Madara Gruntmane

Madara Gruntmane (1981) is a poet and recipient of 2015 Latvian Literature Readers' Choice Award for her book Narkozes [Narcoses] and the 2019 Public Broadcasting Award for her second poetry volume Dzērājmeitiņa [Drunk Daddy's Girl], she often presents at international literary festivals. She also works with creative collectives to produce cultural arts events throughout Latvia. She has been awarded as the Honorary Writing Fellow at Iowa University's International Writing Program(US). Currently working on her third book.

Aizmīlestība [Afterlove]. Riga: Neputns, 2022.

Dzērājmeitiņa [Drinking Maid]. Riga: Neputns, 2018.

Narkozes [Narcoses]. Riga: Neputns, 2015.

Madara Gruntmane poetry // Lyrikline, January 2024 [DE]

Lettisches Literaturfilmfestival Berlin: In Riga, um Riga und um Riga herum // Tagesspiegel, May 2023 [DE]

Don't look the Latvian in the eye. Ball of introverts. Anthology of new Latvian poetry // Sirp, January, 2023 [EE]

IntroVersIon poetry from Latvia // signaturen-magazin.de, June 2022 [DE]

Poems by Madara Gruntmane // Online magazine Satori, 2021 [LV]

Excerpt from Narcoses // European Literature Network, 2018 [EN]

Interview with Madara Gruntmane // TV Net, 2015 [LV]

Madara Gruntmane, Sadedzis maigums, poems // Online magazine Satori, 2015 [LV]

Apbalvoti Latvijas Literatūras gada balvas laureāti/ The Annual Literature Award Laureates Awarded // Online magazine Punctum, 2016 [LV]

Grāmata, kas var nokaitināt, reviews, commentary on Narcoses // DELFI Kultūra, 2016 [LV]

Interview with Madara Gruntmane // Online magazine Satori, 2016 [EN]

Latvian anthology "Mir war, als ob es klopfte" review // Baltbuch blogspot, October 2023 [GER]

Inga Žolude, Mūsu spogulis, review of Drinking Maid // Diena.lv, 2018 [LV]

Raimonds Ķirķis, Dzērājmeitiņa esot jāaizstāv, review of Drinking Maid // Online magazine Satori, 2018 [LV]

Ivars Šteinbergs, Nefeikot, review of Drinking Maid // Online magazine Punctum, 2018 [LV]

Arvis Viguls, Mīlestības nav, review of Narcoses // Online magazine Satori, 2015 [LV]

Kristiāna Kārkliņa, Kailam pamosties, review of Narcoses // UbiSunt, University of Latvia, 2016 [LV]

2019, Public Broadcasting Award for Drinking Maid

2016, the Annual Latvian Literature Award (Delfi news site's Reader's Choice Award)