The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation is pleased to invite you to the annual Krastan Dyankov Translation Award Ceremony.
✎ Award ceremony, 29th November 2012:
The shortlist will be posted on ekf.bg on the 27th of November, while the winner will be announced during the ceremony on the 29th November (Thursday), 6 p.m., at the American Corner, 4A Slaveykov Sq. In order to confirm your attendance, please contact Simona Ilieva at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation cordially invites you to the third reunion Literary Talk & Reading: Bulgaria Inside Out
with the Sozopol Fiction Seminars faculty members
Elizabeth Kostova (US), Rana Dasgupta (UK/India) and Vladislav Todorov (BG/US)

Thursday 18th October, 7.00 pm
@General Consulate of the Republic of Bulgaria
121 East 62nd St., New York, NY 10065

Please, join us for:
One American, one British and one Bulgarian writer, reading from and discussing their Bulgarian works;
Invigorating talk, moderated by Michael Reynolds, the editor in chief of Europa Editions;
Q&A with the authors, followed by wine reception.

Elizabeth Kostova is the founder of the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation, and the author of the bestselling novels “The Historian” (Little, Brown, 2005) and “The Swan Thieves” (Little, Brown, 2010);
Rana Dasgupta is the author of the novels “Tokyo Cancelled” (HarperCollins, 2005) and “Solo” (HarperCollins, 2010);
Vladislav Todorov is the author of the novel “Zift” (Paul Dry Books, 2010) and “Zincograph” (Fama, 2010; “The Color of the Chameleon” movie, based on the novel, was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012).

The Foundation, for which 2012 marks its fifth anniversary, will be presented by Stefan Tafrov (EKF's Board Member and Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN).

Fellowship for a Bulgarian literary translator of contemporary literature.
Eligibility:
The applying translators should meet the following requirements:
- be literary translators working from Bulgarian into English;
- have at least three published translation of fiction work from English into Bulgarian or vice versa.

Application:
The applying translators should submit:
- Professional biography listing their major literary translations from/into English;
- Synopsis of originally written in Bulgarian language fiction work, which they are planning to translate or refine during their residency at Open Letter Books;
- Agreement from the author or the publisher of the book for translation. The book should be written by a living Bulgarian writer;
- Translation sample of fiction work: 20 pages for novel or 10 pages minimum if applying with short story (please send one or more complete stories in order to reach the required minimum). The samples could be from the intended text for translation during the work stay at Open Letter Books.
- Statement of Purpose explaining the interest in the fellowship, the relevance of the residency to the translator’s career, areas of literary interests etc.

Deadline for Applications: 5.00 pm, 21 September 2012 (time-zone GMT + 2)
Please submit your applications by e-mail to Simona Ilieva, EKF’s coordinator, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Subject line should read: Fellowship for Translators

The contest is for publication of contemporary Bulgarian novel in English language.

Eligibility
All candidates should have at least one novel, published in Bulgaria.
Each writer can apply with one translated excerpt from a novel.
In order to apply, please send:
• Minimum 25, maximum 50 pages from your novel (Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1,5 space);
• Biography (maximum 300 words);
• Synopsis (maximum 1500 words);
All materials should be in English language.

Closing date: 5.00 pm, 21 September 2012 (time-zone GMT + 2)
Please submit your applications by e-mail to Simona Ilieva, EKF’s coordinator, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Subject line should read: Contest for Writers

The 5th Chichester Writing Festival is taking place on Friday 30 March - Sunday 1 April 2012. This will be the third time the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation and the Chichester Writing Festival are collaborating in hosting a Bulgarian writer.

2012 year’s line up consists of ten panel discussions, featuring authors, agents and publishers. Topics will include:
- The Novel
- First-time authors
- What Agents Look For / What Editors Look For
- History & Biography
- Self-publishing
- E-publishing
- Writing for the Theatre & Film Adaptations
- Writer Career Development / Worries about Copyright
- Writing for Children

We are looking for a writer who speaks good English and is involved in the world of theatre or TV, radio or film drama.

If you meet this requirement, please send a short resume* and a statement of purpose**in English to Milena Deleva at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Olga Nikolova is the winner of the second contest for literary translators, jointly organized with Open Letter Books. Nikolova will spend a three-week residency at Open Letter Books, one of the U.S. premier publishers of literature in translation, based at the University of Rochester. During her residency she will work on a specific translation of a work, originally written in Bulgarian by Albena Stambolova, and will take part in translation workshops held within the Translation Studies Program at the University of Rochester.

Nikolova holds PhD in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University, U.S. Currently she teaches English at the Université de La Rochelle, France.

Resulting by this year’s contest for publication of contemporary Bulgarian novel in US, we have received 26 submissions, which were reviewed by Chad Post of Open Letter and Courtney Hodell of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The assessment panel selected 2 winners and 4 runners up.

Winners:
Angel Igov's "A Short Tale of Shame"
Zachary Karabashliev's "18% Gray"
The winning novels are translated by Angela Rodel.

Runners up:
Ivan Dimitrov's "Life As a Missing Spoon"
Ivanka Mogilska's "Hideaways"
Vlaidislav Todorov's "Zincograph”
Vessel Tsankov’s “Pixel”

In 2011 the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation's translation award is entering its fifth edition.
The award was established in 2007 and is given annually for outstanding translation of contemporary novel from English to Bulgarian.
The 2011 ceremony will take place at 6.00 PM on November 10, 2011, at the American Corner, 4А Slaveykov Sqr.
Please note that space is limited. Guests are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP is required: 02.988.81.88 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation and Open Letter Books are very pleased to offer a Fellowship for a literary translator of Bulgarian contemporary literature.
Eligibility:

The applying translators should meet the following requirements:

- be literary translators working from Bulgarian into English;

- have at least three published translation of fiction work from English into Bulgarian or vice versa.

Application:

The applying translators should submit:

- Professional biography listing their major literary translations from/into English;

- Synopsis of originally written in Bulgarian language fiction work, which they are planning to translate or refine during their residency at Open Letter Books;

- Agreement from the author or the publisher of the book for translation. The book should be written by a living Bulgarian writer;

- Translation sample of fiction work: 20 pages for novel or 10 pages minimum if applying with short story (please send one or more complete stories in order to reach the required minimum) The samples could be from the intended text for translation during the work stay at Open Letter Books.

- Statement of Purpose explaining the interest in the fellowship, the relevance of the residency to the translator’s career, areas of literary interests etc.

Deadline for Applications: 20 September 2011

Please submit your applications by e-mail to Simona Ilieva, EKF’s coordinator, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The contest is for publication of contemporary Bulgarian novel in English language.
Eligibility

All candidates should be Bulgarian citizens with at least one published novel.
Each writer can apply with one translated excerpt from a novel.
In order to apply, please send:
• Minimum 30, maximum 50 pages from your novel (Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1,5 space);
• Biography (maximum 300 words);
• Synopsis (maximum 1500 words);
All materials should be in English language.
Closing date: 16 September 2011
Please submit your applications by e-mail to Simona Ilieva EKF’s coordinator, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

We would like to thank all writers who applied to this year’s Sozopol Fiction Seminar and to congratulate the winners and the finalists! The Bulgarian candidates’ works were reviewed by Ani Ilkov and Ilia Troianov while the jury of the native-English speaking ones consisted of Elizabeth Kostova and Jeremiah Chamberlin.

FINALISTS:
English speaking group:
Jane Martin
John Struloeff
Lee Kaplan
Michael Hinken
Molly Antopol

Bulgarian group:

Ivan Landzhev
Paulina Petrova
Petja Heinrich
Rayko Baichev
Yana Punkina

SEMI-FINALISTS:
English speaking group:
Chaz Reetz-Laiolo
Mark Rapacz
Vanessa Blakeslee

Bulgarian group:
Alexander Chobanov

The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation and Open Letter Books are very pleased to offer a Fellowship for a Bulgarian literary translator of contemporary literature. To read more about the organizers, please visit: www.ekf.bg and www.openletterbooks.org

Please submit your applications by e-mail to Milena Deleva, EKF’s director, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The contest is for publication of contemporary Bulgarian novel in English language.
Eligibility

All candidates should be Bulgarian citizens with at least one published novel.
Each writer can apply with one translated excerpt from a novel.
In order to apply, please send:
• Minimum 30, maximum 50 pages from your novel (Times New Roman, 12 pt, double space);
• Biography (maximum 300 words);
• Synopsis (maximum 1500 words);
All materials should be in English language.
Closing date: 20 September 2010
Please submit your applications by e-mail to Milena Deleva, EKF’s director, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

We are very pleased to announce the winners of this year’s contest for participation in the foundation’s annual fiction writing seminar. The evaluation committees have to select 5 Bulgarian and 5 NES fellows out of 168 applicants coming from 15 countries. We would like to thank all of them for the interest in the seminar, congratulate the successful candidates and encourage the semi-finalists, who were very close to being chosen.

FINALISTS:
English speaking group:
Carin Clevidence
Charles Conley
Kelly Luce
Paul Vidich
Zdravka Evtimova

SEMI-FINALISTS:
English speaking group:
Alta Ifland
Catherine Chiodo
Ian Williams
Jerome Edwards
John Struloeff
Margot Demopoulos
Michael Hinken
Nikita Nelin
Stephanie Soileau