Elmedina Hota is an artist based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
After studying fashion design at the High School of Textile, Leather, and Design, she obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo.
At the age of fourteen, Elmedina discovered an interest in photography and graphic design. She has been in love with it ever since, learning how to work in Adobe Photoshop, Picasa, Adobe After Effects, InDesign, Bridge, Lightroom and PhotoScape. She worked as a photo editor in GeekDesign, Kvaka.ba and as a freelancer for many years during her time as a student in high school and university. Her work was primarily focused on fashion and beauty photography, as she helped models with their books - especially for Sarajevo fashion weeks! She was also in charge of designing the official flyer for these events.
At the age of twenty-two, she discovered her love for mixed martial arts. She proudly represents MMA Fighter Academy Sarajevo in various BJJ & MMA tournaments. Still, her love for sports did not diminish her passion for photography, photo editing, and writing!
She enjoys writing dark fantasy, apocalyptic poems, and stories based on her deepest fears and nightmares. After dreaming many vivid dreams, Elmedina decided to start writing them down. Eventually, she turned the dreams into short stories.
During 2022., she has published four poems, two of which were unfortunately deleted at her request (read the post in News section for full story) - and two in a new collaboration with OffBeatReads, a publishing house based in Ohio, USA. The published work consists of two poems - "Celebration", published online as a part of promo material for the upcoming anthology and "Frozen In Hell", included in their quarterly anthology titled Adventures To Go, Book 6. This anthology marks the beginning of her collaboration with this publishing house.
She has also written total of ten short stories, two new poems and a horror novel which she's currently querying for in the span of one year! Aside from writing her own literary pieces, Elmedina has collaborated in a private horror project, where she contributed ten short stories.
She currently has a sequel to the novel and more short stories in the works and works as a journalist at a local media agency called Source.
After studying fashion design at the High School of Textile, Leather, and Design, she obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo.
At the age of fourteen, Elmedina discovered an interest in photography and graphic design. She has been in love with it ever since, learning how to work in Adobe Photoshop, Picasa, Adobe After Effects, InDesign, Bridge, Lightroom and PhotoScape. She worked as a photo editor in GeekDesign, Kvaka.ba and as a freelancer for many years during her time as a student in high school and university. Her work was primarily focused on fashion and beauty photography, as she helped models with their books - especially for Sarajevo fashion weeks! She was also in charge of designing the official flyer for these events.
At the age of twenty-two, she discovered her love for mixed martial arts. She proudly represents MMA Fighter Academy Sarajevo in various BJJ & MMA tournaments. Still, her love for sports did not diminish her passion for photography, photo editing, and writing!
She enjoys writing dark fantasy, apocalyptic poems, and stories based on her deepest fears and nightmares. After dreaming many vivid dreams, Elmedina decided to start writing them down. Eventually, she turned the dreams into short stories.
During 2022., she has published four poems, two of which were unfortunately deleted at her request (read the post in News section for full story) - and two in a new collaboration with OffBeatReads, a publishing house based in Ohio, USA. The published work consists of two poems - "Celebration", published online as a part of promo material for the upcoming anthology and "Frozen In Hell", included in their quarterly anthology titled Adventures To Go, Book 6. This anthology marks the beginning of her collaboration with this publishing house.
She has also written total of ten short stories, two new poems and a horror novel which she's currently querying for in the span of one year! Aside from writing her own literary pieces, Elmedina has collaborated in a private horror project, where she contributed ten short stories.
She currently has a sequel to the novel and more short stories in the works and works as a journalist at a local media agency called Source.
Publishing history:
1. "Her Presence Covered In Mist", poem released by Sanitarium Magazine, issue 42., 2011.
2. "Reflections of the Wandering Spirits", poem released by White Cat Publications, 2022.
3. "Tale of the Bewitched Heart", poem released by White Cat Publications, 2022.
4. "Frozen In Hell", poem released by OffBeatReads in Adventures To Go, Book 6, 2022.
5. "A Letter", poem released by OffBeatReads online, 2023.
6. "Palace of Dreams", poem released by Oddball Magazine, 2023.
7. "Her Presence Covered In Mist", re-released by Academy of the Heart and Mind, April 2023.
8. "Reflections of the Wandering Spirits", re-released by Academy of the Heart and Mind, 2023.
9. "Purgatory", poem released by OffBeatReads in Adventures To Go, Book 7, spring edition 2023.
10. "A Look Back At Real Glamour", cover story released by OffBeatReads in Adventures To Go, Book 7, spring 2023.
11. "Paralysed", poem released by OffBeatReads in the summer edition of Adventures To Go, Book 8., 2023.
12. "Spider, short story slated to debut in Fall, 2023.
13. "The Craft of the Witch", poem slated to debut in Fall, 2023.
2. "Reflections of the Wandering Spirits", poem released by White Cat Publications, 2022.
3. "Tale of the Bewitched Heart", poem released by White Cat Publications, 2022.
4. "Frozen In Hell", poem released by OffBeatReads in Adventures To Go, Book 6, 2022.
5. "A Letter", poem released by OffBeatReads online, 2023.
6. "Palace of Dreams", poem released by Oddball Magazine, 2023.
7. "Her Presence Covered In Mist", re-released by Academy of the Heart and Mind, April 2023.
8. "Reflections of the Wandering Spirits", re-released by Academy of the Heart and Mind, 2023.
9. "Purgatory", poem released by OffBeatReads in Adventures To Go, Book 7, spring edition 2023.
10. "A Look Back At Real Glamour", cover story released by OffBeatReads in Adventures To Go, Book 7, spring 2023.
11. "Paralysed", poem released by OffBeatReads in the summer edition of Adventures To Go, Book 8., 2023.
12. "Spider, short story slated to debut in Fall, 2023.
13. "The Craft of the Witch", poem slated to debut in Fall, 2023.