Tanya Ivanova

Country: Bulgaria

Tanya Ivanova – Bulgaria She was born in Sofia in 1972. Since 1995 she has been living in Barcelona (Spain), where she has been working as a translator from Bulgarian, Russian and English into Spanish and Catalan language. She graduated from the New Bulgarian University — Sofia, majoring in Cultural Studies and Traceology and she has a second degree as a Spanish Translator. She also holds a Master’s degree in Cultural Tourism from NBU. She is currently studying for a second Master’s degree in Egyptology. Tanya is a curious and tireless traveller, a lover of old cultures, photography and literature. She wrote her first poem when she was only eight years old. She is a correspondent for Bulgarian and Spanish newspapers and magazines. She is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Journalists, the Confederation of Bulgarian Writers and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Arts. She has 12 books in Bulgarian (novels, poetry collections, a collection of short stories and a children’s book), 5 of them are translated in Spanish, 5 in English and 1 in Serbian language. She won many international literature awards. Some of them are: in 2015 – the Second Prize of the VI International Festival “Melnik Poetry Evenings”(Bulgaria); in 2020 – the First Prize at the prestigious VI Literary Competition “Rain of Letters”, organized in Toledo (Spain) by the Letters as a Sword Foundation; in 2022 she received the Special Prize of the Confederation of Bulgarian Writers for the synthesis of poetic and artistic mastery and also a Certificate for excellent creative performance at the Festival of Arts “With the rhythm of the sea”, held in the city of Albena (Bulgaria); in 2022 she also won the Prize for Excellence in Poetry and the Second Prize in the «Prose» section for her story «Encounter or Separation» in the International «Golden Feather» Contest, organised by the World Association of Poets, presented in the city of Balchik (Bulgaria). On 07.01.2023, her collection of poems «I chose to be alive — from Karala to Goa on a motorcycle» was nominated for the «Golden Book» award at the International Literary Festival «Panorama», organized by the International Writers’ Foundation with the assistance of the Central University of the state Kerala, India. On February 4, 2023, she received a Special Award from the Confederation of Bulgarian Writers for protecting the values of cosmopolitanism and linguistic diversity in Bulgarian literature. On 03/04/2023, he participated in the International Literary Festival «Panorama», held in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), where he received a Special Diploma. Since 04/01/2023, he is an honorary member of the Eurasian Creative Guild, based in London (England). It also received a special award for contribution to the arts for 2023 from the International Cultural Forum for Humanity and Creativity based in Syria. On 20.05. In 2023, with his painting, he participated in the collective exhibition «Cervantes inspires me», organized by the «Miguel de Cervantes» house-museum in Esquivas — Toledo (Spain), where he also read his poems in Spanish. On 21.05.2023, he participated in the spring edition of the «Joben Festival» in the city of Sofia, where he presented his collection of poems «In search of something real» and the collective collection «My native language, kind, hidden magic in itself — 3». This was followed by her participation in the Romford International Film Festival, held in London (England), where on 30.05.2023 she presented her four poetry collections in English and received a Medal and Certificate for participation. This was followed by participation in the Festival of Bulgarian literature, held in the city of Hamburg on 03.06.2023. Tanya is also an artist. With her paintings she has participated in individual and group exhibitions in different countries. She is Ambassador of The Eurasian creative guild, London.