Chairperson of the Section:
Vesela Elenkova
Translator from English of Literary Fiction and Humanities
Section members:
Adriana Taneva Andreeva – LF – French, English
Aksinia Todorova Mihaylova – LF – French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Serbian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Latvian, etc.
Albena Dimitrova Stoyanova – LF – English, French
Albena Kuzmanova Bakracheva – LF – E nglish
Albena Prodanova Stamenova - Seizova – LT – Ukrainian, Russian
Alexander Vladimirov Shurbanov – LF - English
Ana Nedelcheva Naneva – LF – English
Andrey Borisov Manolov – LF, ST – French
Aneta Dancheva Manolova – LF, ST – Dutch, English, French, Russian
Angelina Hristova Pencheva – LF – Czech, Slovak, Russian
Angelina Vasileva Dimitrova – LT - Spanish, French
Anna Asenova Zlatkova – LF – Spanish
Antoaneta Georgieva Alexandrova Hansteen – LF – Norwegian
Anton Borisov Hristov – LT – English, Russian, Serbian and Croatian
Antonia Ivanova Pencheva – LT – Russian, Lithuanian
Asen Vasilev Zidarov – LT, LF – French, Italian
Asya Ivanova Grigorova – LF – Russian
Atanas Zvezdinov – LF – Czech, Slovak, Russian
Aygul Mehmedova Gavazova – LF – Turkish
Aziz Nazmi Shakir-Tas – LF – Turkish
Bistra Vasileva Tupareva – LT – German
Bora Dimitrova Belivanova – LF – Russian, Chinese
Boris Stefanov Damyanov – LF – English
Botyo Nikolov Bukov – LF – Spanish
Bozhko Vasilev Bozhkov – LT, LF – Polish
Daria Svetlozarova Karapetkova - LF - Italian
Darin Voynov Tenev - LF - Japanese, English, French
Dima Milenkova Baynova-Kebedzhieva - LT - German
Dimana Todorova Ivanova – LF – Czech, Slovak, French, English
Dimitar Todorov Karageorgiev – LF – English, French
Dimitrina Dineva Lau-Bukovska – LF – Polish
Dobromir Grigorov Grigorov – LF – Czech
Dora Yaneva-Mednikarova – LF – Finnish, Estonian, Russian, German, English
Ekaterina Kostadinova Ganeva (AL – Ahmad) – LF – Arabic, French
Elena Borislavova Damyanova – LT – Spanish, French
Elena Genova Kirova – LF – Italian
Elena Nikolova Pinteva – LF, STL – German
Eleonora Tsvetkova Todorova – LT – Russian
Elka Georgieva Hristova
Emilia Nikolaeva Stamatova – LF – English, Czech, Slovak, Russian
Emilia Spasova Paneva – LT – Russian
Evelina Valentinova Hein – LF – Chinese, German, English, Russian
Evelina Ventsislavova Peneva – LF – English, French
Evgenia Konstantinova Kotova – LT, LF – Albanian
Nayden Stanev Valchev – LF – Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Galina Nisim Melamed – LF, TIC – French, Russian
Galya Yotova Ivanova – LF, LT – Czech, Slovak
Gencho Ivanov Donchev – LT – German, Russian
Georgi Ivanov Rachev – LT, LF – Russian
Georgi Stefanov Stoev – LT, STL – Japanese, English, Russian
Gergana Ivanova Farkova-Angelova – LF – German
Gulchin Hyuseinova Cheshmedjieva-Kovacheva – LF – Turkish, Russian
Hristina Dimova Milusheva – LT – Czech, Slovak, Polish
Hristo Ivanov Popov – LF – Serbian, Russian, Belarusian
Iglika Ilieva Vasileva – LF, LT - English
Iliana Ivanova Chalakova – LF – Portuguese, Italian, English
Ilze Gerlach Kalinova – LF, SC
Ivan Dimitrov Totomanov – LF – Russian
Ivanka Stamenova Pavlova – LF – Hungarian, Russian
Ivanka Vasileva Tomova – LF – English
Iveta Trifonova Mileva – LF, TIC – German, French
Kaloyan Veselinov Pramatarov – LF – French
Katya Dimitrova Yordanova – LF, TIC – Serbian, Croatian
Khairi Hassan Hamdan – LF – Arabic, Bulgarian, English
Kiril Lyubomirov Topalov – LF - Greek
Koprinka Dragoeva Chervenkova – LF – English, Russian, French
Krasimir Stefanov Kavaldzhiev – English, French – LF
Krasin Valchev Himirski – LF – Indonesian, Malay, English, Russian, French, Bosnian
Ksenia Ivanova Kumcheva – LT – Serbian, Croatian
Lachezar Petrov Selyashki – LF – Polish, Russian
Lidia Georgieva Hristova – LT, SC – Russian
Lilia Zhelyazkova Racheva-Stratieva – LF, TIC – Polish, German, English, French
Lilyana Kancheva Tabakova – LT – Spanish
Lyudmila Hristova Dandolova – LT – French
Manya Asenova Kostova – LF – Spanish, French, English
Margarit Ivanov Zhekov – LF – German, English, Spanish
Margarita Vladimirova Drenska – LF, TIC - Spanish, Portuguese
Margarita Yaneva Vidinovska - LF - Finnish, Russian, German, Serbian, Croatian
Maria Ivanova Hadzhieva – LF – Russian
Maria Kirova Petrova – LT, STL – Spanish, French
Maria Nikolova Petkova-Bazelkova – LT, LF – Russian, Ukrainian
Maria Petrova Pachkova-Dimitrova – LT, LF, ST – Spanish, French
Maria Shiryaeva
Mariana Georgieva Revenska – LT – English
Maya Ilieva Genova – LF – Spanish, Catalan
Maya Yordanova Atanasova – LF – English
Maya Yordanova Tsenova – LF – Arabic
Meglena Bodenska – LF – Swedish, Danish, English
Milena Emilova Popova – LF – English
Minka Georgieva Zlatanova – LF – Russian, French
Nadezhda Rozova – LF – English, Hindi
Nadia Hristova Popova-Gunovska – LF – Russian, Ukrainian
Natalia Marinova Churova-Kulinska – LT – Portuguese, Spanish, French
Natalia Pencheva Koleva – LT, ST – Czech, Slovak, Russian, English
Nevena Asparuhova Panova – LF – ancient Greek, Latin, German
Nikola Asparuhov Georgiev – LF, LT – German, French
Nikolay Boyanov Todorov – LF – English, Spanish
Nina Yordanova Venova – LF, TIC – French
Ognyan Todorov Stamboliev – LF – Romanian, Italian, Russian, French
Parvan Yosifov Parvanov-Cherkaski – LF – French
Pavel Atanasov Borzhukov – LF (poetry) – Spanish
Pavel Kirilov Konstantinov – LF – English
Penka Zheleva Peynirdzhieva – LT – French
Petar Pavlov Gerdzhikov – LT – French
Petya Petkova – LF – English
Pravda Dobrinova Spasova – LF – Polish, English, Russian
Pravda Ilieva Miteva – LF – English
Rada Tsoneva Sharlandzhieva – LF – English, Serbian, Croatian, French
Rayna Hristova Kamberova – LT – Ukrainian, Russian
Reni Racheva Yotova – LF – French
Rositsa Hristova Panayotova – LF – English
Rositsa Tasheva-Gurkovska – LF – French
Rumyana Lachezarova Stancheva – LF – French, Romanian, English
Rumyana Mladenova Stancheva – LT, SC – French, English
Rumyana Stefanova Saraidarova-Parvanova – LF, ST – Italian
Rusalina Ivanova Popova
Rusanka Kostova Lyapova – LF – Serbian, Croatian
Silvia Ilieva Wagenstein – LF – French
Silvia Radeva Borisova – LF – Polish, Russian, German
Silvia Vasileva Vasileva – LF – German
Slava Danchova Yanakieva – LF – English, Russian
Sofia Mihaylova Catalan – LT, STL – Spanish, Russian
Stanimir Borisov Delchev – LT, LF – French
Stefan Ginev Tanev – LF – Spanish, French
Stefka Vasileva Kozhuharova – LF – Spanish
Svetla Stefanova Kyoseva – LF – Hungarian
Tanya (Stoyanka) Nikiforova Popova – Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian
Tatyana Fileva – LF – Russian, Serbian
Tatyana Petrova Batuleva-Kancheva – LF – French
Teodora Ludmilova Tsankova – LF – Spanish, English
Todor Nikolov Dimitrov – LT – Italian
Todorka Yordanova Mineva-Pramatarova – LF – French, English, Russian
Tolya Kirilova Radeva – LF – French, Italian STL – French
Valentina Vasilevna Polyanova – LF, ST – Russian, Ukrainian
Vanya Bozarova – Barbolova – LT – Czech, Slovak, Russian
Vasil Boyanov Atanasov – LT, LF, STL English
Vasiliy Ivanov Ivanov – LF, STL – French
Velina Dimitrova Minkova – LF – English
Veneta Atanasova Sirakova – LT – Spanish, Russian, English
Veneta Koleva Georgieva-Kozareva – LF – Russian, Belarusian
Vera Deyanova Deyanova – LF – Polish, Russian, French
Vera Kirkova – LF – Portuguese, Spanish
Vesela Dancheva Elenkova – LF – English
Vesela Georgieva Sarandeva – LF – Russian
Vesela Todorova Katsarova – LF, TIC – English
Violeta Blagoeva Mitseva – LT – Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian
Violeta Veselinova Peneva – LT, LF – Russian
Vladimir Georgiev Molev – LF – English
Vladimir Georgiev Penchev – LF – Czech, Slovak, Russian
Vladimir Gerchev Atanasov – LF, LT – ancient Greek, contemporary Greek, Latin, French, Russian, English
Yana Bukova – LF – contemporary Greek, ancient Greek, Latin
Yordan Yordanov Kosturkov – LF – English, Russian, German
Yordanka Atanasova Trifonova – LF – Czech, Slovak
Zdravka Stancheva Petrova – LF – Russian
Zhechka Dimitrova Georgieva – LF – English
Zhela Georgieva Vladimirova – LF – Serbian, Croatian, Russian
Zornitsa Stefanova Kitinska – LF – French, Italian, English, Russian
BTU apologises for any omitted names of fellow translators, members of the Union. Please contact us by phone or send us an e-mail so that we can promptly correct the omission.
The Section has a Facebook group where its members exchange information about various translation events in Bulgaria and abroad, as well as about meetings and discussions at the BTU.
Terms and conditions for admission to the section:
Any translator who wishes to become member of the Section should submit the following documents to the Chairperson:
1. Written application for membership addressed to the BTU President;
2. CV with a bibliography of the translations (at least 2 books);
3. Recommendation from a BTU member of more than 3 years of membership, who is specialist in the language the candidate works with;
4. A copy of a translated book together with the original from which it was translated.
The section assigns a specialist in the candidate’s working language to write a review.
After reviewing the application, BTU informs the respective publishers that their translator has obtained a review of his/her work that is kept in the BTU,s library.
Application fee: BGN 60