Çiğdem Kaplangı
Cigdem (Alkang) Kaplangi is a Turkish writer and translator of picture books and novellas for children. She was born in Turkey but lived in five different countries growing up. Cigdem went to primary school in Costa Rica, Turkey and Ghana, graduated from the prestigious Robert College high school in Istanbul, and received her university degree from Bard College in New York. While majoring in psychology at Bard, she also focused on Latin American Literature and studied translation techniques with the late William Weaver, a professor of literature and English language translator of Italian literature, who is best known for his translations of the work of Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino and Primo Levi.
Cigdem has written for various magazines and newspapers in Turkey, worked as a copywriter in advertising agencies, wrote lyrics, and translated plays and books from English. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband and twin children.
Books:
Bütün Atlar Sihirli, 2020
Gizem Arar, 2018
A White Line Between Us, 2017. (In English)
Şatoda Kahvaltı – Sef Ejder’den Pek Igrenc Yemek Tarifleri, 2017
Dostluk Gemisi, 2016
Aramızda Beyaz Bir Çizgi, 2014
Bozuk Müzik Kutusu, 2015
Kahraman Berber Mutsuzluğa Karşı, 2015
Yıldız Kuşu, 2015
Ay’daki Dede, 2014
Translations:
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart / Prudencia Hart ve Bir Tuhaf Dibe Vurma Öyküsü by David Greig (a theatre play)
Ferryman / Yol Gösteren by Claire McFall
What George Forgot / Arda Neyi Unutmuş? by Kathy Wolff
Big Box Little Box / Büyük Kutu Küçük Kutu by Caryl Hart
Sonia Delaunay – A Life In Color / Sonia Delaunay – Yaşamın Renkleri by Cara Manes
Matisse’s Garden / Matisse’in Bahçesi by Samantha Friedman
What Degas Saw / Degas’nın Gözünden by Samantha Friedman
Penguin and Pinecone / Penguen ile Kozalak by Salina Yoon
Found / Bir Tavşancık Buldum by Salina Yoon
Short-Ear Bunny / Kısa Kulaklı Tavşancık by Julia Liu
Anna and Her New Home / Ayça’nın Yeni Evi by Yin Chien
Awards:
• FMV 131th Year, Literature Award, 2017
• 15. Kristal Elma Advertising Awards: Bronze Apple (Tema print ad “Gloves”), 2003
• 15. Kristal Elma Advertising Awards: Finalist (Tema print ad “Scissors”), 2003
• 15. Kristal Elma Advertising Awards: Finalist (Efes Light print ad “Woman”), 2003
• Bard College, The Werner Wolff Scholar, 1994-1995 & 1995-1996
