,SVETLOSNA GODINA, 1998 and 2010 (Detska radost, Skopje). etc. For exceptional accomplishments in the contemporary literature for young people, in 1983 she received the Zmaj Award, a prominent award from former Yugoslavia.
Her publications for adults are A Day for Summer Holiday (stories),DEN ZA LETUVANJE, collection of storied, 1964 (“Kultura”, Skopje) the comedy Silver Apple (Srebrenoto Jabolko), the novels Narrow DoorTESNA VRATA, novel, 1983 ("Misla", Skopje) Translated in Slovenian. (Tesna Vrata; award Stale Popov, 1983), Homeworks,DOMASNI ZADACI, novel, 1989 ("Makedonska kniga", Skopje) Adam's RibADAMOVOTO REBRO, novel, 2000 ("Matica makedonska", Skopje) (Racin's Award, 2000), Variations for Ibn Pajko,VEZBI ZA IBN PAJKO, novel, 2001 ("Tri", Skopje) Translated in Czech. Rositsa's DollsKUKLITE NA ROSICA, novel, 2004 ("Kultura", Skopje) (Kuklite na rosica, Novel of the Year, 2004), as well as the book of drama writings entitled Silver Apple (Srebrenoto Jabolko),"Left ventricle (Leva komora)",LEVA KOMORA, 2008 ("Templum", Skopje) White smoke (Beliot Čad),BELIOT ČAD, 2009 ("Ili-ili" Skopje) "Small House (Kuќička) Award nomination Balkanika 2011",KUЌIČKA, 2012 ("Blesok" Skopje) Nominacija za nagradata Balkanika 2011 The velvet schroud (Kadifeanata pokrivka, Stole Popov award 2015), The dog with sad look (Pesot so tazen pogled, Novel of the Year Foundation Slavko Janevski, 2019).
Nikolova died on 4 November 2024, at the age of 88.
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