Poet and writer. He was born on January 25, 1959 in
Bodrum / Mugla. He completed
Atilla wrote poems, stories and children’s literature
and his poems were published in journals such as Milliyet Sanat, Aydınca,
Düşlem, Kıyı, Dize, Damar, Bir, Yeni
Biçem, Yaşasın Edebiyat, Bahçe, Varlık
and Kum from 1984
onwards. His stories were published in journals such as Fayton, Üçüncü Öyküler, Adam Öykü and Ünlem. He received the second degree in Tariş
Literature Awards story branch (1993), second degree in Kıyı Journal
Column Contest (1995), first degree in Mevlüt Kaplan Children’s Stories Contest
(1996) and Leyla Erbil Story Award (2000) and Bilgi Publishing e-book Story
Award (2002) at Ankara Story Days. He received special awards in Edip Cansever
Poetry Contest (1996) and Arkadaş Z. Ozger Poetry Award (1999).
WORKS:
CHILDREN’S
LITTERATURE: İngiltere’den Gelen Konuk (novel, 1997), Benim Adım
Zeybek (novel, 1997), Defterim Işık Saçıyor (poetry, 1997), Bir
Bayram Günü (story, 1998), Dalgalar
Nereye Gidiyor (novel, 1999),
Uzaydaki Karanfil (story, 1999), Bir
Bayram Günü (story, 1998), Bilgisayardaki Saklambaç (story, 2001), Balıklar
Tiyatroda (novel, 2003), Formik ile Mirmik (novel, 2004).
POETRY: Beşinci
Tat Şiirleri (2004).
JUVENILE
FICTION: Yüzümde Kırlangıç Gölgesi (2000),
Gözlerinde Gece Yok (2002).
STORY: Sancı
Yılanı (2003).
REFERENCE:
E. Kaplan / Mehmet Atilla ile Söyleşi / (Kıyı dergisi, April 1996), Dinçer
Sezgin / Yüzümde Kırlangıç Gölgesi (Radikal, 30.7.2000), Duygu Ö. Yayman /
Edebiyatın Çilekeş Dervişi (İzmir Life, April 2004), Ahmet Günbaş / İçinize
Gelip Çöreklenen Bir Acı (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 5.2.2004), Erdem Öztop / Mehmet
Atilla ile Söyleşi (Edebiyat ve Eleştiri, September-October 2004).