Writer Elena Pavlova and artist Milena Radeva are visiting the Pencho Slaveykov Regional Library – Varna with their joint series “Wild Animals of the City”, published by “Bulgarian Illustration”. The stylish illustrated editions were created with a cause and look at the inhabitants with whom we often share our space – the (non)wild animals of the city.
Meet the authors of the series in three consecutive events.
PROGRAM
October 10 / Pencho Slaveykov Regional Library, main building
17:30 Opening of an exhibition with selected illustrations from the series “Wild Animals of the City”
18:00 Meeting and conversation with writer Elena Pavlova and artist Milena Radeva
October 11 / Children’s and High School Department of Pencho Slaveykov Regional Library
10:30 Presentation of the series “Wild Animals of the City” for children
ABOUT THE GUEST-CREATORS
Elena Pavlova is a writer of science fiction, horror, fantasy and game books, and a translator. She published her first independent book in 1994 and since then she has published a number of novels and short stories, as well as contributions to almanacs and collections. She is also one of the triad of Bulgarian authors who have left a huge mark in the history of game books, known to fans of the genre as Virgil Dreamand. She writes novels for children and young adults and is among the most recognizable names in the genre.
As a translator, Elena Pavlova works mainly in the field of fantasy, fantasy and horror, and among the most interesting authors in her portfolio are S. King, R. McCammon, A. Reynolds, F. Harding, P. Bacigalupi, V. E. Schwab, as well as classics such as R. Howard, E. Burroughs and T. H. White.
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Milena Radeva holds a master's degree in "Book and Printed Graphics" from the National Academy of Arts, and in 2017 she defended her dissertation on the topic "Bulgarian Artistic Illustration from the Early 1940s to the Late 1980s. Trends and Phenomena". Even during her student years, she was fascinated by the illustration of children's books and began working as a freelance illustrator with authors and publishers from the USA, Canada, Australia, Norway, England, Singapore and Bulgaria. Managing to impose her personal style and technique, Milena Radeva has over 200 illustrated books worldwide, and her concepts have become part of book exhibitions in Germany, Korea, Israel and Bulgaria.
She is the founder of the Bulgarian Illustration publishing house and is the person who revived the "Biennale of Illustration".
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The event is being held under the "Distribution" 2023 program of the National Culture Fund. The series "Wild Animals of the City" was realized with the financial support of the "Socially Engaged Arts" program of the National Culture Fund and the "Help for the Book" program of the Ministry of Culture.
Opening: October 10, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Venue: Regional Library "Pencho Slaveykov" - Varna
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