Thirty-three novels, all published in 2024, were submitted to the 2025 competition for Bulgarian Novel of the Year, organised by the ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund.
Today, 29 April 2025, the jury, chaired by Acad. Vladimir Zarev; Prof. Valeri Stefanov, DPhil; Zdravka Evtimova; Assoc. Prof. Ani Burova, DPhil; and Assoc. Prof. Maurice Fadel, DSc., announced six nominees and their novels, listed below in alphabetical order of authors’ family names:
‘You, My Likeness’, by Radoslav Bimbalov, Ciela Norma AD;
‘The Gardener and Death’, by Georgi Gospodinov, Janet-45 Print and Publishing;
‘Theseus in His Labyrinth. The Diary of a P’, by Krasimir Dimovski, Hermes Publishing House;
‘Tangerines at Marienplatz’, by Tea Moneva, Janet-45 Print and Publishing;
‘Lateral Lighting’, by Yuriy Rahnev, Janet-45 Print and Publishing;
‘Murder on Stamboliyski Boulevard’, by Chavdar Tsenov, RIVA Publishers.
Writers and publishers of novels that appear in the year preceding the award ceremony are eligible.
With this contest, the ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund promotes and popularises contemporary Bulgarian fiction.
The prize will be awarded at an official ceremony at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, 19 May, at the Sofia City Art Gallery.