Biography

Stoyan Nenov graduated in Bulgarian philology from Sofia University, where he also earned a master’s degree in literature and creative writing. In 2011, he won first prize in the fiction contest of Literaturen Vestnik (Literary Newspaper). That same year, three of his short stories appeared in the student anthology Prosto Igra (Just a Game). In 2012, his story “Santa” was included in Greetings to Dickens, a Christmas collection of short stories, published in Bulgarian, English, and Italian. In December 2012, his debut book Ostrovi (Islands) was released by Sofia University Publishing House, as a part of the New Poetry and Prose initiative of the renowned publisher. In 2013, his piece “Il Mostro” was granted second place award in the Rashko Sugarev contest for published stories.

Excerpts

• Sonia’s Gang of Bombers by Stoyan Nenov, translated by Svetla Dyulgyarova, Zhenya Gundasheva and Radostin Zhelev

Contact

• Stoyan Nenov:
  E-mail: nenov.stoyan@gmail.com