For the eighth consecutive year, the Literary Club "Peroto" and the National Book Center - NDK will present their awards. Since 2015, they have become one of the most authoritative recognitions for writers, poets and translators in our country. The award ceremony will take place on November 2 (Wednesday), and the so-called long list of the nominated ten books is already clear.
Traditionally, the prestigious statuette, created by the great sculptor Prof. Emil Popov, will be awarded to artists with a contribution to the Bulgarian literary context, selected from among the nominees in five categories: "Children's Literature", "Poetry", "Prose", "Translation from Bulgarian to a Foreign Language" and "Debut". During the official evening on November 2, the Grand Prize for Overall Contribution will also be awarded.
Here is the composition of the authoritative jury this year:
Tsveta Brestnichka - Program Director of the Sofia International Literary Festival for Children and Youth for 2020 and 2021, Winner of the "Peroto" Award 2020 in the "Children's Literature" category for the book "Fables with the Letters from A to Z".
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ani Burova – lecturer at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, editor of “Literary Newspaper and Literary Critic”.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevena Panova – lecturer at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, editor-in-chief of the “Panorama” publishing house of the Union of Translators in Bulgaria, classical philologist, translator.
Ivan Landzhev – poet, essayist and screenwriter. Doctor of Russian classical literature (Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”), graduated in philosophy and cultural studies at the same university. Winner of the National Poetry Competition “Veselin Khanchev” (2009), winner of the “Southern Spring” Debut Award (2011), the “Memory (in the name of Georgi Rupchev)” award (2014), “Orpheus Wreath” (2019).
Nikolay Kolev – producer of the “Culture.bg” program on BNT.
Initially, the jury selects ten authors and translators in each category, from which it selects three nominees – the so-called final list, which will be clear on October 24, and at the awards ceremony it announces the final winner.
In accordance with these regulations, we publish the initial selection of nominees in each category.
Category "Prose":
"Atlantic Express" - Georgi Tenev - Kolibri, FO
"Hedgehogs Come Out at Night" - Yordanka Beleva - Janet 45
"On This Side of Death" - Radoslav Parushev - Kolibri
"The Old Man Must Die" - Chavdar Tsenov - Riva
"Stars Under the Eyelids" - Nikolay Terziyski - Janet 45
"Reserve for People and Wolves" - Zdravka Evtimova - Janet 45
"On the Rails" - Nevena Mitropolitska - Janet 45
"Silence" - Radoslav Bimbalov - Siela
"The Butterfly Hunter" - Kostadin Kostadinov - Hermes
"Holiday Family" - Yordan Slaveykov - Janet 45
Category "Poetry":
"They Are Not Monsters" - Nikola Petrov - YES
"The Procession" - Kiril Vassilev – YES
“Still about the meaning” – Lyubomir Terziev – Library Bulgaria
“Pentimento from Atlantis” – Patricia Nikolova – Riva
“Sand Winds” – Khairi Hamdan – Signs
“Permanent Exhibition” – Preslava Videnova – Janet 45
“The Translator of the World” – Tea Moneva – Janet 45
“A Completely Different Story” – Eva Gocheva – Scribens
“Countermeasure” – Antina Zlatkova – Janet 45
“Pompeii Red” – Zhivka Ivanova – Signs
Category “Children’s Literature”:
“Yuhu-buhu-izmislyachus” – Petya Kokudeva, illustrations: Antonia Mechkueva – Janet 45
“The Shadow of the Cricket” – Yulia Spiridonova – Krugozor
“Fake Dictionary of Funny Phrases” – Ivan Radenkov, illustrations: Lili Lamer – Enthusiast
“ABC with Animal Professionals” – Maria Doneva, illustrations: Elitsa Sarbinova – Janet 45
Anna North – “Five Stories for Little Ones” – FUT
Maya Dalgacheva, “What It’s Like to Be a Mother”, illustrations: Nevena Angelova – “Janet 45”
“Why Miss Dora Learned to Bake Cookies” – Sotir Gelev – Enthusiast
“The Wild Animals of the City” – Elena Pavlova, illustrations: Milena Radeva – Bulgarian Illustration Publishing House
“Goodbye, Scary Slipper” – Slavi Stoev, illustrations Yana Kazakova – Robertino
“The Dugulite and the Magic Leaf” – Nikola Raykov and Toni Tellalov, illustrations: Maya Bocheva – Gametail
Category "Translation from Bulgarian into a foreign language":
Kseniya Banovich – for "Anthology of Contemporary Bulgarian Poetry", ed. Croatian Writers' Association, together with Ana Vasung and Paula Čačić – in Croatian, and for the translation of "Time Refuge" by Georgi Gospodinov, published by Fraktura
Alessandra Bertucelli – for the translation of an anthology of poetry by Konstantin Pavlov "Cavalli indomati", published by "Valigie rosse" – in Italian
Marie Vrina – for the translations of Guéorgui Gospodinov, Le pays du passé, Gallimard, Théodora Dimova, Les Dévastés, Editiobns des Syrtes, Rene Karabash, Vierge jurée, Belleville éditions – in French
Angela Rodel – for the translation of "Time Refuge" by Georgi Gospodinov, published by Liveright/ Norton”, USA and “W and N/Orion”, Great Britain – in English
Helen Quiman – for "Time Refuge" by Georgi Gospodinov, published by Ambos Anthos – into Dutch
Rumyana Zaharieva – For the translation of “Bulgariens Herz”, poetry by 31 young Bulgarian poets, “Grossen Wahn” publishing house; “Mitternachts etuden”, a novel by Zlatimir Kolarov, Anthea Verlag publishing house, “Nadelstiche in Traum” by Anzhela Dimcheva, Anthea Verlag ––for translation into German
Reynol Perez Vazquez for the translation and compilation of the poetic anthology “terra incognita”, and the poetry collection “Open Possibilities” by Tsveta Delcheva, into Spanish
Dushko Krastevski for the translation of “Mythology of Transition” by Alek Popov, Begemot publishing house, Skopje.
Blagorodna Filevska-Panagu for the translation of “There is No Such Book and Other Stories” by Lyudmil Stanev, ed. ENASTRON, Greece, in Greek
Gergei Lajos Kovács for the translation of “Refugees” by Vesela Lyahova, Napkut Kiado Kft., Hungary, in Hungarian
Category “Debut”:
“Summer in Burlandia” – Momchil Milanov – Aquarius
“Made of Wine” – Joanna Elmi – Jeanette 45
“Dear Lilith” – Iren Petrova – Znaczi
“Whale Academy” – Violeta Zlatareva – ARS
“Dirty Side” – Kiril Neykov – Jeanette 45
“Wolf Under the Bed” – Stiliyan Ivanov – Znaczi
“Chronicles of Similarity” – Zornitsa Ivanova – ARS
“Heavenly Bodies” – Dorothea Vasileva – Scribens
“A Question of Survival”, Malamir Nikolov – Scribens
“The Man Who Leaves”, Kamelia Panayotova – Scribens/ARS
Source and photo: NCC-NDC
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