July 10, 2022 – Irina Papancheva was a guest, together with Hristo Dimitrov-Hindo, the editor of her novel Brussels Naked, in a programme about culture of the Bulgarian National Radio Burgas brunch. ‘I was very impressed with your novel which helped me find answers to questions I had for years’, the journalist Georgi Yanakiev said. […]
‚Brussels Naked’ nominated for Orpheus Prize
June 25, 2022 – Irina Papanchva’s latest novel ‚Brussels Naked‘ has been nominated for the first Orpheus Prize, but got disqualified for being published meanwhile (the competition was for an unpublished manuscript). Irina Papancheva attended the announcement of the of the prize, at which the jury chairperson prof. Simeon Yanev spoke about ‚Brussels Naked‘. “The […]
‘Brussels Naked’ comes out in Bulgarian
June 9, 2022 – Irina Papancheva’s fifth novel ‘Brussels Naked’ was published in Bulgaria with publishing house Znaci and Hristo Dimitrov-Hindo as an editor. Neyko Genchev has created the evocative cover. ‘Brussels Naked’ is literary fiction. Iris, a young Bulgarian journalist, falls in love with Brussels during her traineeship at the European Parliament and decides […]
Irina Papancheva participated in the Bulgarian Book Festival in Brussels
June 7, 2022 – Irina Papancheva participated in the fourth edition of the Bulgarian Book Festival in Brussels with her latest novel Brussels Naked (publishing house Znaci, 2022). She was in a conversation with poet Theodora Lalova on 11th June at Salle Gray in Ixelles, Brussels. The discussion continued over one and a half hour […]
Irina Papancheva’s story Lost and Found selected for Brussels City of Stories 2022
May 9, 2022 – Irina Papancheva’s story Lost and Found was selected to be read at the Brussels City of Stories 2022 festival, which took place on June 4rd, and to be included in the publication. The theme this year was Connections, taking public transport as the setting and location for stories and encounters. A […]
Irina Papancheva teaches creative writing
April 1, 2022 – Irina Papancheva taught her first creative writing classes between 20 January and 31 March 2022 by invitation and in collaboration with the Bulgarian Cultural Association in Belgium. The classes consisted of weekly sessions, handouts with a reading list for each topic, prepared by the author, assignments and feedback (written feedback by […]