Sandra Vensko (1958) is a Latvian poet and author. Sandra studied journalism and cultural management, and obtained a master's degree in educational management in science at the University of Liepāja. Actively participates in the cultural life of Liepāja and the region - manages literary and cultural projects, consults on career development issues. Her readers are adults, adolescents and children alike.
Prose
... klibs putniņš neraud viens [... lame bird doesn't cry alone]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2021.
Adele [Adele]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2019.
Maigā okupācija [Gentle Occupation]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2014.
Vēstules naktssargam [Letters to the Night Watchman]. Dienas Grāmata, 2012.
Poetry
Pieres vieta [forehead's place]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2019.
Sudraba putns [The Silver Bird]. Liepaja: LPA LiePA, 2001.
Jūras puķe [The Flower of the Sea]. Liepaja: b.i., 1993.
Children's Literature
Vāvere: stāsts par manu tēvu [Squirrel: the Story of My Father]. Riga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2008.
Mare vairs nerunās [Mare will no longer speak]. Riga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2008.
Audio conversation with Sandra Vensko // Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji, 2019 [LV]
About Forehead's Place // Online magazine Satori, 2019 [LV]
Forehead's Place shortlisted for LALIGABA // Laligaba.lv, 2019
Sandra Vensko profile // Online magazine Satori [LV]
Reviews
Bārbala Simsone, No kaijām, jūras un maizes, review of Adele // Diena.lv, 2019 [LV]
2019, shortlisted for the Annual Latvian Literature Award for Forehead's Place
2007, Jānis Baltvilks Award for Squirrel: the Story of My Father
