Aksinia Mihailova, born on 13 of April 1963
Qualifications
1982 – Graduated the French Language College “Henri Barbusse”
1984 – Graduated the State Library & Information Institute – Sofia, Diploma of Science information researcher
1991 – Graduated Sofia State University “St Climent Ohridsky” – master degree in Bulgarian and French philology
Attended seminars in Moscow “Maxim Gorki” Literary Institute
1992 – co-founder of the first Bulgarian private literary magazine “Ah, Maria”, staff editor since 1993, at the moment – translations’ executive editor
1995-1998 – editor and translator in “Paradox” publishing house
Books
1994 – “The Grasses of a Dream” – poetry collection, published by “Bulgarian writers” Publishing House
2004 – “A Moon in an Empty Wagon” – poetry collection, published by “Aquarium Mediterranean” FBL
2005 – the short form poems collection “Three Seasons” is published as a bilingual – bulgarian-french – edition by LCR Publishing House
2006 – “Krotenie” – poetry collection, Edicia Viachlasne, Literarne informacne centrum, Bratislava
Numerous publications in nearly all of the Bulgarian press editions and guest visitings on print pages in France, Romania, Moldavia, Hrvatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Belgique, Lithuania, Russia, Egypt… Author’s works and translations appeared in Bulgarian, Belgique, French, Japanese and Russian literary e-sites.
2008 – The Lowest Layer of the Sky – poetry collection, published by FBL
Published translations into Bulgarian:
Georges Bataille, selected (Le Bleu du Ciel, Madame Edwarda, Histoire de l’Oeil, L’Anus Solaire)- Paradox Publishing House, 1997
Brinsley Le Pier Trench . The sky people, novel, “Enigma” Publishing House, 2003
Jean-Claude Villain. El lui grand fauve aimant que l’été traverse…, poetic prose, FBL“Aquarium Mediterranean” , 2004
Vénus Khoury-Ghata . Les Fiancées du Cap Ténès , novel, “Nov Zlatorog” PH, 2004
Vladas Braziunas. Poesy, “Nov Zlatorog” PH, 2005.
Horia Badescu. Poesy, “Nov Zlatorog” PH, 2006.
Fabio Scotto. Poesy, “Nov Zlatorog” PH, 2006.
Daniel Py. Fourmi dans l’ascenseur, poems, bilingual Bulgarian-French, LCR PH, 2005
Dominique Chipeau. Un chapeau suivi d’un homme, poems, bilingual Bulgarian-French, LCR PH, 2005
Pascal Quéro. Vagues sur les bords, poems, bilingual Bulgarian-French, LCR PH, 2005
Anthology of Contemporary Lithuanian Poetry, FBL, 2007
Marcelijus Martinaitis. It’s Remarkable to be Alive. FBL,2008
Rose-Marie François. Poems. FBL, 2008
Anthology of Contemporary Latvian Poetry, FBL , 2008
Bourgeade, Pierre. Eros Mécanique, short stories collection, “Paradox” PH, will be published in 2007
“Une nuit, ici”, short story, “Ah, Maria” magazine, 2004
“Le Motel”, short story, – “Literaturen forum” weekly newspaper,1999.
Germain, Sylvie. Jours de Colère, novel, “Paradox” PH, will be published in 2007
Genet, J , Le Mot Etrange… 1990.
Ce qui reste d’un Rembrand…1997 – “Ah, Маria”, 1990,“Panorama” magazine (the Bulgarian “New Yorker”), 1997.
Tahar Ben Jelloun,L’Arbre, Dans le café, Je suis fou d’Aïcha… – “Ah, Maria” magazine, 1995
Les filles de Tétouan – “Literature Forum” weekly, 1995
Seven poems – “Literature Forum” weekly, 1999
Edmond Jabès – poetic miniatures from “Trois filles de mon quartier” , “Rodna rech” magazine, 1992
Poems – “Literature Forum” weekly, 1999
Poems – “Ah, Maria” magazine, 2004
Lilian Athlan. Les Mers Rouges, 2004, novel – “Ah, Marie” magazine, 2004
Daniel Py. Fourmi dans l’ascenseur, poems, bilingual Bulgarian-French, LCR PH, 2005
Dominique Chipeau. Un chapeau suivi d’un homme, poems, bilingual Bulgarian-French, LCR PH, 2005
Pascal Quéro. Vagues sur les bords, poems, bilingual Bulgarian-French, LCR PH, 2005
Anthology of Contemporary Lithuanian Poetry, FBL, 2007
Marcelijus Martinaitis. It’s Remarkable to be Alive. FBL,2008
Rose-Marie François. Poems. FBL, 2008
Anthology of Contemporary Latvian Poetry, FBL , 2008
Published translations in different literature editions of authors like Edmond Jabès, Denise Miège, Lionel Ray, Jean Orizet , René Char, Christian.Bobin, Irina Nékit, Alexandre Matei, Dagnija Dreika, Rose-Marie François, Drajen Katunarich, Rifaat Sallam, Marcelijus Martinaitis, Donaldas Kajokas and others
Texts and poems published in “Ah, Maria” magazine, edition 2/1991, “The Surrealism” and edition 3-4/1992, “The Death” of the following authors: A. Breton, B. Péret, L. Aragon, P. Eluard, R. Desnos, Joyce Mansours, Picasso, Fr. Picabia, Max Jacob, A. Artaud, S. Dali, Lautréamont, fragments from “The Manifests of Surrealism”, and other works
Co-editor and translator of the of the world’s Frankophone haiku bilingual anthology “Shadows and Lightings”, LCR Publishing House, 2003
In cooperation with Daniel Py worked on the French version of the three lingual anthology of the Bulgarian haiku – “Mirrors”, LCR Publishing House, 2005
Awards
1990 – Grant prix of the National Literature Competition for the translation of Georges Bataille “Madame Edwarda”
– Special poetry prize of the Central Student’s House
2002 – first prize of the National “Love lyrics” competition
2003 – Award in the haiku competition “Bulgarian Rose”
2005 – Grant prix for poetry of the literary weekly “Азбуки” (The Alphabet)
Participations in international forums:
2002 – co-founder of the French speaking Central and East Europe poets’ movement “Cap à l’Est” – Boudmeritze, Slovakia
2004 – participant in the first European “Theater, Poesy and Music” Festival in Banska Stjavnitsa, Slovakia
2005 – participant in the second European “Theater, Poesy and Music” Festival in
Banska Stjavnitsa, Slovakia
– participant in the third conference of the World Haiku Association in Sofia, July15-18
– participant in The XXIV Biennale internationale de poésie, Liège, Belgique, 2005
2006 – participant in the 42 Spring festival of Poerty – Vilnius, Lithuania
2007 – participant in the X festival of Poetry – Galati – Roumania
2007 – workshop at the International Writer’s House – Ventspils, Latvia
Member of the Association of the Bulgarian Writers, the Bulgarian Haiku Club and the World Haiku Association.
Aksinia Mihailova lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria
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