Gelu Vlașin (born 30 August 1966) is a

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. Born in

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on 30 August 1966, he is married to Cristina Maria Vlasin (music teacher and

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

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

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

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, with a preface by

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

Works

His debut as a writer was in 1999, in ''România Literară'' magazine.

Poetry

''Tratat la psihiatrie''
- Ed. Vinea, Bucarest - 1999
Editura Liternet
- 2006,

- Noesis, Bucarest - 2000 & Ed
Muzeul Literaturii Române
Bucarest - 2002,

- Colecția "Biblioteca Bucarest"
Asociația Scriitorilor din București
& Ed. Azero - 2005,

- Ed
Muzeul Literaturii Române
Bucuresti / A.S.B. - 2001
Editura Liternet
- 2003
decor''
- E
Brumar
Timișoara, 2009

- 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 United States, Canada, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Russia,

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, Mexico, Australia, Hungary and Israel.

Essays

*''Don Quijote Rătăcitorul'' Eikon Publishing House, 2009

Professional 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 -

(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

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

References

* Nicolae Manolesc
Tratat la Psihiatrie''
* Paul Cerna

* Claudiu Komartinbr>''Poetul turn''
* Violeta Sav
Ateneu''
* Octavian Sovian
''Monolog în Computerland''
* Ana Drag
''interviu cu Gelu Vlasin la CityNews''
* Menut Maximinia
Omul decor''
* Petrisor Militar
lui Gelu Vlașin și acul magnetic al cititorului''
* Cristina Nemerovsch
fost și sunt un veșnic călător''
* Sorin Mihai Gra
Vlasin - prezentare''
* Patrick Calinesc
previzibilului''
* Luiza Mit
de zbor nu se poate trece fără înălțare''
* Igor Ursenc
poetică pe muchia periculoasă a gîndului''
* Ormeny Francisc Norber
de panică” sau à la recherche de la femme perdue în fono-grafii My Dying Bride''
* Cristina Nemerovsch
fobii, amnezii''
* Gelu Diacon
''„Scriitorul nu este un boem prost imbracat care umbla tot timpul beat!”''
* Elena Alex

* Emanuela Ili
''Gelu Vlașin, despre rătăcirile iberice ale mioriticului Don Quijote''

External links

Situl personal al poetuluiBlog personal - Reteaua literara

Prezentare carte în "Răsunetul"Articole publicate in pagina de cultura - "Ziarul Financiar"Interviu al poetului în "Citynews"

Soign´e `a l’hˆopital psychiatriqueRevue d’art et de littérature, musique
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