The second day of the National Children's Book Festival began with the second part of the round table, which is mainly aimed at the college that works in the scientific field and researches the problems of children's literature. The following took part in the discussion with their reports: Mila Vasova - "Fantasy, Humor and Play without the Passport of Life", Dr. Katya Kirilova - "To "Step" into the Child's Shoes", Dr. Rositsa Chernokozheva - "The Earthly and Cosmic World in the Novel "The Starry Adventures of Numi and Niki" by Lyuben Dilov through Fantasy and Humor", Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ognyana Georgieva-Teneva - "Humor in "Tales of Evil Children" by Krasimir Damyanov", Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nadezhda Stoyanova "The Unpredictable". Stories with Tigers, People and Hot Peppers by Zornitsa Hristova”, Dimitar Bechev – The Countess’s Newspeak” and Dr. Kornelia Kostova – “Fantasy and Humor in Contemporary Children’s Literature and the Modern Reader-Patient”.
The book premieres, which took place in the chamber hall of the St. Kirov Drama Theater, were “Letters with Soft Paws” by Nelly Margaritova, “Tochitsa Goes to School” by Ralitsa Naydenova, “Fourteen and a Half Vanillas” by Katya Antonova and “The Cat Frant and the Mysterious Island” by Ivan Radenkov. Vesela Flamburari from the Gornata Zemya Publishing House presented a puppet-interactive performance to the students of the XII Primary School “Elisaveta Bagryana”. The children's writer and actress told the children what it means to be a publisher and create books, and in the game with the audience she also included the writer Yavor Tsanev, who read an excerpt from his latest book "Crimes".
Petya Kokudeva and Petar Stanimirov held master classes on “Grammar of Fantasy” and “In the World of Illustration and Comics,” respectively. The artist challenged the children with the task of creating a character, which they would then animate in 3-4 comic storyboards.
The day ended with a solemn concert-performance. The hosts were Alexandra Sarchadzhieva and Ruslan Mainov, who were looking for a star, which was the slogan of this year's festival. Children from various music and dance schools from the country took part in the concert program, which once again proved that the National Children's Book Festival in the city of Sliven is truly national, because it brings us together from all over the country here. The concert traditionally united the official ceremony of presenting the National Award "Konstantin Konstantinov" in the five categories - for author, for illustrator, publisher, overall contribution and the newest category, for an author awarded by a children's jury.
In the "Author" category, the recognition went to the writer Elena Pavlova, and the award was presented to her by Tsveta Karayancheva (Speaker of the 44th National Assembly). The following were nominated in the category: Katya Antonova, Ivan Radenkov, Nusha Royanova, Radostina Nikolova, Sotir Gelev, Yavor Tsanev.
The prize in the "Publisher" category this year went to the young publishing house Atelier for Bulgarian children's literature "Gornata Zemya", and the nominees were: Oak Leaves, Softpress and IK Steno.
In the "Illustrator" category, the winner was Viktor Paunov, who "beat" Nusha Royanova, Philip Tsonkin, Romina Beneventi, Lyuba Haleva, Sotir Gelev and Elizabeth Emanuilova.
For the first time, the children's jury award was also presented, the children had to choose their favorite book from the nominated authors, and here the statuette went to Yavor Tsanev with the book "Atrocities".
An award for overall contribution was not awarded this year.
Photos and text: Milena Radeva
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