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Kozeta Zavalani (Qirjo) was born in Korça on March 8, 1958. She graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tirana in 1982 and in 1985, is specialized in journalism. It’s the mother of two sons Mendi and Mikel and wife of the doctor Gjergj Zavalani. Kozeta worked in the Albanian Public Television and now is Editor in Chief of the magazine “Season for Change” of the “Family and Media – Power for Change” association, which she leads. She was selected “Ambassador for Peace” by the Family Federation for Universal Peace and one of the “Women of the World – 2007” by “Connect Us Communications Canada”. She is a member of World Poets Society (WPS) Union of Poets & Writers and Poets for Human Rights. In 2009 was honored with the second prize in the Meeting of Albanian Poets in Vushtrri and first prize for poetry from the editorial cycle NOSITI. She was coauthor of the 1976 book of poetry “First songs” and in 1978 volumes of stories 2-4-6 “Silent heroes”. Between 1997-2002 published the periodic newspaper of PBWA “The manager”. In the year 2000 – 2002 volumes 1 and 2 of the book “Gra që më kanë frymëzuar” in Albanian and “Women who have inspired me” in English. In 2005 she published the volume “Halfworld” in English and in 2007 the volume “Gjysmëbota” in Albanian, as well as the bulletin “Human Rights”, a QSHDNJ edition. In 2010 was launched the volume of poetry “Migrator”.