Tsvetanka Elenkova

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Tsvetanka Elenkova is a Bulgarian poet and translator.

Biography
Tsvetanka Elenkova was born in Sofia in 1968. Bachelor of Economics of the University of National and World Economy (1991) and Master of Theology of theology of the Faculty of the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (2018).

She has published in prestigious literature and culture publications such as Goma de borrar (Argentina); International Literary Quarterly, Modern Poetry in Translation, Orient Express, Poetry Review, New Humanist and Poem (Greece); Anti, Athens News, Balkan Reporter, E-Poema, Helios, Poetix, Temeta Logothehnias and The Books' Journal (Greece); Luzes (Spain); Ilantron (Cyper); Our letter (Northern Macedonia); La Otra, Posdata and Viida Universitaria (Mexico); Absinthe, Zoland and The Massachusetts Review (US); Zlatna Greda, Kvartal, Knijevne news, Knijevne, Knizhnyzhnyzhnyzhni Shop, Mexka, Mejjadjauriy (Cury).

Her poems are published in the prestigious antologies And There Will Be Singing (the 60th anniversary of Massachusetts Review) and Happiness: The Delight-Tree.

Her book is published in England by "Shearsman Books" in Spain by "Vaso Roto" in Serbia by "Powers" in France by "Tertium Editions." Its book is also published in the United States by Tebot Bach.

She was a guest at international festivals: Chortanovtsi (Serbia), Vilenitsa (Slovenia) (2008), Poetika (Albania) (2009), Tinos (Greece) (2010), Struga (North Macedonia), Lodev (France), Istanbul (Turkey) and Omnibus (Germany).

She worked as editor of the journals "Ah, Maria" , "Europe 2001" and "Helios" (Greece).

It translates from English, Greek and Macedonian. He is a translator of the antology . Its translation of four medieval Indian poets was nominated for the National Literary Prize "Danov." Among her translated contemporary authors are Spanish-language Rosalia de Castro, Lois Pereiro, Manuel Rivas and Chus Patto.

She is a compiler and editor of the anthology of eighteen contemporary Bulgarian poets at the end of the world: Contemporary poetry from Bulgaria.

He is co-manager of the Publishing House Small Stations Press.

Creativity
Tsvetanka Elenkova is the author of six collections and two essay books. She is among the most translated Bulgarian authors abroad. Her book The seventh gesture came out in England, Spain, Serbia and France, and the In 2022 she won the English PEN prize for her poetry collection. For her poems there are many positive reviews in Bulgaria and