November 22, 2022 – ‘Brussels Naked’ ranked second in the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation’s 2022 contest for publication of a contemporary Bulgarian novel in English in the USA, held in association with the American publishing house, Open Letter Books.
The competition received 60 entries from contemporary Bulgarian authors, which were carefully reviewed by the editorial staff of Open Letter Books, USA.
Russana Bardarska ranked first with her novel ‘To Essay‘ (Zhanet 45, 2020) and Leah Cohen’s ‘Raphael’ ranked third.