Stanka Pencheva
Stanka Pencheva (July 9, 1929 – May 2014) was a Bulgarian writer. She was born in Sliven and was educated there, going on to study Russian philology at Sofia University. She was an editor for Radio Sofia, for the Narodna Mladezh magazine and for the Septemvri magazine.
Also recorded as Stanka Michaylova Pencheva
Stanka Pencheva
- Born
- 1929 · Sliven.
- Died
- 2014
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Occupation
- journalist · poet · translator · writer
- Fields
- creative and professional writing · poetry · translating activity
- Education
- Sofia University
- Honours
- Golden Necklace Prize · Ivan Nikolov Prize
- Languages
- Bulgarian · Russian · Slovak
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Stanka Pencheva (July 9, 1929 – May 2014) was a Bulgarian writer. She was born in Sliven and was educated there, going on to study Russian philology at Sofia University. She was an editor for Radio Sofia, for the Narodna Mladezh magazine and for the Septemvri magazine.
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Pencheva has been a correspondent for the newspaper Narodna Kultura. Her poems have been translated into English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Italian and Hindi.
Stanka Pencheva studied at Sofia University. The recorded working language is Bulgarian, Russian and Slovak. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, poetry and translating activity. Employment is recorded with Bulgarian National Radio. Distinctions recorded are Golden Necklace Prize and Ivan Nikolov Prize.
Source: • Пълнолетие (Coming of age) (1952) • Опъната струна (Stretched cord) (1957) • Кладенец на птиците (Well of birds) (1960) • „Вселена (Universe) (1964) • Земя на огньовете (Land of fires) (1965) • Горчива билка (Bitter herb) (1966) • Ябълковата градина (Apple orchard) (1967) • Есенно сияние (Autumn lights) (1968) • Пясъчна лилия (Sand lily) (1972) • Планета за двама (Planet for two) (1977) • Избрана лирика (Selected lyrics) (1979) • Недовършен свят (Unfinished world) (1982) • Разкопки (Excavations) (1984)
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Pencheva's awards include: • 1974: Order of Cyril and Methodius of 1st degree • 2003: Golden Chain Award award • 2007: Ivan Nikolov Award in poetry In 2012 the annual national literary competition "Stanka Pencheva" was established.
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