SALTANAT KHAMZEYEVA: MY ADVICE TO THOSE JUST BEGINNING THEIR CREATIVE JOURNEY – CREATE!
OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about yourself and your creative work. What is your creative, life credo and motivation for your creativity?
Saltanat Khamzeyeva: Khamzeeva Saltanat Malikovna – editor, writer, Custodian of the Eurasian Creative Organisation, and representative of the international Lions Club for cultural affairs and communications.
Professional activity:
Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Open Eurasia
Editor of books by both domestic and international authors, including:
- A work on museum activity in Kazakhstan, authored by a professional art historian – head of museums of history and archaeology;
- The first book in Kazakhstan on private education, Tested by Time;
- Works of fiction – the detective novel The Bloody Circle by Korean writer V. Kim, short stories by young authors, the historical fantasy novel The Girl in Gold by American writer Lara Prodan (about a Saka princess), books on yoga, collections of poetry by contemporary authors and Turkish poets.
Author of her own books: Preserve My Hearth, The Adventures of a Dervish, mystical stories from the cycle Time, Steppe Tales, and In Search of the Lost City (published on Ridero.ru and other portals).
OCA: How did you choose your path and who is your role model in the creative field or in life?
SK: Since my youth, I had dreamed of working with the written word and writing books and went on to gain a higher education degree as a linguist and philologist.
OCA: What is your main achievement(s) or positive impact on the world in 2024–2025?
SK: Work with the youth wing of the Guild is one of the opportunities to influence the development of the finest and most humane qualities in young people.
OCA: What is the main feature that makes you and your art/work unique?
SK: Goodwill and professionalism.
OCA: Please tell us about the events or projects of the Eurasian Creative Guild (London) and projects you have already participated in and how does ECG influence your creativity and success in your work?
SK: Participation in projects:
1.creation of the book Chronicles of the Guild,
2.work as Editor-in-Chief of the Guild’s magazine (Russian-language edition),
3implementation of the Cinema Future project,
4.the Guild’s literary festivals.
OCA: How do you think the creative professions have changed and how has the role of art in the development of the world changed in the face of modern realities?
SK: In the context of contemporary realities, art has become more in demand and more capable of challenging established forms, movements, and views, while allowing authors unlimited freedom of self-expression.
OCA: What would you wish for the members of the Guild and other creative people who are just starting their careers?
SK: My advice to those just beginning their creative journey: create! Express yourselves! Stagnation in creativity is harmful in every sense.