Contest for Translation and Publication in the US
The 2010 Contest for Contemporary Bulgarian Writers was won by Milen Ruskov. The outcome of the contest will be a publication of his novel Thrown into Nature in English by Open Letter Books in 2011 and introduction of the book for acquisition on Canongate’s list.
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“The 2010 Sozopol Fiction Seminar” at Fiction Writers Review
Fiction Writers Review has just published a reflection by four of the native English speaking fellows who participated at the last edition of the Sozopol Fiction Seminars. The full coverage, edited by one of our 2009 fellows, Jeremiah Chamberlin, is available online here.
Read More“for Ventsi” and “Dream of the Wall and Key” by Nikolay Boykov, translated by Jonathan Dunne
Another writer who attended the 2010 Sozopol Fiction Seminar and then wrote a poem about it is Niki Boikov. In fact he wrote two, both of which are reproduced here in my translation. The second is dedicated to the important Australian writer Alex Miller, an inspiring member of this year’s faculty.
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“the plastic bags of your winter” by Ivan Dimitrov, translated by Jonathan Dunne
Another poem inspired by the Sozopol Fiction Seminar, this time by Ivan Dimitrov, one of the Bulgarian fellows. Ivan is a multi-talented young Bulgarian author, who has published a novel, Животът като липсваща лъжица (Life as a Missing Spoon, Altera 2010), and a book of short stories, Местни чужденци (Local Foreigners, Ars 2010). He also has
Read MorePoems from the 2010 Sozopol Fiction Seminar
The Sozopol Fiction Seminar, a yearly event held in Sozopol on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and organized by the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation for Creative Writing, in May 2010 celebrated its third edition.