Contemporary Bulgarian Writers
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Contemporary Bulgarian Writers is an online literary platform which presents to the English speaking audience profiles of living Bulgarian authors of fiction and short stories .
Foundation. It is supported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Institute for Culture, the America for Bulgaria Foundation and the American Foundation for Bulgaria.
About the Idea
Contemporary Bulgarian Writers aims at facilitating the access of the English speaking audience to the contemporary Bulgarian literature. Created in public interest, its mission is to be a crossing-point of the contemporary Bulgarian literature and the English speaking world.About the Platform
Each author’s profile contains a biography, an excerpt(s) and a picture . Synopses, interviews and critical reviews of the published excerpts are also available. The translators of the published texts are presented there as well.Featured Writers
Here is a list of the writers presented so far:- Alexieva, ElenaElena AlexievaElena Alexieva is a Bulgarian writer. She was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1975. She studied at the First English Language School in Sofia. She majored in International Economic Relations at the University of National and World Economics in Sofia, and continued her studies in the Doctoral Program in...
- Andreev, EmilEmil AndreevEmil Andreev is a Bulgarian writer. He graduated in English Language Studies from the Veliko Tarnovo University. He has worked as a teacher, journalist, translator and lecturer in English at the Faculty of Theology, Sofia University "St...
- Boykov, NikolayNikolay BoykovNikolay Boykov is a contemporary Bulgarian writer. He was born in 1968 in Vidin, Bulgaria.- Books :* The Book of Life, Ciela, Sofia 2010;* Letters To Petar, Janet 45, Plovdiv 2006;* Declared in Love, handmade, Sofia 2005;...
- Damianov, KrassimirKrassimir DamianovKrassimir Damianov is a Bulgarian writer. He is a civil engineer. He worked on the Asparuhov Bridge construction, The National Institute for Cultural Monuments, The Bulgarian Writer´s Publishing House, Boyana Cinema Studio, and also worked as a taxi driver in Sofia. He has lived in Spain since 1990...
- Damyanovska, SvetlaSvetla DamyanovskaSvetla Damyanovska is a Bulgarian writer. She is an award-winning author of six books of poetry and two fiction books and a member of the Union of the Bulgarian writers .- External Links :* at the...
- Denchev, Petar
- Dimitrov, Ivan
- Dimitrova, Kristin
- Dimova, TheodoraTheodora DimovaTheodora Dimova is a Bulgarian writer and playwright. She graduated in English Language Studies from the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and has studied at the Royal Court Theatre in London. She has won many literary awards...
- Doneva, Maria
- Dvoryanova, EmiliaEmiliya DvoryanovaEmiliya Dvoryanova was born in 1958 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She graduated in piano performance at the National School of Music "Lyubomir Pipkov". She continued her studies at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" where she earned a doctorate degree in Philosophy. At the moment she is associate...
- Evtimova, ZdravkaZdravka EvtimovaZdravka Evtimova is a contemporary Bulgarian writer. She has four short story collections and four novels published in Bulgarian. Her short stories have appeared in many international literary journals. Some of her short story collections were translated into other languages...
- Fayon, Betti
- Gospodinov, GeorgiGeorgi GospodinovGeorgi Gospodinov is a popular Bulgarian writer, poet and columnist. His first poetry book, Lapidarium , won the National Debut Prize. His best known work, Natural novel, has been translated into more than 10 languages, among which English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish,...
- Kanev, PeychoPeycho KanevPeycho Kanev is a contemporary Bulgarian poet and writer. He is also the Editor In Chief of Kanev Books, U.S.- Books :His poems have appeared in more than 500 literary magazines, such as: Poetry Quarterly, Evergreen Review, The Monongahela Review, Steam Ticket, Midwest Literary Review, Third...
- Karabashliev, ZacharyZachary KarabashlievZachary Karabashliev is a contemporary Bulgarian writer and a playwright. He has graduated in Bulgarian philology from the University of Shumen, Bulgaria...
- Karastoyanov, HristoHristo KarastoyanovHristo Karastoyanov is a contemporary Bulgarian novelist.He studied Bulgarian Philology at Plovdiv University and made his debut in 1981 with the "Cracked Asphalt", stories....
- Nemchev, Vergil
- Nikiforov, GalinGalin NikiforovGalin Nikiforov is a contemporary Bulgarian writer. He was born in 1968 and lives in Dobrich, Bulgaria. He graduated from the Technical University of Plovdiv and the Economic University of Varna. He has worked as an engineer in the industry since 1993. He is married and has a daughter...
- Popov, AlekAlek PopovAlek Popov is a Bulgarian novelist, short story writer, essayist and scriptwriter, author of the novel Mission London.Alek Popov was born in Sofia in 1966. He studied in the elite classical gymnasium in Sofia and later received M.A. in Bulgarian philology from the University of Sofia. He is an...
- Radeva, Yanitsa
- Roshkev, Stoil
- Ruskov, Milen
- Sekulov, AlexanderAlexander SekulovAlexander Sekulov is a contemporary Bulgarian writer. He graduated professional school for stage arts as an assistant producer and Bulgarian philology as a master at the Plovdiv University Paisiy Hilendarski...
- Shpatov, AlexanderAlexander ShpatovAlexander Shpatov is a contemporary Bulgarian writer. He was born in 1985 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He graduated from the American College of Sofia and the Sofia University Law School...
- Tenev, GeorgiGeorgi TenevGeorgi Tenev is a Bulgarian novelist, short story writer, playwright and film/TV screenwriter.Major topics in Tenev’s works are the cultural and ideological void in the post-totalitarian societies and the consequent emerging of counter-cultures; the fall of utopias and the social amnesias...
- Zaharieva, Virginia
- Zarev, VladimirVladimir ZarevVladimir Zarev is a contemporary Bulgarian novelist.He studied Bulgarian Philology at Sofia University and made his debut in 1972 with the short novel Riot of Emotions. To date Zarev has published 10 novels, several volumes of short stories, a poetry book, and two non-fiction books. Several of his...
Founder and Funders
Contemporary Bulgarian Writers was created in 2010 by the Elizabeth KostovaElizabeth Kostova
Elizabeth Johnson Kostova is an American author best known for her debut novel The Historian.-Early life:Elizabeth Z. Johnson was born in New London, Connecticut and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee where she graduated from the Webb School of Knoxville...
Foundation. It is supported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Institute for Culture, the America for Bulgaria Foundation and the American Foundation for Bulgaria.